[spectre] Leverhulme PhD Studentship Awards: Augmented Reality in Computational Arts

[Chris Kiefer]

*Leverhulme PhD Studentship Awards:  Augmented Reality in Computational 
Arts*


Applications are invited for a Leverhulme-funded PhD at the University 
of Sussex (UK) in Multimodal Approaches to Augmented Reality in 
Computational Arts.

Augmented reality (AR) technology is developing at speed, and 
computational artists are beginning to experiment with new AR tools to 
create new aesthetic experiences (Chevalier and Kiefer, 2018). 
Conversely, computational arts provide a testing ground for creating 
experimental scenarios that may provide new insights into the impact of 
AR technologies on human perception and behaviour.  Early conceptions of 
AR (a.g. Azuma, 1997) acknowledged the potential of rich multi-modal 
approaches (e.g. sound, smell, touch).  Current consumer AR technology 
shows a tendency towards  predominantly visual augmentation and towards 
the provision of information, leaving a widely underexplored area that 
focuses on rich multisensory perceptual mediation.  We welcome proposals 
exploring augmented reality's new potential in the computational arts, 
and finding new understanding of audience perception with AR tools.

Supervisors: Dr Chris Kiefer & Dr Cecile Chevalier
Deadline: 31st January 2019, interviews 25-27 February 2019.

This award is offered within the Leverhulme Sensation, Perception and 
Awareness Doctoral Training Programme, that will support a total of 8 
studentships starting in September 2019. PhD students will be registered 
within one of the participating schools (Life Sciences, Informatics, 
Psychology, Media Film & Music, and Brighton and Sussex Medical School).

For general information about the Leverhulme Sensation, Perception and 
Awareness Doctoral Training Programme call, please check the following 
pages:

https://www.findaphd.com/search/PhdDetails.aspx?CAID=3783.
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/sensation/applications.