Touching Emotions: Object-based and Creative Methods for Communicating Emotions

Touching Emotions: Object-based and Creative Methods for Communicating Emotions Touching Emotions: Object-based and Creative Methods for Communicating Emotions

Tuesday 26 July 2016 3:00pm - 6:00pm

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To mark the end of our UCL Grand Challenges PhysFeel project, we will be holding an afternoon event that brings together researchers and practitioners who explore the role of cultural encounters, the visual arts and creative practice in communicating emotions and improving patient experiences. 

Programme

3.00 - 3.30 Welcome & Roundtable Introductions

3.30 - 4.00 Hands-On Exploration of the PhysFeel Object Sets

4.00 - 4.15 Coffee break

4.15 - 4.30 PhysFeel: Using Physical Objects to Measure Subjective Affect (Andy Fugard, Praveetha Patalay & Sarah Wilkes, UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology, Institute of Education & Institute of Making).

4.30 - 4.50 Tangible Emotions (Caroline Zheng, Royal College of Art).

4.50 - 5.10 Cultural Encounters, Touch & Wellbeing (Linda Thomson, UCL Public & Cultural Engagement).

5.10 - 5.30 CHILDSPLA: Children’s health state preferences learnt from animation (Matt Abbiss & Neus Abrines Jaume, Royal College of Art and London School of Hygeine & Tropical Medicine).

5.30 - 6.00 Roundtable Discussion

6.00 - 6.30 Drinks

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The PhysFeel project page.