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Virtual Reality: The Future is Now - Monday 12 March 2018, 7pm

Virtual Reality: The Future is Now – Monday 12 March 2018, 7pm

3rd February 2018 · by Shabnam Wasim · in CafeScienceDundee, Past Events

Virtual Reality is marketed for gamers, but there are many other uses for this technology and its popularity continues to rise. What is it about the immersive nature of Virtual Reality that appeals to us? Virtual Reality and its sister technology, Augmented Reality,…

Summer Special: How to Build a Well-Behaved Robot, Wednesday 8th August

Summer Special: How to Build a Well-Behaved Robot, Wednesday 8th August

26th June 2012 · by Jonathan Urch · in Past Events

Robots are no longer stuck in the fantasy worlds of science-fiction, they are here amongst us. The rise of robots often goes unnoticed as they perform everyday tasks using intelligence in the background of our workplaces or homes. This talk…

The Computer Says No - Uselessbility in Design, Accessibility and Interaction - Wednesday 13th June 6pm

The Computer Says No – Uselessbility in Design, Accessibility and Interaction – Wednesday 13th June 6pm

26th May 2012 · by Jonathan Urch · in CafeScienceExtra, Past Events

In our everyday interactions technology sometimes gets in the way, instead of helping us. In this talk, we will explore together the common issues of bad technology design, and how emerging and effective design approaches like Inclusive Design take account…

Is Your Computer Smarter Than You? – A Guide to Artificial Intelligence – Monday 26 Sep 2011

16th September 2011 · by Jonathan Urch · in Past Events

In the 1999 film The Matrix, one of the lead characters Morpheus tells us that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is: ‘A singular consciousness that spawned an entire race of machines’. This has lead to many people being terrified of the concept…

Universal Design – Including People With Disabilities, Wed 13 April @6pm

29th March 2011 · by Jonathan Urch · in Past Events

From microwaves to mobile phones to computers, we take technology for granted but how much do you know about how it is designed and developed? The public are becoming more involved in how technology should look and how it should…

Mood detectors: Can computers understand the way we feel?

15th March 2011 · by Jonathan Urch · in Past Events

What do you think of when you hear the term artificial intelligence? Outrageous Hollywood movies like machines taking over the world perhaps! In computing we are trying to teach machines to behave with at least as much intelligence as human…

Dundee Goes to the Moon – 7pm, Monday 28th Sept. 2009

9th September 2009 · by Jonathan Urch · in Past Events

40th Anniversary of the Moon Landings Special Event Do you know that Dundee is at the cutting-edge of space exploration? The Space Technology Centre at the University of Dundee is a world leader in writing software will help with future…

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