{"id":206,"date":"2024-06-17T05:37:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T09:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ideepix.nl\/projects\/?p=206"},"modified":"2024-08-03T14:45:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T18:45:18","slug":"best-demo-award-ieee-gem-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ideepix.nl\/projects\/news\/best-demo-award-ieee-gem-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Demo Award @ IEEE GEM 24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I had a great time attending the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ieee-gem2024.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ieee-gem2024.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IEEE CTSoc Conference on Gaming, Entertainment and Media (GEM 2024)<\/a>, in Turin (Torino), Italy. I was humbled to receive the Best Demo Award for my VR Experience <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideepix.nl\/projects\/inviting-motion\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"10\">Inviting Motion<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The photo above shows me with the Technical Program Committee Chairs: Bill Kapralos (Ontario Tech University, Canada) and F. Gabriele Prattic\u00f2 (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f289159e952&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f289159e952\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ideepix.nl\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DemoWFKoning_2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of VR experience being shown at the conference.\" class=\"wp-image-208\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aida Vidal-Balea (University of A Coru\u00f1a, Spain) trying out the experience at the conference<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I would like to thank Kevin Park, Chair of Digital Art and Design Dept. at the <a href=\"http:\/\/nyit.edu\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"nyit.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)<\/a>, for lending me the equipment I used to showcase the project, and NYIT graduate student Mohammad Basha Shaik for conducting user testing and giving feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f289159ed94&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f289159ed94\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ideepix.nl\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DemoWFKoning_1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Daniel Martinek (University of Vienna, Austria) experiencing <em>Inviting Motion<\/em> (Photo taken by his colleague Patrick David Pazour) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was my first ever gaming conference and I met a lot of great people! 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