Post-human & VR Therapy

Date and venue: Thursday, December 21, 2023, Tiered Lecture Room 33B101, Business Building, Sungkyunkwan University
Hosted and organized by: Trans Media Institute, Sungkyunkwan University; SCI-CAM, Sungkyunkwan University
Chair: Daniel H. Byun, Deputy Director, SCI-CAM, Sungkyunkwan University

Day 1 | Session 1 | 10:00–11:40

Professor Antoine Coppola | Associate Researcher, EHESS-CNRS Paris and Aix-Marseille University
Post-human and Media - A Ghost Story

Professor 박가인 | New Mexico State University, Department of Journalism and Media Studies
AI-Powered Chatbots in Mental Health Care

Professor 최정석 | Department of Psychiatry, Samsung Medical Center
Virtual Reality in Psychiatry

Professor 박기수 | Department of Neurosurgery, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital
A Speech-Eliciting Content-Based Application for Intervention in Language and Cognitive Development

General Discussion
최정석, 박기수, and Hochang Kwon (Moderator)

Session 2 | 13:40–15:20

Professor Cheol-hwan Noh | Department of Theater and Film, Inha University
Posthumanism in Ex Machina

Nils-Christoph Högemann; Ricardo Biffi | Senior UX Consultant at Open Reply; Information Technology Consultant at Reply
Anxiety Treatment with VR

Division Head/Professor 공현중 | Department of Convergence Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital
Therapeutic Methodologies for Developing Digital Therapeutics

이상우, Team Leader | Strategic Planning Team, IN THE TECH
The Effectiveness of a Digital Cognitive Intervention Program in Improving Mental Health in Children with Developmental Delays

General Discussion
Cheol-hwan Noh, 공현중, 이상우, and Se-hyun Oh (Moderator)

Session 3 | 16:00–17:20

Professor Ji-Seob Park | School of Convergence, Korea University of Technology and Education
VR’s Influence on Time Perception and Development of Digital Therapeutics

최석영, CEO | Gamseong Noliteo
VR Content to Address Loneliness among Older Adults

Professor Young-sung Kwon | Department of Media and Communication, Dong-A University
Stroke Treatment Using XR

General Discussion
최석영, Young-sung Kwon, and 이두희 (Moderator)