Press conference on CityU’s virtual reality based training programme (vPAD) for autistic children
Event: Press conference on CityU’s virtual reality based training programme (vPAD) for autistic children
Date: 27 June 2017 (Tuesday)
Time: Press conference: 2:30pm – 3:45pm
VR experiential tour: 3:45pm – 4:00pm
Venue: Shun Hing Lecture Theatre, 3/F, Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre,
City University of Hong Kong, 18 Tat Hong Avenue, Kowloon
A multi-disciplinary team led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has developed a pioneering virtual reality (VR) based training programme which enhances the emotional and social adaption skills for school-aged children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
According to a recent study by the project team, the VR based training programme for social adaptive and emotional training (vPAD) helps children with ASD to respond appropriately and adapt to a range of different social environments.
Speakers at the press conference will introduce vPAD and the study results. They are:
· Mr Duffy Wong Chun-nam, Chairman of the Quality Education Fund Steering Committee
· The project leader, Professor Horace Ip Ho-shing, Vice-President (Student Affairs) and Director of the Centre for Innovative Applications of Internet and Multimedia Technologies (AIMtech Centre) at CityU
· Dr Dorothy Chan Fung-ying, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor from the Department of Paediatrics at the Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong
· Dr Simpson Wong Wai-lap, Assistant Professor from the Department of Psychology at The Education University of Hong Kong
There will also be sharing by participating schools’ representatives and parents, and the media is invited to join the VR experiential tour after the press conference.
Media enquiries: Cathy Lau, Communications and Public Relations Office (Tel: 3442 6304 or 9289 4060)