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FaceFries app sparks life in virtual communication
April 7, 2014Step aside, Snapchat: A new social media phenomenon is on the horizon. The recently launched app, FaceFries, developed by SFU professor Steve DiPaola and UBC professor Liane Gabora, allows you to share not just photos, but a 3D talking animation of your face — or your favourite celebrity, for that matter. The start-up company, FaceCo, developed out of DiPaola’s artificial intelligence and human expression research, conducted at iVizLab with the SFU Surrey Cognitive Sciences and Interactive Art and Technology programs. The company’s first project, FaceFries, was recently picked up by Apple. Launched last week, the app is already in the…
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SFU prof named BC’s first HIV/AIDS research chair
March 17, 2014Bohdan Nosyk, an associate professor in health economics at SFU and a researcher at BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE), has been appointed BC’s first ever HIV/AIDS research chair in health economics. Nosyk leads research that seeks to discover…
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Kids game their way to emotional health
February 17, 2014Brainwave-sensing technology and a tablet game app may help children living in poverty to relax and focus enough to learn in school, thanks to research led by SFU professor Alissa Antle and her team at the School of Interactive Art…
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Storytelling app bridges language gap
January 27, 2014A new iPad app called ScribJab, developed by two researchers at SFU, will allow children to write and share stories in multiple languages. With a grant from Heritage Canada and technical assistance from SFU Creative Services, education professors Kelleen Toohey…
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