PhD scholarship: Mixed-reality applications for the empowerment of low SES Communities
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جامعة حكومية, تصفح الفرص المماثلة
This project aims to create a mixed-reality application where low SES community members (refugees, homeless) can create their own virtual environments that they desire. This will enable a kind of storytelling for sharing experiences and empowering low SES members to re-imagine their lives. To achieve this goal, there is a demand for the deeper understanding of making practices within low SES communities.
The project will include the following phases:
The successful applicant will enrol through the School of Information Technology & Electrical Engineering.
A working knowledge of ethnography, participatory design and UI/UX prototyping would be of benefit to someone working on this project.
To be eligible, you must meet the entry requirements for a higher degree by research.
To apply for admission and scholarship, follow this link. There is no separate application for scholarship because you will have the opportunity to request scholarship consideration on the application for admission.
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Applications will be judged on a competitive basis taking into account the applicant’s previous academic record, publication record, honours and awards, and employment history.
The applicant will demonstrate academic achievement in the field/s of interaction design and the potential for scholastic success.
A background or knowledge of HCI is highly desirable.
Scholarship value : $28,597 per annum (2021 rate), indexed annually
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