Steve Benford

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I am Professor of Collaborative Computing and Head of the School of Computer Science at The University of Nottingham. I am also a member of the Mixed Reality Laboratory and of Horizon.

 

New book: Performing Mixed Reality

My new book Performing Mixed Reality, written with Gabriella Giannachi, is available from MIT Press. For more details see the MIT Press webpage or Facebook page which also features news, videos and images.

 

Teaching

I am currently the module convenor for: G52HCI Human Computer Interaction for undergraduate students. The module web site with the schedule, handouts and background materials is here. I also teach on the G53CCT Collaboration and Communication Technologies, and G54UBI Ubiquitous Computing modules.

 

Research

My research addresses advanced interaction and communication technologies for rich and dynamic social interaction. Specific areas of interest include: mixed reality, augmented reality, virtual reality, physical interfaces, distributed systems and their application to entertainment and education.

 

- I have co-authored the book Performing Mixed Reality with Gabriella Giannachi (published by MIT Press). The book documents the emerging field of mixed reality performance, including the works of Blast Theory and other artists, and introduces our theory of trajectories to explain them alongside general extended user experiences

 

- A summary of major research themes and key papers to download

 

- A page of papers, presentations and videos related to my new conceptual framework on trajectories through interactive user experiences

 

- A broader listing of my publications can be obtained via my Google Scholar Profile

 

- Feel free to download research project videos for use in research and teaching or to access these and related videos on my YouTube channel.

Contact

e-mail: sdb@cs.nott.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (115) 951 4203

Fax: +44 (115) 951 4254

 

Paper-mail:

Steve Benford

Department of Computer Science

University of Nottingham

Jubilee Campus

Wollaton Road

Nottingham

NG8 1BB

United Kingdom

 

Directions

I am in room C32 (front of second-floor, middle-wing) of the Computer Science building on the Jubilee Campus (please note that this is not the main campus).

 

Biography

Steve Benford is Professor of Collaborative Computing in the Mixed Reality Laboratory at Nottingham where he explores novel interaction and communication technologies for rich and dynamic social interaction, focusing on the potential of ubiquitous computing to enhance the creative industries. He is Directing the EPSRC funded Doctoral Training Centre in Ubiquitous Computing for the Digital Economy, leading the EPSRC Platform grant in the Widespread Adoption of Ubiquitous Computing, Directing the Creator Digital Economy Cluster, and is also Head of the School of the Computer Science. He received best paper awards at CHI 2005, CHI 2009 and CHI 2011, won the 2003 Prix Ars Elctronica for Interactive Art, the 2007 Nokia Mindtrek award for innovative applications of ubiquitous computing, and has received four BAFTA nominations.

 

Music

In my spare time, I play guitar and tenor banjo with The Phil Langran Band and also with Alamootie and the Big Jig Ceilidh Band. I also play electric guitar with Goose McCoy. 
You can listen to some solo guitar pieces, find out about forthcoming gigs, and follow links to these various bands at www.myspace.com/stevebenford. 
The Phil Langran Band new album launch will take place at the Nottingham Contemporary art gallery on December 9th, from 19:30 onwards. All are welcome and admission is free.