Month: November 2024

Ethics and Innovation in XR: Workshops You Don’t Want to Miss!

Join us on 9 December for two groundbreaking XR4HUMAN workshops that focus on advancing ethical, human-centered development in XR technologies. These sessions are your chance to contribute to shaping a responsible and collaborative XR ecosystem.

Workshops:

1. INTEGRATING ETHICS INTO XR: A EUROPEAN CODE OF CONDUCT FOR RESPONSIBLE DESIGN

In this interactive session, we’ll present a draft European Code of Conduct aimed at embedding ethical practices into XR design and production processes.

• Led by experts: Rosemarie de La Cruz Bernabe and Rigmor Baraas
• What to expext:
  • Breakout discussions to critically assess the Code of Conduct
  • Opportunities to provide expert feedback
  • A plenary session to synthesize ideas and contribute to ongoing conversations about responsible XR practices
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2.INTEROPERABILITY: CO-CREATING SOLUTIONS WITH EUROPEAN SMES

This session will focus on interoperability, the backbone of a future where humans and machines collaborate seamlessly.

• Organised by: XR4HUMAN and OPENVERSE
• What to expect:
  • Strategies for aligning technology, production processes, and data formats
  • Insights into co-created solutions with European SMEs to foster interconnected, human-centered XR ecosystems
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Why These Workshops Matter
These sessions explore critical aspects of XR development—ethics and interoperability—ensuring that emerging technologies remain human-centered, responsible, and collaborative.

Important Note: Registration is required for workshops.
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Join us to be part of the solution and contribute your voice to the ethical evolution of XR technologies.

The XR4Human Project recently held its General Assembly in Athens, bringing together partners to evaluate progress and plan the project’s next phases. Over two productive days (November 13–14, 2024), WP leaders presented significant milestones across key areas such as interoperability, ethical frameworks, and user-rating system. A notable highlight was a workshop focusing on risk of harm descriptors/categories for developers, led by Lene Aarvelta Hagen, Shereen Cox, and Cristiana-Anca Voinov, emphasizing the project’s dedication to ethical practices in XR technologies.

The Advisory Board, with insights from Christine Perey, Theo Karapiperis, and Alexei Grinbaum, offered invaluable guidance, particularly during discussions about aligning diverse perspectives and shaping the project’s final deliverables. Key sessions included the development of the Code of Conduct, the rating system, and a sustainable Experience Library, ensuring XR4Human’s work remains impactful and relevant.

As the project enters its final year, priorities include a comprehensive stakeholder engagement strategy, preparations for the final conference, and finalizing critical outputs such as the Policy Roadmap, the XR Code of conduct and Interoperability Guidelines.

Stay tuned for exciting updates as XR4Human continues its mission to pave the way for responsible XR technologies!

Dr. Shereen Cox, represented the XR4Human Project at the 14th ERION (EARMA) meeting in Barcelona, Spain, on October 30, 2024. Her insightful presentation, “Mapping of Ethical Issues in Extended Reality – A Scoping Review of Ethics Frameworks,” shed light on the complex ethical considerations surrounding XR technologies and highlighted the importance of structured frameworks in guiding responsible development of XR technologies.
This year’s meeting, hosted by Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), centered around the theme: Artificial Intelligence and Ethics: The Big Wave.