E112 - Afterlife with Chatbots, VR Roller Skates, and Air Travel Experience

Today is November 26th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. Enter for a chance to win an annual membership to HFES: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/2066ebca1/? Please take our HFES Bonus Episode Survey! It is only 7 questions long and it helps let us know what kind of content you want us to make! https://goo.gl/forms/CbzhonJ27D9QMPwK2 HUMAN FACTORS NEWS These 2 tech founders lost their friends in tragic accidents. Now they have built AI chatbots to give people life after death https://www.businessinsider.com.au/eternime-and-replika-giving-life-to-the-dead-with-new-technology-2018-11 Virtual Reality Could Transform Prototyping https://www.mddionline.com/virtual-reality-could-transform-prototyping Forget VR treadmills—Google patents motorized, omnidirectional VR sneakers https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/11/forget-vr-treadmills-google-patents-motorized-omnidirectional-vr-sneakers/ World’s first research centre to improve Canadians’ air travel experience - Canada.ca https://www.canada.ca/en/national-research-council/news/2018/11/worlds-first-research-centre-to-improve-canadians-air-travel-experience.html IT CAME FROM SLACK u/darn_it_all_to_heck At what point did you feel highly competent in this field? u/IronOmen Looking for some advice Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.com Follow Nick: https://www.twitter.com/Nick_Roome Follow Blake: https://www.twitter.com/DontPanicUX Video/photo editing by Offlineable: https://www.youtube.com/user/offlineable Join us on Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/hfcast/shared_invite/enQtMjQ0MDY3NDAzNzk5LWM2YzJlOGFiNDAwMjBhYTA5ZTNiNGMyZTQ5MzY0NDE0YTVhNTdhNDE3YzM1NjM4ZDg2Y2FmYzRmNmNjYTdmYmQ Take a deeper look into the human element in our ever changing digital world. Human Factors Cast is a podcast that investigates the sciences of psychology, engineering, biomechanics, industrial design, physiology and anthropometry and how it affects our interaction with technology. As an online source for human factors, psychology, and design news, Human Factors Cast is your essential resource for new, exciting stories in the field.

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