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SCSMI2017 Helsinki

The annual conference of the Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image (SCSMI) welcomes you to the Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland, June 11th – 14th, 2017

SCSMI2017 Helsinki program is under construction and changes are to occur. Meanwhile you may complete your personal information with a photo and some tags, so the other attendees and speakers will get to know more of you and your interests, and vice versa.

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Ruggero Eugeni

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Full Professor
Milan Area, Italy

ruggeroeugeni.com/

I am Full Professor of Media Semiotics at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Milan). My scientific interests are focused on the living media experience, as defined both in cultural - semiotical and in phenomenological - neurocognitive terms. I'm currently studying the problem of subjective time perception / estimation in audiovisual experiences by combining theoretical and experimental approaches .
My most recent work on Cinema and neurosciences is R. Eugeni - A. D'Aloia (eds.), Neurofilmology. Audiovisual Studies and the Challenge of Neurosciences, Special issue of Cinema & Cie, spring 2014.

16:15 EEST

KEYNOTE by Dr. Asta Kärkkäinen, NOKIA: 3D audio in immersive movies Aalto Big Hall, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (1st floor)Asta Kärkkäinen

17:15 EEST

Discussion Aalto Big Hall, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (1st floor)

18:30 EEST

Get-together at Allas Sea Pool Bar Allas Cafe & Restaurant

20:00 EEST

Get-together at Allas Sea Pool SAUNA Allas Sea Pool

09:30 EEST

LP Mehul Bhatt, Jakob Suchan and Omar Moussa. What can Artiﬁcial Intelligence do for Cognitive Media Studies? -- Integrated Analytical-Empirical Methods from the Viewpoint of Visuo-Auditory Cognition A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Mehul Bhatt • Omar Moussa • Jakob Suchan LP Wyatt Moss-Wellington: A Social Narratology of Film A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Wyatt Moss-Wellington

10:30 EEST

SP Keyvan Sarkhosh. What is the feel-good factor of feel-good ﬁlms? Results from an online survey on the generic outlines, narrative and aesthetic properties and emotional effects of a popular movie type A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Keyvan Sarkhosh

11:00 EEST

SP Einar Egeland, Tor Endestad and Bruno Laeng. Different editing styles influence eye movements, pupilometry and emotional experience of a film scene. A neuro- cognitive approach to a film editor’s decision... A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Einar Egeland

11:30 EEST

SP Brendan Rooney, Katalin Balint, Colin Burke, Sharon Chi Tak Lee, Caroline Mantei and Tess O'Leary: The effect of engagement-mode and character eye-gaze on viewers of a virtual reality ﬁlm. A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Katalin Bálint • Brendan Rooney

12:00 EEST

SCSMI Fellow Lunch Meeting TBCMurray Smith

13:00 EEST

LP Tim J. Smith. The irresistible allure of screens: Is touchscreen use impacting child development? A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Tim J. Smith LP Joerg Fingerhut and Katrin Heimann. Film and 4EA cognition. Movies as part of our artifactual mind A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Joerg Fingerhut

14:00 EEST

SP Alaina Schempp. What’s So Scary About Time? The Temporality of Cinematic Suspense in Horror and Suspense-Thriller Films A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Alaina Schempp LP John Bateman, Janne Kauttonen, Chiao-I Tseng and Pia Tikka. Textual analysis of event patterns and neural functions of narrative constructions in ﬁlm A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Janne Kauttonen • Chiao-I Tseng SP Michael Grabowski. Perception and Poetics of Virtual Reality A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Michael Grabowski

14:30 EEST

SP Catalin Brylla and Metter Kramer Cognitive Film Studies and Four Approaches to Documentary Film A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Catalin Brylla

15:30 EEST

LP Chiao-I Tseng, Jochen Laubrock, Jessie Nixon and John Bateman. Constraining film narrative interpretation through combinations of cohesion in film and eye-tracking A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Jochen Laubrock • Chiao-I Tseng LP Flueckiger Barbara. Film Colors, Textures, Lights. How Color Appearance Corresponds to Characters’ Inner States A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Barbara Flueckiger

16:30 EEST

PD Mamdooh Afdile. Movie characters and their hidden potential in understanding social perception A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Mamdooh Afdile

17:00 EEST

PP/DP Johanna Arens, Mehul Bhatt, Hubert Kloskowski, Vasiliki Kondyli, Sk Nahiduzzaman, Omar Moussa, Jakob Suchan, R ocio Varela, Abdur Rahman, Md Mamunuzzaman and Daniele Tatasciore. Embodied Cognitive Experiences... A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Johanna Arens • Omar Moussa

17:30 EEST

Stephen Hinde & Tim Smith: Experiment session - test volunteers wanted! A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Dr Stephen J. Hinde

19:00 EEST

THE FINNISH FILM NIGHT AT ORION: Mika Kaurimäki "The Worthless" (1982) (English subtitles) Kavi Orion Cinema

21:00 EEST

GET-TOGETHER RECEPTION AT THE FAMOUS CORONA BAR Corona Bar - Conference Club

10:00 EEST

Keynote by Saku Lehtinen, Remedy: Cinematic games A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Pia Tikka • Saku Lehtinen

11:00 EEST

SP Marcelo Bertalmio and Albert Pascual. Reclaiming the creative techniques of ﬁlm cinematography A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Marcelo Bertalmio

11:30 EEST

SP Colin Burke, Lene Heiselberg, Katalin Balint and Brendan Rooney. Narration alone or accompanied by acted events in a historical documentary: Exploring cognitive effort and emotional arousal using measures of... A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Katalin Bálint

13:00 EEST

LP Adriano D'Aloia and Ruggero Eugeni. What time is in? Subjective Perception of Time in the Audiovisual Experience A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Adriano D’Aloia • Ruggero Eugeni

14:00 EEST

SP Hauke Meyerhoff, Frank Papenmeier and Markus Huff. Visual activity of movie clips biases time perception A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Hauke Meyerhoff

14:30 EEST

SP Maria Poulaki. Transformative continuity A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Maria Poulaki

15:00 EEST

SP Kata Szita. Movies on Smartphones: The Physiological Effects of Screen Size, Physical Connection, and the Active Environment A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Kata Szita

16:00 EEST

SP Stephen Hinde, Tim Smith and Katrin Heimann. Experimental psychology in cinema using mobile technologies. A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Dr Stephen J. Hinde

16:30 EEST

LP Hector J. Perez and Maria Jesus Ortiz. Emotional and Cognitive Effects of Multiplot Structure in TV Serial Narratives A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Maria J. Ortiz • Hector J. Perez

18:00 EEST

GET-TOGETHER AT THE FAMOUS CORONA BAR Corona Bar - Conference Club

20:00 EEST

CONFERENCE DINNER (PRE-PAID) Lasipalatsi Restaurant

09:30 EEST

LP Torben Grodal. Aesthetics and emotions in animated ﬁlms A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Torben Grodal

10:30 EEST

SP Claire Howlin, Guido Orgs and Staci Vicary. The Search for kinaesthetic empathy: performer acceleration, aesthetic responses and physiological arousal A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Claire Howlin

11:00 EEST

SP Peter Turner: Personal imagining and the point-of-view shot in diegetic camera horror ﬁlms A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Peter Turner SP Juipi Chien. What we gain from engaging with oddities and ambiguities: Neuro-evolutionary semiotic approach to lowly arousal emotions A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Juipi Chien

11:30 EEST

SCSMI artist highlight by Synes Elischka: EgoCure VR 360° Cinema - how did we make it! A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)(t.b.c.) • Synes Elischka SP Ed Tan and Katalin Bálint. The phenomenology of characterisation. From social cognition of real persons to the construction of ﬁctional human-like ﬁgures in narrative. A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Katalin Bálint • Ed Tan SP Gal Raz, Oﬁr Shany and Tal Gonen. We’re chained in action: A Neuroscientiﬁc Model of Motivational Empathy A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Gal Raz

13:00 EEST

SP Katalin Balint, Chantal Schoft and Brendan Rooney. The Effect of Formal Features on Viewers’ Narrative Engagement in Quentin Tarantino’s Violent Scenes A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Katalin Bálint • Brendan Rooney

13:30 EEST

SP Sermin Ildirar and Tim J. Smith. Action Prediction Across Match-on-Action Cuts in Infancy A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Sermin Ildirar • Tim J. Smith

14:00 EEST

SP Sampsa Huttunen. Right-Handed Action for Right-Handed Audiences: Does Handedness Affect the Film- Watching Experience? A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Sampsa Huttunen

14:30 EEST

SP Kaisu Lankinen. Studying brain activity during movie viewing with magnetoencephalography A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Kaisu Lankinen

15:30 EEST

KEYNOTE Prof. Aleksi Bardy: Tom of Finland A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)