Reposted by Tim SmithSociety for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image @scsmi.bsky.social · 06/08/2026We are pleased to share a new publication from members of the SCSMI community in the Journal of Communication: “Through Their Eyes: Neural and Behavioral Evidence for Enhanced Immersion via Point-of-View Editing.” Article: academic.oup.com/.../doi/10.1... 121
Reposted by Tim Smithrachaelbedford.bsky.social @rachaelbedford.bsky.social · 05/11/2025At the House of Lords with @timjsmith.bsky.social to discuss the need for evidence-based #screentime guidance in the early years with Baroness Joanna Penn. @ukri.org #AnimatingMinds, @nuffieldfoundation.org #BedtimeBoost. 131
Tim Smith @timjsmith.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Really happy to see Claire Essex’s brilliant work on the immediate cognitive effects of kid’s TV published after a long journey during her PhD. Watch this space for her continued work on this in our @ukri.org funded #animatingminds project 🧠🎞️👶 0102
Tim Smith @timjsmith.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Great opportunity to join our Animating Minds team and help us study the intersection of #animation, #devsci, #neuroimaging, #AI and #filmtheory 030
Reposted by Tim Smithrachaelbedford.bsky.social @rachaelbedford.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Fully funded PhD at Queen Mary University of London ‘Children’s Media and the Neurodivergent Mind’. More details and how to apply here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...findaphd.comChildren’s Media and the Neurodivergent Mind at Queen Mary University of London on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - Children’s Media and the Neurodivergent Mind at Queen Mary University of London, listed on FindAPhD.com 067
Tim Smith @timjsmith.bsky.social · 04/02/2025It was fantastic to contribute to the Early years Digital Media Literacy Review by @theparentszone with support from Nuffield Foundation Find out more about the project and the recommendations for policy, practice and research: parentzone.org.uk/article/supp...parentzone.org.ukSupporting digital media literacy development in early years | Parent Zone 020
Tim Smith @timjsmith.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Still time to apply for our 3 research positions on the new Animating Minds project. Deadline this Friday (24th January). #AI, #ML, #DevSci, #screentime, #animation, #Cogsci 020
Tim Smith @timjsmith.bsky.social · 16/01/2025David Lynch challenged everything I thought I knew about cinema. The juxtaposition of beauty/horror, mundane/surreal, profound/silly is an increasingly brilliant representation of life as I get older. “The sky is sure full of stars tonight.” 📽️💔 youtu.be/aCzAetSFRC8?...youtu.beThe Straight Story - Look up at the sky, RosieYouTube video by amasterofnothing1 020
Tim Smith @timjsmith.bsky.social · 10/01/20253 Research positions available in our UKRI Animating Minds 📺🧠🤖🧒project. See links in the thread. We're bring together #children's_media , #DevSci, #CogNeuro #Animation, #creative_computing and #machine_learning experts to develop tools to predict the neurocognitive impact of video clips on children 310
Tim Smith @timjsmith.bsky.social · 09/01/2025We are hiring a specialist research technician to run our new Nerve Lab, a unique facility combining the latest #neuroimaging/ #psychological #research_methods with #immersive #audiovisual #generativeAI technology. Apply by 3rd Feb or DM questions. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLI173/n...jobs.ac.ukNeurocognitive Research Specialist Technician at University of the Arts London - Creative Computing InstituteAn opportunity for an academic position as a Neurocognitive Research Specialist Technician is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings. 022
Tim Smith @timjsmith.bsky.social · 15/12/2024XR (#VR/AR/immersive tech) hold great promise for studying naturalistic #childdevelopment but what are the potential risks? In our new open-access article we review the latest #XR developmental research and a roadmap for future studies. lnkd.in/e4Jum7_r #childdevelopment #VR #XR #screentime 130
Tim Smith @timjsmith.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Do you research 🎬+🧠/🤔/🤖? Come present your work at the Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image 2025 Conference in beautiful Edmonton, Canada (June 4-7)🌍✨. Abstract deadline: Dec 13, 2024. 📆🖋️ tinyurl.com/u5nhabfc #SCSMI2025 020
Tim Smith @timjsmith.bsky.social · 07/12/2024I’m so happy that my first post on Bluesky is about coverage of our toddler bedtime screentime RCT on the wonderful Outside the Screen podcast. outsidethescreen.substack.com/p/toys-at-be.... Open access paper here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...outsidethescreen.substack.comEp 53: Toys at bedtime?Plus a squeakquel, and device contracts 0102