Simon Bignell
Fact file
- Hot topics: Virtual Reality, Psychology, Autism, Asperger's Syndrome and ADHD
- Faculty: Education, Health and Sciences
- Area of Expertise: Psychology
What can Simon talk about?
Simon has research interests in Autism, Asperger's Syndrome and ADHD; cognitive and developmental psychology and cognitive science.
Case Study
What would you do in a second life? Derby psychologist Simon Bignell has joined the virtual reality software platform Second Life, with his avatar, Milton Broome, to carry out psychological research generating international media interest, including BBC TV, ITN and CNN in America. His research is investigating how people with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome use virtual worlds to overcome their considerable communication difficulties. See Simon's Virtual Psychology Blog at www.miltonbroome.com. Simon is also the Associate Editor for Conferences for the British Psychological Society's monthly publication The Psychologist.
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