RECOGNITION

PRESS

University News, IST Department at RIT. “Professor Brian O’Keefe Enhances Tourism Experience“. May 31st 2013.

University News Rochester Institute of Technology. “RIT enhances the tourism experience with mobile innovations: NYS Council on the Arts funds Rochester tourism project with $52,958 award”. By Scott Bureau, 5.20.2013

Faculty Recognition @ RIT: Brian O’Keefe “Students Creating Mobile Experiences“
Rochester Institute of Technology, Wallace Center Learning and Teaching Services – 3.2013

GRANTS

Brick City Tours: Evaluating mobile experiences before, during and after campus visits: ($5,000)
Vice President of Research Seed Funding Grant: Rochester Institute of Technology – 2.2013

Mobile Experience for Tourism Project: ($106,000)
2012 New York Regional Economic Development Council Award, Council on the Arts Grant – 12.2012

PUBLICATIONS

Benyon, D., Quigley, A., O’Keefe, B., & Riva, G. “Presence and Digital Tourism” AI & Society. 10.1007: (2013).

Mokey, S., Nalbandian, A,. & O’Keefe, B,. (2013). Location as Interaction: Exploring Blended Spaces in the Global Village. In Proc. British HCI 2013 Work-in-Progress. ACM Press 2013.

O’Keefe, B., Slutsky, B., Iuliucci, N., Nalbandian, A., Thanedar, A., Mokey, S., & Mival, O. Mobile Experiences for Tourism: Brick City Tours. CHI 2013 Work-in-Progress. ACM Press 2013.

O’Keefe, B., Benyon, D. & Mival, O. A Blended Space for Tourism: Genesee Country Village & Museum. CHI 2013 Blend13 Workshop. ACM Press 2013.

Buldys, M. A., O’Keefe, B. (2013). Theory into practice: Designing for presence in blended tourism experiences. Paper presented at 104th Annual Eastern Communication Association Convention “Confluence”, Communication and Technology Interest Group, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 24-28, 2013.

Nystrom, D., Reichenbach, M., Nalbandian, A. & O’Keefe, B. (2012). Exercise to Socialize: Improving Peer Relationships in the Fitness Center. In Proceedings IEEE International Games Innovation Conference. Rochester, New York: IGIC 2012.