Complete Program COMPLETE PROGRAM 1 Table of Content Sponsors and Exhibitors .............................................................................................................. 3 Messages from Conference chairs and organizers ....................................................................... 5 Message from the City of Gatineau Mayor .................................................................................. 8 CYPSY23 Save the date ............................................................................................................... 9 CYPSY23 Call for abstracts ........................................................................................................ 10 General Information ..................................................................................................................... 11 Conference Chairs and Organizers ................................................................................................ 13 Scientific Committee ..................................................................................................................... 14 Awards & Honors.......................................................................................................................... 16 Keynote speakers ........................................................................................................................... 17 JUNE 26th 2018 Program ............................................................................................................. 19 Commissioned digital arts performance and exhibition ............................................................... 55 JUNE 27th 2018 Program ............................................................................................................. 56 JUNE 28th 2018 Program ............................................................................................................. 106 Gala Dinner.................................................................................................................................... 158 Index of all authors ....................................................................................................................... 159 2 CYPSY23 Conference was made possible thanks to: Our Conference organizers Interactive Media Institute: http://interactivemediainstitute.com/wordpress/ Canada research Chair in clinical cyberpsychology: http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/chairholders-titulaires/profile- eng.aspx?profileID=805 Université du Québec en Outaouais : https://uqo.ca/english Our Exhibitors IN VIRTUO: http://invirtuo.com/ kelencontent: http://kelencontent.com/ Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC): https://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/English Thought Technology Ltd.: http://thoughttechnology.com/ 3 Our Silver sponsors : City of Gatineau: https://www.gatineau.ca/portail/default.aspx?p=accueil Fonds de recherche du Québec : http://www.frqs.gouv.qc.ca/en/accueil Gouvernement du Québec – Relations internationales et Francophonie : http://www.mrif.gouv.qc.ca/en/ TAO Connect : https://www.taoconnect.org/ The Virtual Reality Medical Institute: http://vrphobia.com/ More sponsors: Fortified Marketing : http://fortifiedmarketing.ca/ Greg Fergus, Member of Parliament for Hull-Aylmer: http://gfergus.liberal.ca/en/ Maryse Gaudreault, Member for Hull, Quebec Liberal Party and Second VP of the National Assembly: http://marysegaudreault.com/ Strongest Families Institute : http://strongestfamilies.com/ VTRT Solutions 4 Messages for CYPSY23 Chairs & Conference organizers Dear Conference Attendees: I am pleased to welcome you to the 23rd annual CyberPsychology, CyberTherapy & Social Networking Conference (CYPSY23), the official conference of the International Association of CyberPsychology, Training, & Rehabilitation (iACToR). Technology continues to play an increasingly important role in the evolution of healthcare. It is allowing individual citizens to become more active participants in their own health and well being, transitioning care from the clinic into the home and moving the continuum from treatment to prevention. Wearable computers have become part of the everyday fabric of society, giving patients access to continuous monitoring and providing individuals with the ability to intervene early in their own health status to help prevent disease onset. CYPSY23 will be providing all attendees with several publications this year. These publications are an important part of our continued mission to inform and educate the scientific community. This year’s publications include: 1) the Annual Review of CyberTherapy & Telemedicine (ARCTT), which contains selected full conference papers, indexed in PsycINFO. The peer-reviewed papers are an integral part of disseminating the rigorous scientific findings being presented at this year’s conference. 2) CyberTherapy & Rehabilitation Magazine (C&R), which includes abstracts from all of this year’s presentations. 3) Free 60-day access to the conference’s official MEDLINE-indexed journal, CyberPsychology, Behavior & Social Networking Journal (CYBER), published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. These well-established publications, together with the CYPSY conference series, iACToR member association and hosting of CE workshops by our American Psychological Association (APA)-accredited 501c3 non-profit, Interactive Media Institute, combine into one powerful communications platform to disseminate both the promise and the peril of advanced technologies, such as Virtual Reality and Social Networking, on individual and societal health and well being. I would like to take this opportunity to extend a special “thank you” to all those who have helped make CYPSY23 possible. First, merci beaucoup to this year’s Co-Organizers and Conference Co-Chairs, Professor Stéphane Bouchard and Geneviève Robillard. This is the 3rd time they have served as Co- Organizers and Conference Co-Chairs, and each year (2006, 2011 and this year), they and their team have worked tirelessly and enthusiastically to create an outstanding experience for us all. Many thanks also to this year’s prestigious Scientific Committee, who have helped put together an outstanding scientific program. Their efforts are very much appreciated. A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Silvia Serino, who has served as Managing Editor for 4 years now for the ARCTT as well as C&R Magazine. This conference would not be possible without our sponsors, and I would like to thank all of them for their generous support of our community and belief in our mission. Specifically, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Interactive Media Institute, City of Gatineau, Fonds de recherche du Quebec, Fortified Marketing, Government of Quebec, Greg Fergus, In Virtuo, Kelencontent, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers, Maryse Gaudreault, Mental Health Commission of Canada, Strongest Families Institute, Therapy Assistance Online, Thought Technology Ltd., Virtual Reality Medical Center, Virtual Reality Medical Institute and VTRT Solutions. At this year’s conference, we are excited to welcome over 200 participants and speakers from 23 countries. Thank you for taking the time to come to CYPSY23. We appreciate your willingness to share 5 your research and to be part of the CYPSY community. Your attendance, presentations and input are an invaluable contribution to the conference’s success and to our community’s future. CYPSY24 will be held June 24-26, 2019 in Norfolk, Virginia (USA). Please help us celebrate our 24th anniversary by attending! I sincerely hope that you find this year’s conference an interesting and intellectually stimulating event, and I look forward to your active participation in the coming years. Together we can all play a part in ensuring a positive future for healthcare! Create your own reality! Professor Dr. Brenda K. Wiederhold, Ph.D., MBA, BCB, BCN 2018 CYPSY Conference Co-Chair President, Virtual Reality Medical Center Chief Executive Officer, Interactive Media Institute Editor-in-Chief, CyberPsychology, Behavior & Social Networking Journal Secretary General, International Association of CyberPsychology, Training & Rehabilitation 6 Messages for CYPSY23 Chairs & Conference organizers Welcome to Gatineau! My first words are to acknowledge that the land on which we gather for the CYPSY23 Conference this week is the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People, also known as the Algonquins. As co-host of CYPSY23, I am pleased to extend a warm welcome to all attendants. The Université du Québec en Outaouais is a leading institution in the field of clinical applications of cyberpsychology tools and we are proud to host the conference. Thanks to the ongoing support of the university, my team and our sponsors, participants will have the opportunity to be immersed during a few days in what I hope will be a memorable experience in this nice location facing the Lac Leamy. When planning for the conference, we set up four goals: increase attendance to the conference by researchers and students, improve the already high standards of innovation and quality that have been the hallmark of past conferences, host a conference that would be scientifically interesting yet fun to attend, and celebrate the roots and the future of using technologies to foster physical and mental wellbeing. When looking at the program, attendance of early pioneers and bright new minds, registration rates and early feedback from colleagues, I think we have reached our goals. My first thanks go to the organizing committee (Geneviève Robillard