
Exploring the vision for a Virtual Experience Research Accelerator to revolutionize VR research by improving scale, representativeness, and resource sharing among scholars and practitioners.

Explore cutting-edge 3D user interface research, including 360° video comments, VR maintenance training, gaze-based menu selection, gesture guides, and eye/head movement task recognition in virtual reality.

Explore emotion and touch in VR for enhanced social interaction. Learn about haptic devices, tactile sensations, and emotion recognition to improve long-distance communication and create more immersive experiences.

Explore empathy in Extended Reality: learn to incorporate contextualized empathy data into XR applications, improving user experience in healthcare and education domains through adaptive, two-way empathetic interactions.

Explore XR applications in industry, focusing on human factors and ergonomics. Discuss current research, challenges, and future directions for integrating XR in occupational tasks.

Explore state-of-the-art techniques for creating believable virtual humans and crowds in immersive environments. Discuss research opportunities, technological requirements, and future applications in this interdisciplinary field.

Explore cutting-edge XR technologies for education and training, focusing on creating immersive 3D content for effective, personalized experiences. Insights from experts in research and industry.

Explore innovative ideas in socially intelligent virtual agents, focusing on individualized human-agent relationships enabled by AI advances. Discuss challenges and potential impacts on user interactions.

Explore perceptual and cognitive challenges in XR systems, focusing on usability, depth perception, and information overload. Gain insights for developing effective AR interfaces and visualization techniques.

Explore cutting-edge input devices and interaction techniques for VR, AR, and 3D interfaces. Engage with experts to shape the future of immersive technology interaction.

Explore the social implications of the Metaverse, including communication trends, empathy, and ethical challenges in extended reality environments. Gain insights through lectures, VR experiments, and discussions.

Explore avatar design, locomotion, and social presence in VR. Discover puppet manipulation, self-avatar effects, volumetric capture, and data-driven character traits for immersive virtual experiences.

Explore mixed reality's impact on social interaction, learning, and privacy in our increasingly connected world, with insights from Firefox Reality.

Explore AR tools, displays, and applications in web, data evaluation, and interactive storytelling. Gain insights on immersive media, patient education, and haptic feedback prototypes.

Stuart Russell explores the concept of provably beneficial AI, addressing potential risks and proposing solutions for developing AI systems that are demonstrably advantageous to humanity.

Explore the future of construction with robotics and automation, focusing on efficiency, safety, and cost reduction. Learn about Dusty Robotics' journey and vision for transforming the industry.

Exploring tech's impact on society, this keynote addresses tech harm, inclusivity, and the role of HCI in creating more human-centered technology for greater harmony and equity.

Innovative ultrasound system curves ping-pong ball trajectories, enhancing player performance and creating new possibilities for human-technology interaction in sports.

Explore human-centered AI for sustainability, focusing on social robots. Learn about interdisciplinary design methodologies and practical applications in various societal contexts.

Explore a modular actuated device for data visualization, featuring wireless controllers with sliders and rotary encoders for precise, eyes-free interaction in desktop, VR, and AR environments.

Exploring playful design for public spaces through an augmented escalator case study, addressing safety concerns and enhancing user engagement in a shopping mall environment.