Factsheet
Research group:
VRxAR Labs
Based in Växjö, Sweden
Founding date:
May 2016
Website:
vrxar.lnu.se
Press / Business contact:
aris.alissandrakis@lnu.se
Social:
twitter.com/vrxar
vimeo.com/vrxar
facebook.com/vrxarlabs
LNU Play
Address:
VRxAR Labs
Department of Computer Science and Media Technology
Faculty of Technology
Linnaeus University
35106, Växjö
SWEDEN
Phone:
+46 (0) 470 70 86 36
Description
The VRxAR Labs research group is exploring interface design for Mixed Reality environments, such as Virtual and Augmented Reality.
Research
The VRxAR Labs research group, focuses on understanding how humans behave when operating within virtual environments that enable exploration and interaction with data. Making data more accessible and visible can ultimately enrich and enhance a user's experience in various everyday contexts. New technologies embracing 3D user interfaces are finally becoming more mainstream available, such as virtual and augmented reality. By studying interaction and interface design for 3D user interfaces and actively developing interactive systems, the vision of the group is to contribute with ideas and solutions to create usability-friendly experiences for the future. These research topics are highly relevant for academia, industry, and society as 3D interaction is fundamental for real-world tasks.
In order to investigate different challenges within the area of 3D user interfaces, our research is guided by a user-centered design process, keeping human factors in mind. By researching how the humans interact in a three-dimensional information space, applying their low-level perceptual, cognitive, and ergonomic capabilities, we aim to design new and effective approaches for humans to operate computer technologies.
Projects
Videos
Hybrid Collaborative Immersive Analytics (WIP, October 2018) Vimeo
Open Data Exploration in Virtual Reality x Nordic Tweet Stream (WIP, May 2018) Vimeo
PEAR - Cube Interface (WIP, April 2018) Vimeo
Open Data Exploration in Virtual Reality x Nordic Tweet Stream (WIP, Nov. 2017) Vimeo
Open Data Exploration in Virtual Reality (ODXVR) - Demo Vimeo
Augmented Reality for Public Engagement (PEAR) - Early demo Vimeo
Images
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Logos
Selected Publications
- Reski, N., and Alissandrakis, A. (2019). Open data exploration in virtual reality: a comparative study of input technology, Virtual Reality. pp 1-22.
- Alissandrakis, A., Reski, N., Laitinen, M., Tyrkkö, J., Levin, M., and Lundberg, J. (2018). Visualizing dynamic text corpora using Virtual Reality, Proceedings of The 39th Annual Conference of the International Computer Archive for Modern and Medieval English (ICAME39): Corpus Linguistics and Changing Society. May 30 - June 3, 2018, Tampere, Finland, p 205.
- Alissandrakis, A., and Reski, N. (2016). PEAR 4 VXO: A case study using an Augmented Reality framework to facilitate public engagement, in Proceedings of the 1st International Digital Humanities Symposium 2016. November, 7-8, 2016, Växjö, Sweden, pp 12-15.
- Reski, N., and Alissandrakis, A. (2016). Change your Perspective: Exploration of a 3D Network created from Open Data in an Immersive Virtual Reality Environment, in Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions (ACHI 2016). April, 24-28, 2016, Venice, Italy, pp 403-410.
Selected News
- "Using Virtual Reality, large corpuses can be analysed in new, smart ways"
- Linnaeus University, LNU.se - "Virtual Reality project presented at VR_Sci Fest 2017"
- Linnaeus University, LNU.se - "New smartphone app aims to increase public engagement in local issues"
- Linnaeus University, LNU.se - "Virtual Reality will make Open Data more visible and valuable"
- Linnaeus University, LNU.se
Contact
Inquiries
aris.alissandrakis@lnu.se
Twitter
twitter.com/vrxar
Facebook
facebook.com/vrxarlabs
Web
vrxar.lnu.se
Linnaeus University Web
lnu.se/vrxar
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