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25

Nov

Visions on the Future of Immersive Virtual Reality: Research and Application

25 November 2024 13:00 to 17:00 | Workshop
Woman with VR glasses
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Welcome to this workshop which will consist of a talk by Prof. Alexander Klippel from Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands. This will be followed by 6 talks by VR researchers from different fields and a general discussion.

Below you will find a link to register for the workshop.

The keynote by Prof. Alexander Klippel

Immersive virtual environments have long been recognized as ecologically valid tools for empirical research. The ability to control environments down to the last byte enables a shift from, for example, cross-sectional studies to controlled experimentation. Recent advancements have brought this powerful tool beyond sophisticated computer labs, making it accessible to a wider range of researchers. The explosion of research articles related to virtual and augmented reality is truly staggering. 

In this talk, we will explore recent developments in immersive technologies and examine research conducted by Dr. Klippel’s team in the US and the Netherlands. These studies cover diverse topics such as second-language learning, education, food choices and eating behavior, and underwater experiences. Additionally, we will discuss technological advancements that facilitate immersive experiences at scale, enable collaborative activities, and address the challenges of bio-sensory integration. The talk will conclude with a vision for a comprehensive approach to conducting behavioral studies using immersive technologies.

Speakers and titles

  1. Giacomo Landeschi (Lund University, SE). VR as a heuristic tool for cultural heritage: problems and prospects.
  2. Jiayan Zhao (Wageningen University and Research, NL). VR as a research tool: validity and applications across spatial memory, food perception, and autonomous driving.
  3. Vasiliki Kondyli (Lund University, SE). Analysing driver (in) attentiveness in VR: effects of temporal and environmental complexity on attentional engagement.
  4. Jens Nirme (Lund University, SE). Controlled Chaos: Modelling current and future classrooms in VR.
  5. Yue Li (Twente University, NL). The primacy of conceptual boundaries in episodic memory: a VR study of event segmentation. 
  6. Johan Mårtensson (Lund University, SE). Virtual language learning: are there benefits to learning words in VR. 

Programme

13:00 – 14:00 Keynote by Alexander Klippel
14:00 – 14:20 Q&A
14:20 – 14:40 Fika break
14:40 – 16:40 Six 20-min presentations (15 min for talk + 5 min for Q&A)
16:40 – 17:00 General discussion

Organiser

Andrey R. Nikolaev, researcher at the Department of Psychology

Practicalities

Coffee (fika) will be served.

We look forward to seeing you November 25th!

 

Arranged by: Lund Social Science Methods Centre

About the event

Location:

Gamla Kirurgen, R115, Sandgatan 13, Lund

Target group:

Psychologists, sociologists, linguists

Language:

In English

Contact:

andrey [dot] nikolaev [at] psy [dot] lu [dot] se

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