Enabling the Internet of Humans

The development of immersive technologies over the past decades have focused heavily on the visual/audio replacement or augmentation of user experiences. With the advancement of wearable sensor and motor technologies, the ability to include tactile feedback has steadily increased alongside spatial positioning of the user in an environment. Additionally, smell augmentation has been implemented to limited extents. Neurofeedback is one…

Haptics in XR: How to create compelling experiences with today technology

The hand interaction with virtual content in XR is mainly mediated by controllers equipped with haptics actuators. Haptics feedback can enhance the perception and the perceived quality of XR content in several applications: gaming, training, marketing among them. One of the issues of haptics in XR today is how to create compelling haptics experiences which are supporting and enhancing the…

Smart Reality Modulation for Inclusive Society

VR and AR technologies can be used to overcome physical constraints and maximize individual abilities and promote social participation and contribution. For example, it is possible to redesign the inherent visual ability using advanced head-mounted displays. In this talk, I will introduce the technology for flexible modulation of reality and its future prospects, along with various research examples that I…