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The Reality Lab Lectures - Tuesday, April 21, 2020
TALK TITLE: Impossible outside Virtual Reality
SPEAKER: Mar Gonzalez Franco (Senior Researcher, Microsoft)
RECORDING: Event held over videoconference (during the COVID-19 shutdown) and recorded by UW CSE Production Team
TALK ABSTRACT: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality to become the primary device for interaction with digital content, beyond the form factor, we need to understand what types of things we can do in VR that would be impossible with other technologies. That is, what does spatial computing bring to the table. For once, the spatialization of our senses. We can enhance audio or proprioception in complete new ways. We can grab and touch objects with new controllers, like never before. Even in the empty space between our hands. But how fast do we adapt to the new sensory experiences? Avatars are also unique to VR. They represent other humans but can also substitute our own bodies. And we perceive our world through our bodies. Hence avatars also change our perception of our surroundings. In this presentation we will explore the uniqueness of VR, from perception to avatars and how they can ultimately change our behavior and interactions with the digital content.
© UW Reality Lab, 2020
http://realitylab.uw.edu
The Reality Lab Lectures - Tuesday, April 21, 2020
TALK TITLE: Impossible outside Virtual Reality
SPEAKER: Mar Gonzalez Franco (Senior Researcher, Microsoft)
RECORDING: Event held over videoconference (during the COVID-19 shutdown) and recorded by UW CSE Production Team
TALK ABSTRACT: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality to become the primary device for interaction with digital content, beyond the form factor, we need to understand what types of things we can do in VR that would be impossible with other technologies. That is, what does spatial computing bring to the table. For once, the spatialization of our senses. We can enhance audio or proprioception in complete new ways. We can grab and touch objects with new controllers, like never before. Even in the empty space between our hands. But how fast do we adapt to the new sensory experiences? Avatars are also unique to VR. They represent other humans but can also substitute our own bodies. And we perceive our world through our bodies. Hence avatars also change our perception of our surroundings. In this presentation we will explore the uniqueness of VR, from perception to avatars and how they can ultimately change our behavior and interactions with the digital content.
© UW Reality Lab, 2020
http://realitylab.uw.edu
