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AR / VR / XR

Augmented Reality (AR) / Virtual Reality (VR) / Extended Reality (XR)


Extended Reality (XR) technologies represent a paradigm shift in computing, enabling users to interact with the digital world seamlessly and effortlessly. HCII's research is at the forefront of this interdisciplinary area, and leading to advances in understanding and modeling human behavior when interacting with XR, creating novel multi modal interactive devices and sensors, adaptive XR systems, and leveraging the technology for applications such as productivity, healthcare, manufacturing, or entertainment. 


We work closely with campus-wide initiatives such as the CMU Extended Reality Technology Center (XRTC), the Entertainment Technology Center (ETC), and the Center for Transformational Play (CTP).

 

Students who want to learn more about this HCI research area might be interested in the following CMU courses and opportunities:


 

Faculty Researchers

Vincent Aleven

Jeffrey Bigham

Mayank Goel

Jessica Hammer

Chris Harrison

Geoff Kaufman

David Lindlbauer

Nesra Yannier

  • A grid of six images showing different VR environments (street, museum, supermarket) and different types of navigation instructions (arrows on ground, avatar, call outs).

    User Preference for Navigation Instructions in Mixed Reality

    PROJECT

    Current solutions for providing navigation instructions to users who are walking are mostly limited to 2D maps on smartphones and voice-based instructions...

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  • Screenshots of two examples of Diminished Reality. One shows two side-by-side images of a desk with a computer, mouse, keyboard and decorative object on one side, and the same desk with all objects but the decorative object faded out. The other image shows a shelf with books on one side, and a shelf with all but one book faded out.

    Towards Understanding Diminished Reality

    PROJECT

    Diminished reality (DR) refers to the concept of removing content from a user's visual environment. While its implementation is becoming feasible, it is s...

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  • UML-style workflow diagram of system. A Mixed Reality layout is generated by users, and an automatic system the adapts its positioning.

    SemanticAdapt

    PROJECT

    We present an optimization-based approach that automatically adapts Mixed Reality (MR) interfaces to different physical environments. Current MR layouts, ...

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  • A team of CMU students is part of the 2022 NASA Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students (SUITS) Challenge, which aims to incorporate an augmented reality interface in the agency's next generation of space suits.

    Moon Buddy Team Working With NASA on Spacesuits for Lunar Exploration

    NEWS

    Students working on Carnegie Mellon University's Moon Buddy likely will not walk on the lunar surface as part of NASA's upcoming Artemis missions. But their technology could make its way i...

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