Research Centre on Interactive Media Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies

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CHI '26Honorable MentionSocial & Collaborative VR +2

Looking inside the VR Music Scene: Mapping Platforms, Events and People

Music is increasingly performed and experienced in Social Virtual Reality (Social VR), from VRChat raves to high-production concerts on bespoke platforms. Yet Human-Computer-Interaction (HCI) research still focuses mainly on building new VR systems rather than examining the communities that already create and sustain…

CHI '26Honorable MentionSocial & Collaborative VR +4

When the World Opens up: Journeys of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Social Virtual Reality

Adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) face systemic social exclusion that narrows autonomy and life opportunities. While social virtual reality (VR) offers a powerful medium for identity expression and community belonging, research often adopts a remedial paradigm, focusing on training functional skills in script…

CHI '26VR Medical Training & Rehabilitation +2

Responsible Trauma Research: Designing Effective and Sustainable Virtual Reality Exposure Studies

Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) enables controlled exposure to trauma-related stimuli to facilitate memory access and emotional processing. However, the field remains underexplored for complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD). Unlike single-trauma PTSD, C-PTSD requires highly individualized triggers tha…

CHI '20Immersion & Presence Research +1

Would you do it? Enacting Moral Dilemmas in Virtual Reality for Understanding Ethical Decision-Making

A moral dilemma is a decision-making paradox without unambiguously acceptable or preferable options. This paper investigates if and how the virtual enactment of two renowned moral dilemmas---the Trolley and the Mad Bomber---influence decision-making when compared with mentally visualizing such situations. We conducted…

CHI '19Force Feedback & Pseudo-Haptic Weight +1

Examining and Enhancing the Illusory Touch Perception in Virtual Reality Using Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation

Virtual reality (VR) can be immersive to such a degree that users sometimes report feeling tactile sensations based on visualization of the touch, without any actual physical contact. This effect is not only interesting for studies of human perception, but can also be leveraged to improve the quality of VR by evoking…

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Virtual, Augmented & Mixed Reality (XR)

Social & Collaborative VR

Ethics, Fairness, Social Justice & Inclusion

Inclusive Design

Creative Tools & Content Creation

Music Composition & Sound Design Tools

Accessibility & Inclusive Design

Cognitive Impairment & Neurodiversity (Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia)

Health, Healthcare & Wellbeing

Mental Health Apps & Online Support Communities