Alvaro Joffre Uribe Quevedo
Assistant Professor, Ontario Tech University, Canada
Title: Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality and Simulation in Training: Leveraging Immersion and Interactions
Biography
Biography: Alvaro Joffre Uribe Quevedo
Abstract
Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality applications are on the rise thanks to the mass production of consumer-level devices and the empowerment produced by affordable development tools. Although mainly marketed for entertainment, such technologies have been found to have a profound effect on in areas associated with training, education, therapy and mindfulness among others. The diversity in applications has been possible due to the various levels of immersion provided by multisensory feedback, ranging from visual immersion using virtual reality head-mounted displays, screen through augmentation of the real world with augmented reality, to holographic projections with mixed reality. Moreover, the computer-generated worlds can be programmed to be driven by simulations to add realism on top of the virtual visualizations presented to the users. In terms of immersion, most advances have taken place in the visual realm, followed by audio feedback, while research and development on haptics, olfactory and gustatory feedback have been recently spiking.
This talk will present the current state of virtual, augmented and mixed reality in training focusing on immersion and interactions as tools for creating engaging experiences. Moreover, it will present challenges and opportunities associated with the development of innovative interactions to better capture natural interactions for more immerse and effective experiences.