Bernhard E. Riecke

Bio:

• After researching for a decade in the Virtual Reality Group of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany and working as a post-doctoral researcher at Vanderbilt University and UC Santa Barbara, Bernhard joined SFU-SIAT in 2008, where he leads the iSpace lab. His research combines multidisciplinary research approaches and immersive virtual environments to investigate: Human spatial cognition/orientation/updating/navigation; Enabling robust and effortless spatial orientation in VR; Self-motion perception, illusions (“vection”), and simulation; Designing for transformative positive experiences using VR.

Writings and Presentations:

• Title: Body RemiXer: Extending Bodies to Stimulate Social Connection in an Immersive Installation
  Writing Type: Paper
  Author(s):
  • John Desnoyers Stewart
  • Ekaterina R. Stepanova
  • Bernhard E. Riecke
  • Patrick Pennefather
  
  Exhibition: SIGGRAPH 2020: Think Beyond
  Abstract Summary:

  “Body RemiXer” is a mixed reality installation that connects immersants using a virtual reality headset, Kinect, and projections. It explores the potential of immersive technology to create co-present experiences that foster intercorporeality between immersants. Observations during public exhibitions revealed “Body RemiXer’s” capacity to disrupt social norms and stimulate new connections.

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  • Author