Call for Papers
New Horizons in VR: Advances in Immersive Media for the Benefit of People
International conference on the human aspects of immersive media
Berlin, Germany, 14/15 December 2017
Venue: Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte
Jointly organized by:
- ECREA (European Communication Research and Education Association) Section “Digital Games Research”
- NCRC (NeuroCure Clinical Research Center) and CSB (Center for Stroke Research Berlin)
Immersive media (IM) such as virtual and augmented/mixed reality (V/A/MR) present new ways of experiencing and interacting with virtual, real and hybrid environments. With consumer VR having arrived and several major technology companies preparing AR/MR products and services, there is growing interest in the human aspects linked with these technologies.
While hopes are high for IM being a game changer, important questions regarding its opportunities still remain unanswered: Can we learn faster or deeper using IM? Can AR make the world one large interface and can MR facilitate automated training scenarios in the real-world?… read more. “Call: Advances in Immersive Media for the Benefit of People: International Conference on the Human Aspects of Immersive Media”