This paper shows an overview of design practices of the XR-lab at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands. Over the course of six years, interdisciplinary teams of students have delivered 55+ prototypes in virtual, augmented, and mixed reality for a variety of 40+ clients. As human-computer …

To assess the acceptance of urban air vehicles by the general public, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is conducting a study with a mixed reality air taxi cabin simulator. This simulator needed a user interface (UI), that visualizes information to increase the passengers’ feeling of safety. The competition …

Over the past years, innovative technologies (such as Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR)) have become more common within news organizations. These technologies allow users to immerse themselves in a virtual world. With these types of productions, the journalist tries …

This article is about the Virtual Reality-Head Mounted Display (VR-HMD) as a model for contemporary ways of disciplining. The VR-HMD makes the observer discipline herself through the triggering of performance. Through specific strategies the VR-HMD addresses the body of the observer to perform in the …

Dit onderzoek richt zich op de ervaringen met Virtual Reality bij complexe echtscheidingen. Bij de VR-empathietraining worden de ‘vechtende’ ouders ondergedompeld in de beleving van het kind, dat getuige is van hun ruzies. Het doel is dat ouders zich verplaatsen in de gevoelens en gedachten van hun kind(eren) …

Objective: To evaluate the delivery, acceptance and experiences regarding a traditional and teletreatment approach to mirror therapy as delivered in a randomized controlled trial. Design: Mixed methods, prospective study. Setting: Rehabilitation centres, hospital and private practices. Subjects: Adult …

Mixed reality applications can enrich museum exhibits and make them more attractive to an audience of adolescents. However, in the design of such applications, we face a myriad of possibilities and little guidance on how to choose between (early) alternatives. In this paper, we explore the notion of …

In de hedendaagse maatschappij speelt het een steeds grotere rol: Virtual- en Augmented Reality. Deze twee begrippen worden samen Mixed Reality genoemd. Ondanks de grote opkomst van deze technieken, ook in pretparken, is in Nederland nog slechts één attractie geopend die er gebruik van maakt. De opdracht …

Forklift operators in storage warehouses of KLG Europe decide themselves where to place pallets in a pallet rack. Mixed-reality helps operators determine the height of a pallet and optimal location in the rack. This way less space is wasted with short pallets being placed in high locations.

2017 was het jaar van de artificiële intelligentie, IoT, blockchain en mixed reality. Vooral op het gebied van mixed reality werd het jaar met het nodige vuurwerk afgesloten.