The Saxion XR Lab offered the assignment to recreate a news item in virtual reality. This report covers the research regarding the news items‘ impact compared to a traditional representation, such as an article. To invent a solution that appeals to young adults and fills a market gap, a demo VR experience …

This goal of this paper was to find out: How could an avatar using inverse kinematics in first person perspective in Virtual Reality influence core gameplay? The definition of immersion and possible inverse kinematics solutions have been researched to test ways to improve gesture-based and other types …

This Thesis covers the solution for streaming VR applications from a cloud server. The solution utilizes NVIDIA CloudXR and Microsoft Azure. It can stream any OpenVR based applications.

De aanleiding voor het onderzoek is dat er vanuit het psychosomatisch team vraag is naar het inzetten van Virtual Reality (VR) in ziekenhuis Nij Smellinghe Drachten. Door de oncologieverpleegkundigen van de chemopoli van ziekenhuis Nij Smellinghe is eerder geëxperimenteerd met VR-brillen, echter wordt …

Dit afstudeeronderzoek is uitgevoerd in opdracht van Virtual Lab 17. Virtual Lab 17 is een jong en innovatief bedrijf, gespecialiseerd in VR en AR applicaties. Het doel van Virtual Lab 17 is om, naar aanleiding van dit onderzoek, VR-trainingen aan te kunnen bieden aan klanten. Het onderzoek heeft zich …

Twinsense360 and Het Roessingh Research and Development have developed a project that aims to help children aged 6 - 12 with DCD (Developmental Coordination Disorder) learn how to perform an essential daily task, riding a bike from home to school. This will help them regain their confidence and independence. …

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 …

Strukton Rail wants to try new training methods for their employees by creating a virtual reality simulation where the workers can practice in a safe environment. Strukton employees have to do maintenance work in heights in the rail track. Besides the risks related to the actual job of working in heights, …

Strukton Rail is interested in facilitating training and increasing employee safety awareness through a VR simulation. In this paper it is discussed in how far audio can be used in order to increase the immersion of the simulation. Besides the well-known means of spatial audio, there are other means …

This graduation thesis details an attempt at raising awareness, among a defined target audience, for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life under water, by means of a virtual reality escape room (VRER).   In order to reach the goal of raising awareness a concept was developed revolving …