On September 29, 2024, at the First Workshop on Computer Vision for Videogames (CV2), held as part of ECCV 2024, the research of our alumnus, Mr. Shinohara, was presented. Riku Shinohara, Atsushi Hashimoto, Tadashi Kozuno, Shigeo Yoshida, Yutaro Hirao, Monica Perusquía-Hernández, Hideaki Uchiyama, and Kiyoshi Kiyokawa, "Hand2Any: Hand-to-Any Motion Mapping with Few-Shot User Adaptation for Avatar Manipulation", (Abstract) We explore user-agnostic and user-specific mapping techniques for Read more
On September 26–27, 2024, The IEICE Media Experience and Virtual Environment (MVE) Workshop was held in Rishiri, Hokkaido, where Mr. Namikoshi (M2) and Mr. Taga (M2) gave presentations. Investigation of the Effects of Virtual Hand Size and CD Ratio on Weight Perception, MVE2024-17, ○ Takaya Namikoshi, Yutaro Hirao, Monica Perusquía-Hernández, Hideaki Uchiyama, and Kiyoshi Kiyokawa (NAIST) An Investigation of Electrical Stimulation Parameters for Presenting a Fine Read more
On September 25, 2024, the graduation ceremony was held, and Brian Confessor (M2) completed his master's program. Congratulations, Brian! (Master's thesis) Therapeutic Applications of Video Games on Hikikomori Resocialization (Abstract) Extreme social isolation (hikikomori) is a growing concern worldwide. Though researchers have suggested that some video games may aid in hikikomori socialization, no research has actively investigated which game elements might be useful towards this goal. Read more
On September 23-24, 2024, 25 members went on a lab trip to Toba and Ise area. Read more
Kiyoshi Kiyokawa, Alcyone (a major global HMD manufacturer), Yuta Itoh (The University of Tokyo), and Takuji Narumi (The University of Tokyo) have co-authored the specialist book "Head-Mounted Display" (published by Corona Publishing). This book is intended for those interested in Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), wearable computing, or advanced technologies. Corona Publishing Page Amazon Page This book focuses on Head-Mounted Displays (HMDs), the key devices Read more
Our collaborator, Melissa Steininger (Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University), presented at the 12th International Conference on Affective Computing & Intelligent Interaction (ACII 2024), held in Glasgow, UK, from September 15 to 18, 2024. This presentation was the result of a collaborative research effort between our laboratory, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University, and Simon Fraser University. Melissa Steininger, Monica Perusquia-Hernandez, Alexander Marquardt, Hiromu Otsubo, Marvin Lehnort, Felix Dollack, Kiyoshi Kiyokawa, Ernst Kruijff, Bernhard Read more
From September 11 to 13, 2024, at Meijo University, six oral presentations were given by Mr. Paniagua (M2), Mr. Ohashi (M2), Ms. Kimura (M2), Mr. Ota (D1), Mr. Furuya (Kyushu University, joint research results), and Assistant Professor Hirao at the 29th Annual Conference of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan. Additionally, Iwasaki (M2), Paniagua, Ota, and Furuya showcased four demonstrations. Among these presentations, we received the Read more
Associate Professor Uchiyama's co-authored paper has been published in the Elsevier Computers & Graphics Journal. This work is a collaborative research effort between our laboratory, the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), and Kyushu University. João Paulo Lima, Hideaki Uchiyama, Diego Thomas, Veronica Teichrieb, "Fast direct multi-person radiance fields from sparse input with dense pose priors" (Abstract) Volumetric radiance fields Read more
Ms. Xiaodan Hu (our alumnus, currently a postdoctoral researcher at Graz University of Technology) has had a paper accepted in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). This paper is the result of a collaborative research effort between our laboratory, Graz University of Technology, the University of Tokyo, and Otsuma Women's University. Xiaodan Hu, Yan Zhang, Alexander Plopski, Yuta Itoh, Monica Perusquía-Hernández, Naoya Isoyama, Hideaki Read more
Our alumnus, Mr. Shinohara, gave a presentation at the 27th Meeting on Image Recognition and Understanding (MIRU 2024), held in Kumamoto from August 6 to 9, 2024. This is a joint project between our laboratory and OMRON SINIC X Corporation. IS-3-143: Riku Shinohara (NAIST), Atsushi Hashimoto, Tadashi Kozuno, Shigeo Yoshida (OMRON SINIC X), Yutaro Hirao, Monica Perusquía-Hernández, Hideaki Uchiyama, and Kiyoshi Kiyokawa (NAIST), "User-adaptive avatar posture Read more
We had a trimonthly birthday party. Those who have a birthday between April and June were celebrated. Read more
From May 21 to May 24, 2024, we hosted an enriching week of collaborative activities with students and faculty from the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering. This event was primarily organized by Professor Victoria Interrante from the University of Minnesota, Professor Kiyoshi Kiyokawa from the CARE Lab, and Professor Taishi Sawabe from the IMD Lab, aiming to introduce students to cutting-edge research and Read more
The ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2024, a premier conference in the field of Human-Computer Interaction, was held in Hawaii, USA, from May 11 to 16, 2024. Assistant Professor Perusquía presented one full paper and two Late-Breaking Works. Her paper, titled "ShareYourReality: Investigating Haptic Feedback and Agency in Virtual Avatar Co-embodiment," was awarded the Runner-Up honor in the category of Research Teams Read more
Ms. Kono (D3) gave a poster presentation at the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2024), which was held from April 14 to 19, 2024, in Seoul, Korea. Mayuka Kono, Yutaro Hirao, Monica Perusquía-Hernández, Naoya Isoyama, Hideaki Uchiyama;,Nobuchika Sakata, Jun Takamatsu, and Kiyoshi Kiyokawa "U2R: Underwater Ultrasonic Reflection Wave Dataset Toward Pose-Invariant Material Recognition" Read more
Ms. Yoriko Matsuda (D2) and Mr. Hikaru Higashiyama (alumnus, M2 at the time of presentation) have received the Media Experience and Virtual Environment (MVE) Award from the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE) MVE Technical Group. The MVE Technical Group, affiliated with IEICE, provides a platform for presenting research findings related to the creation of new experiences using media and the resulting discoveries, as Read more
On April 4th, 2024, we held a welcome party for our new members. We hope you make the most of your time and have a rewarding experience in our laboratory! Read more
On March 22, 2024, two students completed the doctoral program, and ten students completed the master's program. Due to business trips and relocations, only five of them attended the graduation ceremony. Congratulations to everyone! (Doctoral Program) Johannes Schirm "Quantitative Evaluation of Subjective Experience in Virtual Reality" Hu Xiaodan "Developing and Optimizing Soft-edge Occlusion System for Light Dimming Using Transmissive Liquid Crystal Displays" (Master's Program) Yuito Arisumi Read more
At the top-tier VR conference, IEEE VR 2024, held in Orlando, USA, from March 16 to 22, 2024, we gave six presentations. Hiroki Ota (M2) and alumnus Yan Zhang had their full papers accepted and delivered oral presentations. Xiaodan Hu (D2) presented a poster. Ryutaro Kurai (D1) gave an oral presentation at the 1st Workshop on Seamless Reality. Assistant Professor Yutaro Hirao presented a regular paper Read more
At the IEICE Well-being Information Technology (WIT) Workshop held on March 18–19, 2024, three presentations were delivered by Arisumi (M2), Kondo (M2), and Nakata (M2). Yuito Arisumi, Yutaro Hirao, Monica Perusquia-Hernandez (NAIST), Naoya Isoyama (Otsuma Women's University), Hideaki Uchiyama, and Kiyoshi Kiyokawa (NAIST) "AR Onomatopoeia Teaching Materials for Generating Real-Time Onomatopoeia from Environmental Sounds" Chisa Kondo, Yutaro Hirao, Monica Perusquia-Hernandez, Hideaki Uchiyama, and Kiyoshi Kiyokawa (NAIST) Read more
At the IEICE Media Experience and Virtual Environment (MVE) Workshop held from March 13 to 15, 2024, seven presentations were delivered by Matsuda (D1), Ishizuka (M2), Higashiyama (M2), Paniagua (M1), Hori (M1), Otsubo (M1), and Kimura (M1). Hiroyuki Ishizuka (NAIST), Kenya Sakamoto, Sayaka Shirai, Jason Orlosky (Osaka University), Yutaro Hirao, Monica Perusquia Hernandez (NAIST), Naoya Isoyama (Otsuma Women's University), Hideaki Uchiyama, Kiyoshi Kiyokawa (NAIST) "Estimating Subjective Read more
We had a farewell party on March 11, 2024, for those who will be graduating this spring. Congratulations! Read more
On February 29, 2024, Dr. Rob Teather, a JSPS Invitation Fellow, delivered an invited lecture. On March 1, Dr. Ernst Kruijff and Dr. Bernhard Riecke, both here on a short-term visit for collaborative research, jointly gave an invited lecture. Title: The New Reality of Extended Reality: Empirical Evaluation of Interaction in XR Speaker: Rob Teather, Carleton University, Canada Abstract: Extended reality (XR), a catch-all term for Read more
From Monday, February 26, to Wednesday, February 28, 2024, we held a Spring Seminar with the participation of seven students. The seminar featured three themes: "Implementing and Experiencing Pseudo-Haptics (Touch Illusions)," "Creating AR Apps with Smartphones," and "Reading Biosignals to Recognize User States." Each student worked on the theme of their choice. Although some participants struggled due to time constraints, we believe they were able to Read more
We had Open Campus on February 24, 2024, and introduced our laboratory and demonstrated our research to many visitors either in-person or online. Thank you very much for coming! Read more
We had a trimonthly birthday party. Those who have a birthday between October and December were celebrated. Read more
Associate Professor Rob Teather from Carleton University, Canada, will stay at our laboratory from January 5 to March 4, 2024, under the JSPS Invitation Fellowship Program for Research in Japan (Short-term). During his stay, we plan to conduct collaborative research on haptic feedback for multi-user interactions in virtual reality. Additionally, Dr. Teather will be accompanied by his family, including his wife, Associate Professor Victoria McArthur, also Read more
Prof. Uchiyama gave an oral presentation at the HCG Symposium 2023, which was held from December 11th to 13th, 2023, on our former intern, Mr. Pereira's effort for an international competition on indoor localization, the xDR Challenge 2023. In our approach, we designed three techniques: Inertial Odometry, BLE-based Fingerprinting, and IMU-based Pedestrian Dead Reckoning (PDR). Matthieu Pereira, Huakun Liu, Yutaro Hirao, Monica Perusquía-Hernández, Hideaki Uchiyama, and Read more
Xiaodan Hu (D3)'s paper has been accepted to Elsevier Display. Xiaodan Hu, Yan Zhang, Hideaki Uchiyama, Naoya Isoyama, Nobuchika Sakata, and Kiyoshi Kiyokawa, "Smart dimming sunglasses for photophobia using spatial light modulator," Displays, Vol. 81, Jan., 2024. (abstract) We present a smart sunglasses system engineered to assist individuals experiencing photophobia, particularly those highly sensitive to light intensity. The system integrates a high dynamic range (HDR) camera and a Read more
A co-authored paper with Osaka University, Augusta University, and Virginia Tech, has been published in IEEE TVCG (Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics). This is primarily a research achievement by Guanghan Zhao of Takemura Laboratory, Osaka University. Guanghan Zhao, Jason Orlosky, Joseph Gabbard, and Kiyoshi Kiyokawa, "HazARdSnap: Gazed-Based Augmentation Delivery for Safe Information Access While Cycling," IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, Vol. 30, No. Read more
We took a lab trip to Kotohira and Kurashiki on November 4th and 5th, 2023. 21 members enjoyed the travel very much! Read more
