Introducing Observational Virtual Reality
at the
Imaging Research Center
May 2, 2017: 4 - 6 pm
ITE 108
at the
Imaging Research Center
May 2, 2017: 4 - 6 pm
ITE 108
Watching someone else use virtual reality can be dull
You can't see what they are seeing. You just see them waving their arms around and reacting to things while you're left to wonder what's going on. But what if you could see what the user is seeing, and still watch them as they move through the virtual world? How might this richer way of seeing people experience the environment lead to new research questions and outcomes? What can we learn about people by seeing through their eyes and ours at the same time?
You can't see what they are seeing. You just see them waving their arms around and reacting to things while you're left to wonder what's going on. But what if you could see what the user is seeing, and still watch them as they move through the virtual world? How might this richer way of seeing people experience the environment lead to new research questions and outcomes? What can we learn about people by seeing through their eyes and ours at the same time?
Please join the IRC for the opening of our Observational Virtual Reality Lab
On May 2, the IRC will officially open its Observational Virtual Reality Lab in ITE 108. Please join us for a reception and brief overview of the space, and then experience it for yourselves. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome.
To read a short article on our new Observational VR system, visit:
https://www.irc.umbc.edu/2017/04/18/observational-vr
To read a short article on our new Observational VR system, visit:
https://www.irc.umbc.edu/2017/04/18/observational-vr