The lecture will take place in TANNA SCHULICH HALL, followed by a wine and cheese reception in the lobby of the Elizabeth Wirth Music Building. This event is free and open to the general public.
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Abstract
Mixed Reality (MR) has the potential to transform the way we interact with digital information, and promises a rich set of applications, ranging from manufacturing and architecture to interaction with smart devices. Current MR approaches, however, are static, and users need to manually adjust the visibility, placement and appearance of their user interface every time they change their task or environment. This is distracting and leads to information overload. To overcome these challenges, we aim to understand and predict how users perceive and interact with digital information, and use this information in context-aware MR systems that automatically adapt when, where and how to display virtual elements. We create computational approaches that leverage aspects such as users’ cognitive load or the semantic connection between the virtual elements and the surrounding physical objects. Our systems increase the applicability of MR, with the goal to seamlessly blend the virtual and physical world.