The ever-evolving field of Extended Reality (XR) is set to revolutionize how we interact with the digital world. Rapid advances in XR consumer devices, such as the Meta Quest 3 and the Apple Vision Pro, hint toward the next generation of personal devices after the smartphone. By blurring the line between physical and virtual spaces, these devices offer immense potential for various applications.

However, ensuring these technologies are accessible, intuitive, and beneficial presents a crucial challenge. Let’s envision a future where XR is seamlessly blended in our life, and reflect on how to make it a reality. This session focuses on the critical issues and promising avenues for a human-centered XR. Early-career researchers will talk beyond academic papers and present their vision of future human-centered XR.

Program

The session is structured in two parts.

Vision talks (10 minutes each):

• Teresa Hirzle, Assistant Prof., University of Copenhagen:
  From Virtual to Reality: How Will We Use Extended Reality in Our Daily Lives?
  
  
• Jens Emil Grønbæk, Assistant Prof., Aarhus University:
  Grand Challenges for Distributed Mixed Reality Collaboration
  
  
• Qiushi Zhou, Dr., Aarhus University:
  Where Novel Interaction Techniques in XR come from
  
  
• Henning Pohl, Assistant Prof., Aalborg University:
  Augmented Reality for Everyday and Interpersonal Situations
  
  
• Darius-Aurel Frank, Assistant Prof., Aarhus University:
  Hyper-Trends in Digital Innovation: The Future of Commerce and Consumer Behavior in Virtual Worlds
  
  
• Germán Leiva, Assistant Prof., Aarhus University:
  Beyond Simplistic XR Tools: Empowering Everyone, Avoiding Past Mistakes

Panel discussion (30 minutes):
A discussion with scientific experts of the panel. Panelists are the presenters of the short talks.

Organizers

• Ken Pfeuffer, Assistant Professor, Aarhus University
• Qiushi Zhou, Dr., Aarhus University
• Joanna Bergström, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen

Level

Intermediate