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Last Fridays Talks: Extended Reality
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Last Fridays Talks
Each last-Friday-of-the-month, we are hosting the Last Fridays Talks, where one of our seven Collaboratories will present insights from their current work. Join us for a discussion on results and recent papers, followed by some socializing afterwards for everyone who wish to attend.
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Towards a (data) science of Extended Reality
Abstract
Recent years have shown an increasing number of research papers investigating experiential qualities of extended reality (e.g., presence, embodiment) and their scientific implications (e.g., in learning, psychiatry, or gaming). Despite (or perhaps because of) the increased interest in XR research, the scientific rigor of studies being conducted seldom live up to modern standards of empirical research.
In this talk, I present work by myself and colleagues, that investigates the science of XR research. Using methods from experimental psychology and data science, we report on empirical practices, experimental pitfalls, questionable research paradigms, and opportunities for conducting better research; ultimately towards improving the empirical science of XR.
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Bio
I’m an Associate Professor at IT University of Copenhagen. I’m a computer scientist, with research interests in human-computer interaction, psychology, and data science. My research is about understanding user behavior of computer systems, and what this can tell us about humans more broadly. My work entails designing and conducting experiments with human participants, and modeling the interaction using statistical and machine learning techniques. I’m studying, and ultimately aiming at improving, how to conduct empirical research in computer science. I utilize a range of technologies such as extended reality, mobile interfaces, and crowdsourcing to evaluate, understand, and improve interactions between humans and computers. I am a fan of open science and reproducibility.
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