This goal of this paper was to find out: How could an avatar using inverse kinematics in first person perspective in Virtual Reality influence core gameplay? The definition of immersion and possible inverse kinematics solutions have been researched to test ways to improve gesture-based and other types …

Over the past years, innovative technologies (such as Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR)) have become more common within news organizations. These technologies allow users to immerse themselves in a virtual world. With these types of productions, the journalist tries …

The ageing of the population in developed countries asks for smart solutions to promote seniors' inclusion in society. Therefore, how to shape a place that is both smart and encourages healthy ageing is a key question in the field of shaping smart and inclusive living environments. Smart placemaking, …

Internationalization and global citizenship are increasingly becoming the emerging focus of higher education worldwide as universities seek to incorporate global learning in their policies, curricula and strategies. Global engagement, international collaborations, strategic alliances and operations are …

The introduction of consumer-grade virtual reality (VR) headsets has led to new and engaging methods for physical rehabilitation. Not only does VR provide the means to bring everyday situations into the rehabilitation therapy, and thereby help their transition into rehabilitation throughout everyday …

From the moment we set our first steps we practise walking until it eventually becomes second nature. However, due to injury, illness, or disease, someone might lose control over this automated task. In these cases, physical therapy is often used to help restore a patient’s use of muscles and train a …

In dit artikel wordt verslag gedaan van een pilotonderzoek naar het inzetten van VR-brillen bij het trainen van vierdejaars pabostudenten in het voeren van oudergesprekken. Op grond van een facetdesign zijn verschillende scripts uitgewerkt voor twee typen oudergesprekken die veelal als lastig en moeilijk …

Kan de techniek van virtual reality gebruikt worden om sociaal werkers te trainen in alliantievaardigheden? Uit onderzoek blijkt dat de technologie in andere vakgebieden toegepast wordt voor de training van inter- en intrapersoonlijke vaardigheden. Dat biedt kansen voor het sociaal werk.

This Thesis covers the solution for streaming VR applications from a cloud server. The solution utilizes NVIDIA CloudXR and Microsoft Azure. It can stream any OpenVR based applications.

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