AR / VR / XR

Fujitsu, CMU Launch Joint Center for Physical AI Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 04/22/2026 - 20:00 April 23, 2026 News Fujitsu, CMU Launch Joint Center for Physical AI Fujitsu Limited and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) today announced the launch of the Fujitsu-Carnegie Mellon Physical AI Research Center. At the center, Fujitsu and CMU will jointly advance research and development of core technol…

The AI Is in the Room Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 04/07/2026 - 20:00 April 8, 2026 News The AI Is in the Room A recent CMU study explored how people reacted to AI agents that sounded like they were physically in the same room with the humans using them. The Breakdown People became more engaged and treated the AI as humanlike when agents sounded like they were physically in the room. Researchers…

HCII at UIST 2025 kharlan Tue, 10/21/2025 - 11:54 October 27, 2025 News What’s next in the future of user interfaces? Look no further for some possibilities. Faculty and students from the Human-Computer Interaction Institute applied creativity to the technology of fabricating textiles and interactive things, sensing and pose estimation, managing tasks, privacy, and a variety of other fields at th…

CMU at CHI 2025 kharlan Wed, 04/23/2025 - 13:02 April 23, 2025 News Our halls are abuzz with talk of “CHI” (pronounced “kai”), the nickname for the upcoming conference on computer human interaction (CHI). Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) authors will showcase a variety of work at the prestigious Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2025), …

Up Next in Special Topics kharlan Tue, 04/15/2025 - 20:51 April 21, 2025 News Our Special Topics courses provide the opportunity to explore the future of human-computer interaction, guided by the experts who are shaping the field of HCI. These dynamic courses enhance the standard curriculum to give students the opportunity to keep up with the latest trends, build with emerging technologies and ex…

VR/AR Could Help People Manage Everyday Stressors Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 04/14/2025 - 20:00 April 15, 2025 News A new project from the Human-Computer Interaction Institute studied whether virtual and augmented reality can simulate stressful situations — like being at a social event with strangers — and help people practice stress-relief strategies. Everyday situations can sometimes feel li…

Using Virtual Reality to Connect Players With Ocean Ecosystems kharlan Tue, 04/08/2025 - 13:06 April 2, 2025 News Fewer people have been to the deepest parts of the ocean than have walked on the surface of the moon. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Transformational Play are hoping a virtual trip into the watery abyss will inspire connection with ocean ecosystems, even for pe…

Auptimize kharlan Fri, 02/21/2025 - 13:31 Optimal Placement of Spatial Audio Cues for Extended Reality Spatial audio in Extended Reality (XR) provides users with better awareness of where virtual elements are placed, and efficiently guides them to events such as notifications, system alerts from different windows, or approaching avatars. Humans, however, are inaccurate in localizing sound cues, e…

Virtually Accessible Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 12/09/2024 - 19:00 December 10, 2024 News CMU researchers are studying how to improve virtual spaces and make them more accessible for everyone. One project, WheelPoser, uses four sensors to capture body movement for people who use wheelchairs. When Atieh Taheri first donned a virtual reality headset and started walking around a virtual world, he…

Future AR/VR Controllers Could Be the Palm of Your Hand Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 11/11/2024 - 19:00 November 12, 2024 News A new tool from researchers in CMU's Human-Computer Interaction Institute could put control for AR/VR environments in the palm of your hand. The new generation of augmented and virtual reality controllers may not just fit in the palm of your hand. They could be the palm …

MineXR kharlan Mon, 09/23/2024 - 11:55 Mining Personalized Extended Reality Interfaces Extended Reality (XR) interfaces offer engaging user experiences, but their effective design requires a nuanced understanding of user behavior and preferences. This knowledge is challenging to obtain without the widespread adoption of XR devices. We introduce MineXR, a design mining workflow and data analysis p…

CMU at CHI 2024 kharlan Sat, 05/11/2024 - 09:08 May 12, 2024 News Researchers from the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) and several other Carnegie Mellon University schools and disciplines contributed to more than 40 papers accepted to the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. The Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) conference on computer human interaction, co…