The IMMERSE project
360-degree video projections morph and change in response to live performances of classical and electronic music in IMMERSE. This new collaborative project was created for the UTS Data Arena, an interactive audiovisual space.
Projects
Gamification of the participatory modeling process in the context of sustainable development
The research is about finding a better way of applying gamification/gameful design tools along the process of particapatory modeling (PM), with the of aim of addressing existing problems and improving of the overall experience of the PM process.
Using a combination of reinforcement learning techniques to create an autonomous general video game playing artificial intelligence.
The goal of this research task is to create an autonomous agent that can learn and play a variety of unseen video games. It is well established that common test beds for new machine learning algorithms are video game environments. Simple algorithms targeted to specific games can already produce masterful computer players. However, it is only now that we are beginning to see general algorithms being able to solve a variety of different genres and complexities
Learning On Country: Games for virtual display and sharing of Aboriginal languages in context
The project has been designed as a prototype and is unique in its aim to use computing methods to enable gaming and learning techniques in a template interface that can then be tailored to specific Indigenous languages, reducing the work required to support more languages.
Serious Games and Models for Sustainable Futures
This project is an initial step towards a collaborative endeavour into exploring potential sustainable futures and the transitions towards them from current socio-economic practices.
Serious Games to Empower Emotional Change for Paediatric Cancer Patients
the main purpose of this research is to develop a digital game prototype that can be played while undergoing the treatments in the hospital as a tool to empower emotional change for paediatric cancer patients.
Focusing on player experience (PX) and through the use of user-centered design approaches, the main design elements will be focused on the paediatric cancer patients.
Factors that influence them while being hospitalized such as their routines, medical protocols and treatment plan will be incorporated into the design of the prototype.
Autonomous Monitoring System for Geriatric Persons
The aim of this research project is to aid and assist elderly people live alone, especially those with cognitive impairments or general age-related cognitive decline.
In some cases, elderly people are non-verbal or unable to express or perceive emotions. Elderly people are more susceptible to mental health issues like depression for various reasons such as loss of their socio-economic status or suddenly having to be dependent on others.
Investigating effects of immersion on training transfer in virtual reality
The availability of consumer-facing virtual reality (VR) headsets makes virtual training an attractive alternative to expensive traditional training. There are a variety of consumer VR headsets with a price range from tens to thousand dollars. Each headset delivers virtual environment with different levels of immersion and provides different input modalities.
Detection and Prevention of Accidents in Virtual Reality by Integrating a Brain-Computer Interface.
Very recently, Virtual Reality became a consumer-friendly technology that more and more people are using to consume content. Never the less, the more people adopt this technology, the more we realize there is a concerning danger of people suffering accidents. From the unexpected loss of balance to virtual reality sickness, these are serious issues that must be solved if we want this technology to reach more and more consumers.
StepKinnection
The StepKinnection project explores the use of interactive video games to reduce the risk of falling in elderly. Our approach consists on developing games that combine the fun factor inherent in video games with a clinical assessment tool. While the entertainment factor engages the person in to exercising, the incorporation of a clinical test allows for the continuous assessment of health outcomes.