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Virtual Reality and HCI at UF

Virtual Reality and HCI at UF. Virtual Experiences Research Group. PhD Students Kyle Johnsen, Aaron Kotranza, John Quarels, Andrew Raij, Xiyong Wang, Brent Rossen Undergraduates Joshua Horton, Harold Rodriguez Funding

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Virtual Reality and HCI at UF

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  1. Virtual Reality and HCI at UF

  2. Virtual Experiences Research Group • PhD Students • Kyle Johnsen, Aaron Kotranza, John Quarels, Andrew Raij, Xiyong Wang, Brent Rossen • Undergraduates • Joshua Horton, Harold Rodriguez • Funding • National Science Foundation (CAREER, REU), University of Florida Colleges of Engineering and Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Keele University, School of Pharmacy

  3. Immersive Virtual Humans for Educating Medical and Pharmacy Communication Skills K. Johnsen, A. Raij, B. Rossen, A. Kotranza, X. Wang, B. Lok Computer and Information Science and Engineering M. Cohen, A. Stevens Surgery J. Cendan Community Health and Family Medicine R. Ferdig Education A. Deladisma, D. S. Lind Surgical Oncology S. Chapman, L. Bracegirdle Pharmacy

  4. VOSCE Project Overview • Started Spring ’04 • n > 250 students • Medical • Nursing • Physician Assistant • Pharmacy • One of the most popular VH/VR experiences • Three institutes • University of Florida • Medical College of Georgia • Keele University (U.K.) • Team • VR/HCI/CS – 1 PhD, 6 grad students, 2 undergrads • Medicine – 6 MDs, 2 medical students • Education – 2 PhDs • Research focus on interfaces

  5. T: Interpersonal Simulator (IPS) • Platform for exploring interpersonal interactions with VHs • Natural interaction with a high level of immersion • Real-world application: Medical interview training • Simulate a standardized patient encounter • Virtual patient, DIANA • Virtual instructor, VIC • Communication skills

  6. Looking for grad students • If you are interested, • Take a course under Dr. Lok (and do very well) • Meet with Dr. Lok to receive a trial project • Must have solid background in computer graphics and math • Potential for funding in Spring ’08 • Strong interest in fellowship students

  7. Human Computer Interaction • What is a user interface? • Why do we care about design? • We see this all the time. • What’s good about the design of this error box? • The user knows there is an error • What’s poor about the design of this error box? • Discouraging • Not enough information • No way to resolve the problem (instructions or contact info)

  8. Exhibit A: Why Form Can Mean More than Function • Apple iPod • Functionality: ipod < other mp3 • Why does it dominate the market? • In this course: • We’ll study principles of good interfaces • You will design your own interface • You will evaluate your own intercace

  9. HCI Course • Tuesday/Thursdays 8th & 9th period • Goal of course: • Understand how to evaluate human-computer interfaces • Build your own interface • Run your own studies • Project-based course • Pre-req • Programming

  10. What was the first VR?

  11. Ivan Sutherland’s The Ultimate Display “Don’t think of that thing as a screen, think of it as a window, a window through which one looks into a virtual world. The challenge to computer graphics is to make that virtual world look real, sound real, move and respond to interaction in real time, and even feel real.”

  12. Virtual Environments Course • Experimental course • Tuesday/Thursdays 8th & 9th period • Virtual Reality lectures given by experts in the field • Each week a new guest speaker from 1 of the 4 universities will speak • Conference-call setup • Pre-reqs • Computer graphics • Good programming + engineering skills • What you will do in addition to lectures • Read research papers • Create your own virtual environment • Who is it for? • Motivated students who want to explore a new area • Project-based course • Significant individual work with limited oversight • Good programmers

  13. More info? • Visit Dr. Lok’s webpage • http://www.cise.ufl.edu/~lok • Questions? e-mail him • Thanks!

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