VR Research

A School of Humanities news article by Nikki Babri about the “Virtualizing Cultures (Cultures 3.0)” course taught by Dr. Jung-Hsien Lin and her students’ experiences with VR.

An ANTrepreneur interview with Dr. Larry Wilk, where he discusses his co-created course, “Into the Metaverse”, that takes place entirely in a 3D immersive learning space known as the “Metaversity.”

A UC Irvine Informatics department feature article on an experimental “Climate XR” class that explored the connections between extended reality technologies and the climate crisis.

A UC Irvine news article by Erica Leal, featuring the work of student Giovanna Mancinelli, who specializes in graphic design and user experience (UX) design, and creates Meta Quest tutorials for students at the The Paul Merage School of Business.

A VR lab located in the School of Humanities under the Global Languages and Cultures Program. The ICC Lab is used for VR research projects by appointment only, with project proposals submitted to Dr. Jung-Hsien Lin, the director of the lab.

A research lab, directed by Dr. Elizabeth Chrastil, that conducts experiments with VR in the CAVERN (Center for Ambulatory Virtual Environment Research in Navigation) Lab, and with fMRI “to understand how humans process self-motion information when navigating with and without landmarks.”

A research lab that specializes in “multisensory integration by users of virtual environments”, and studies topics such as how the body responds to cybersickness, and how wearing VR headsets affects posture and breathing.

An undergraduate degree program within the UC Irvine Informatics department that includes the study of VR as an emerging technology in game design studies.

A research area within the UC Irvine Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences that includes the technical development and application of VR.

A research area within the UC Irvine Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences that focuses on the creative design and analysis of virtual reality and immersive worlds from a game studies perspective.

“The Extended Reality Initiative is an informal collective of immersive tech enthusiasts across the UC system. Our goal is to foster organic connections between students, staff, faculty, researchers, artists, and industry professionals who are interested in sharing resources and collaborating on XR-related content. We do this by creating a safe space to ask questions and learn from one another.”