TY - CHAP A1 - Herder, Jens A1 - Daemen, Jeff A1 - Haufs-Brusberg, Peter A1 - Abdel Aziz, Isis ED - Brunnett, Guido ED - Coquillart, Sabine ED - van Liere, Robert ED - Welch, Gregory ED - Váša, Libor T1 - Four Metamorphosis States in a Distributed Virtual (TV) Studio: Human, Cyborg, Avatar, and Bot - Markerless Tracking and Feedback for Realtime Animation Control T2 - Virtual Realities: International Dagstuhl Seminar, Dagstuhl Castle, Germany, June 9-14, 2013, Revised Selected Papers KW - Markeless tracking KW - virtual studio KW - Avatars KW - virtual characters KW - Interaction feedback KW - VSVR KW - Virtual (TV) Studio Y1 - 2015 UR - https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-17043-5_2 SN - 978-3-319-17042-8 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17043-5_2 VL - LNCS, 8844 SP - 16 EP - 32 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Davin, Till A1 - Herder, Jens ED - Weier, Martin ED - Bues, Matthias ED - Wechner, Reto T1 - Real-Time Relighting of Video Streams for Augmented Virtuality Scenes T2 - GI VR / AR Workshop. Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. KW - Virtual (TV) Studio Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.18420/vrar2021_6 PB - Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI) CY - Bonn ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Brettschneider, Nico A1 - Herder, Jens A1 - de Mooij, Jeroen A1 - Ryskeldiev, Bektur ED - Herder, Jens T1 - Audio vs. Visual Avatars as Guides in Virtual Environments T2 - 21th International Conference on Human and Computer, HC-2018, March 27–28, 2019, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan. N2 - Through constant technical progress, multi-user virtual reality is transforming towards a social activity that is no longer only used by remote users, but also in large-scale location-based experiences. We evaluate the usage of realtime-tracked avatars in co-located business-oriented applications in a "guide-user-scenario" in comparison to audio only instructions. The present study examined the effect of an avatar-guide on the user-related factors of Spatial Presence, Social Presence, User Experience and Task Load in order to propose design guidelines for co-located collaborative immersive virtual environments. Therefore, an application was developed and a user study with 40 participants was conducted in order to compare both guiding techniques of a realtime-tracked avatar guide and a non-visualised guide with otherwise constant conditions. Results reveal that the avatar-guide enhanced and stimulated communicative processes while facilitating interaction possibilities and creating a higher sense of mental immersion for users. Furthermore, the avatar-guide appeared to make the storyline more engaging and exciting while helping users adapt to the medium of virtual reality. Even though no assertion could be made concerning the Task Load factor, the avatar-guide achieved a higher subjective value on User Experience. Due to the results, avatars can be considered valuable social elements in the design of future co-located collaborative virtual environments. KW - Virtual Reality KW - Co-located Collaborations KW - Networked Immersive Virtual Environments KW - Head-mounted Display KW - Avatars KW - Lehre Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-23859 UR - https://vsvr.medien.hs-duesseldorf.de/publications/hc2018-avatar/ PB - Hochschule Düsseldorf CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Ballester Ripoll, Marina A1 - Herder, Jens A1 - Ladwig, Philipp A1 - Vermeegen, Kai ED - Pfeiffer, Thies ED - Fröhlich, Julia ED - Kruse, Rolf T1 - Comparison of two Gesture Recognition Sensors for Virtual TV Studios T2 - GI-VRAR, Workshop Proceedings / Tagungsband: Virtuelle und Erweiterte Realität – 13. Workshop der GI-Fachgruppe VR/AR, N2 - In order to improve the interactivity between users and computers, recent technologies focus on incorporating gesture recognition into interactive systems. The aim of this article is to evaluate the effectiveness of using a Myo control armband and the Kinect 2 for recognition of gestures in order to interact with virtual objects in a weather report scenario. The Myo armband has an inertial measurement unit and is able to read electrical activity produced by skeletal muscles, which can be recognized as gestures, which are trained by machine learning. A Kinect sensor was used to build up a dataset which contains motion recordings of 8 different gestures and was also build up by a gesture training machine learning algorithm. Both input methods, the Kinect 2 and the Myo armband, were evaluated with the same interaction patterns in a user study, which allows a direct comparison and reveals benefits and limits of each technique. KW - Gesture recognition KW - Interaction KW - Kinect KW - Myo KW - Virtual (TV) Studio KW - Lehre Y1 - 2016 UR - http://vsvr.medien.hs-duesseldorf.de/publications/gi-vrar2016-gesture-abstract.html SN - 978-3-8440-4718-9 PB - Shaker Verlag CY - Herzogenrath ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Herder, Jens A1 - Brettschneider, Nico A1 - de Mooij, Jeroen A1 - Ryskeldiev, Bektur T1 - Avatars for Co-located Collaborations in HMD-based Virtual Environments T2 - IEEE VR 2019, 26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, Osaka, March, 2019 N2 - Multi-user virtual reality is transforming towards a social activity that is no longer only used by remote users, but also in large-scale location-based experiences. Usage of realtime-tracked avatars in co-located business-oriented applications with a ”guide-user-scenario” is examined for user-related factors of Spatial Presence, Social Presence, User Experience and Task Load. A user study was conducted in order to compare both techniques of a realtime-tracked avatar and a non-visualised guide. Results reveal that the avatar-guide enhanced and stimulated communicative processes while facilitating interaction possibilities and creating a higher sense of mental immersion for users and engagement. KW - Virtual Reality KW - Co-located Collaborations KW - Head-mounted Display KW - Avatars KW - Social Presence KW - Lehre Y1 - 2019 UR - https://vsvr.medien.hs-duesseldorf.de/publications/ieeevr2019/ U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/VR.2019.8798132 SP - 968 EP - 969 PB - IEEE CY - Osaka ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Herder, Jens A1 - Ladwig, Philipp A1 - Vermeegen, Kai A1 - Hergert, Dennis A1 - Busch, Florian A1 - Klever, Kevin A1 - Holthausen, Sebastian A1 - Ryskeldiev, Bektur T1 - Mixed Reality Experience - How to Use a Virtual (TV) Studio for Demonstration of Virtual Reality Applications T2 - GRAPP 2018 - 13th International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications N2 - The article discusses the question of “How to convey the experience in a virtual environment to third parties?” and explains the different technical implementations which can be used for live streaming and recording of a mixed reality experience. The real-world applications of our approach include education, entertainment, e- sports, tutorials, and cinematic trailers, which can benefit from our research by finding a suitable solution for their needs. We explain and outline our Mixed Reality systems as well as discuss the experience of recorded demonstrations of different VR applications, including the need for calibrated camera lens parameters based on realtime encoder values. KW - Virtual Reality KW - Mixed Reality KW - Augmented Virtuality KW - Virtual (TV) Studio KW - Camera Tracking KW - Lehre Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-15823 UR - http://vsvr.medien.hs-duesseldorf.de/publications/grapp2018-mr-openvr-abstract.html SN - 978-989-758-287-5 N1 - Zweitveröffentlichung - Originalpublikation liegt auf: http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary SP - 281 EP - 287 PB - INSTICC CY - Setubal - Portugal ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Christianson, Kiel A1 - Herder, Jens T1 - Mini-lectures in Computer Science on the WWW N2 - The task of the Center for Language Research is to provide content-based English language instruction for students of computer science and engineering. As such, we find ourselves at the confluence of many of the streams currently running through the English Language Teaching profession, including English for Science and Technology (EST), English for Academic Purposes (EAP), English for Specific Purposes (ESP), Computer-assisted language learning (CALL), content-based instruction, and multimedia applications in foreign language pedagogy. This paper describes our initial attempts to construct a number of World Wide Web pages where students will be able to study EST, EAP, and computer science topics on their own in a multimedia environment. KW - English as a foreign language KW - teaching KW - web and video supported learning KW - Lehre Y1 - 1995 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-854 CY - Aizu ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Geiger, Christian A1 - Herder, Jens A1 - Göbel, Sebastian A1 - Heinze, Christin A1 - Marinos, Dionysios T1 - Design and Virtual Studio Presentation of a Traditional Archery Simulator T2 - Proceedings of the Entertainment Interfaces Track 2010 at Interaktive Kulturen, Duisburg, Germany, September 12-15, 2010 N2 - In this paper we describe the design of a virtual reality simulator for traditional intuitive archery. Traditional archers aim without a target figure. Good shooting results require an excellent body-eye coordination that allows the user to perform identical movements when drawing the bow. Our simulator provides a virtual archery experience and supports the user to learn and practice the motion sequence of traditional archery in a virtual environment. We use an infrared tracking system to capture the user’s movements in order to correct his movement. To provide a realistic haptic feedback a real bow is used as interaction device. Our system provides a believable user experience and supports the user to learn how to shoot in the traditional way. Following a user-centered iterative design approach we developed a number of prototypes and evaluated them for refinement in sequent iteration cycles. For illustration purposes we created a short video clip in our virtual studio about this project that presents the main ideas in an informative yet entertaining way. KW - vr archery KW - 3D interaction KW - interactive sport simulation KW - user experience KW - user-centered design KW - Lehre KW - VSVR KW - Virtual Reality Y1 - 2010 UR - https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/7385;jsessionid=149F7CDB1184309727393899BD806939 UR - http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-634/Entertainment-Interfaces-Proceedings03.pdf SP - 37 EP - 44 CY - Duisburg ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Herder, Jens A1 - Kronenwett, Ralf A1 - Lambertz, Simone A1 - Kiefer, Georg A1 - Freihoff, Johann ED - Heinecke, A. M. ED - Paul, H. T1 - Interaktive Echtzeit-3D-Visualisierung Webbasierte Darstellung: Mobilisierung und Homing von Blutstammzellen T2 - Mensch and Computer 2006: Mensch und Computer im Struktur Wandel N2 - Die interaktive Echtzeit 3D-Visualisierung Mobilisierung und Homing von Blutstammzellen wurde konzipiert, um ein sehr komplexes medizinisches Wissen mit den Mitteln der 3-dimensionalen Visualisierung in Echtzeit und des Internets sowie der daraus resultierenden Interaktivität aufzubereiten. Dies musste auf einer Ebene geschehen, die es hinterher auch jedem Nicht-Mediziner erlaubt, die grundlegenden biologischen und medizinischen Sachverhalte nachzuvollziehen. Das Resultat: Eine informative und didaktische Anwendung, aus einer Mischung von interaktiven 3D-Stationen und erklärenden 3D-Animationen. Diskutiert werden die Methodik der Konzeptionsphase und die Interaktionstechniken. KW - Interaktionsmodellierung KW - Visualisierung KW - Immersion KW - Visualisierung KW - eLearning KW - Blutstammzellen KW - Lehre KW - VSVR KW - Virtual Reality Y1 - 2006 SP - 405 EP - 409 PB - Oldenbourg Verlag CY - München ER -