ATTENTION: This is a web archive! The IMS Group was split up in 2018 and does not exist anymore. Recent work of former members can be found at the VR/AR Group and the Computer Vision Group.

Interactive Media Systems, TU Wien

Virtual and Augmented Reality

Contact: Hannes Kaufmann

We conduct basic and application oriented research in all areas related to virtual and augmented reality.

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Core Areas

  • (Optical) Tracking and Motion Capture,
  • 3D HCI including Locomotion,
  • High Quality Rendering for Mixed Reality,
  • 3D Reconstruction for Mixed Reality,
  • VR Medical Applications & Virtual Rehabilitation,
  • Spatial Understanding in Mixed Reality,
  • Immersive Mixed Reality applications in general.

In the past we conducted projects on industrial high precision tracking solutions, physical rehabilitation, safety of fire fighters, high school science education in VR, prosthetics, and many more. Please see the list of current and past projects. In addition to basic research projects, we focus on innovative applications of VR/AR technology which are beneficial to society.

Connect with Us

Mailing List

Subscribe at our VR Experiments mailing list to get informed about our upcoming experiments and user studies.

Youtube Channel

http://www.youtube.com/user/VirtualRealityVienna

Partners & Cooperations

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Featured Aspects of Our Work

Pivy
Lab Project
Pivy
ARTiFICe
Lab Project
ARTiFICe - Augmented Reality Framework for Distributed Collaboration
ProFiTex
Research Project
ProFiTex - Providing Fire Fighters with Technology for Excellent Work Safety
RobotVR
Lab Project
Robot Supported Virtual and Augmented Reality
GEODIKON
Research Project
Development of a Didactic Concept for Modern 3D Geometry Teaching Materials
Construct3D
Research Project
Construct3D - An Augmented Reality System for Mathematics and Geometry Education
VR on-site
Research Project
Virtual Simulation and On-Site Training for First Responders
RayEngine
Research Project
High-Quality Real-Time Global Illumination in Augmented Reality
MoveOnPC
Lab Project
MoveOnPC - Supporting the PlayStation Move controller on the PC
MusketIR
Research Project
Conceptional Development of image recognition engine for outdoor 3D objects on smartphones
Signpost
Lab Project
Signpost
Virtual Showcase
Lab Project
Virtual Showcase
Invisible Train
Lab Project
The Invisible Train: A Handheld Augmented Reality Game
OpenTracker2
Lab Project
OpenTracker v2.0 - An Open Software Framework for Virtual Reality Input
MINT
Research Project
A Framework for the Design and Development of Multimodal Interaction on Tabletops
OCAR
Lab Project
Outdoor Collaborative Augmented Reality

More information about our research is available on the projects and publications pages.