New publication from our InVirtuo network! 🎉
“Between Consenting Avatars” (Ethics & Information Technology) by Clemens Uhing & Bert Heinrichs explores how a consent-based approach can reshape how we evaluate actions in VR.
A key step toward more nuanced #VREthics 👇
#XR #VirtualReality #InVirtuo
“Between Consenting Avatars” (Ethics & Information Technology) by Clemens Uhing & Bert Heinrichs explores how a consent-based approach can reshape how we evaluate actions in VR.
A key step toward more nuanced #VREthics 👇
#XR #VirtualReality #InVirtuo
April 14, 2026 at 10:29 AM
New publication from our InVirtuo network! 🎉
“Between Consenting Avatars” (Ethics & Information Technology) by Clemens Uhing & Bert Heinrichs explores how a consent-based approach can reshape how we evaluate actions in VR.
A key step toward more nuanced #VREthics 👇
#XR #VirtualReality #InVirtuo
“Between Consenting Avatars” (Ethics & Information Technology) by Clemens Uhing & Bert Heinrichs explores how a consent-based approach can reshape how we evaluate actions in VR.
A key step toward more nuanced #VREthics 👇
#XR #VirtualReality #InVirtuo
Join us for the next InVirtuo Seminar Series talk!
🗓 Apr 24, 14:00–15:00 (CET)
🎤 Dr. Alice Jacob (University Hospital Bonn)
🧠 “Between Promise and Practice: Extended Reality in Healthcare”
📍 Bonn & online (Zoom)
Insights into real-world XR use in healthcare 👇
#XR #VirtualReality #InVirtuo
🗓 Apr 24, 14:00–15:00 (CET)
🎤 Dr. Alice Jacob (University Hospital Bonn)
🧠 “Between Promise and Practice: Extended Reality in Healthcare”
📍 Bonn & online (Zoom)
Insights into real-world XR use in healthcare 👇
#XR #VirtualReality #InVirtuo
April 17, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Join us for the next InVirtuo Seminar Series talk!
🗓 Apr 24, 14:00–15:00 (CET)
🎤 Dr. Alice Jacob (University Hospital Bonn)
🧠 “Between Promise and Practice: Extended Reality in Healthcare”
📍 Bonn & online (Zoom)
Insights into real-world XR use in healthcare 👇
#XR #VirtualReality #InVirtuo
🗓 Apr 24, 14:00–15:00 (CET)
🎤 Dr. Alice Jacob (University Hospital Bonn)
🧠 “Between Promise and Practice: Extended Reality in Healthcare”
📍 Bonn & online (Zoom)
Insights into real-world XR use in healthcare 👇
#XR #VirtualReality #InVirtuo
Last week, we came together for the InVirtuo 4.0 Final Symposium. Across two days, we reflected on our research, shared results from the consortium’s projects, and discussed future perspectives.
A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to InVirtuo 4.0 and participated in the event! 📸
A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to InVirtuo 4.0 and participated in the event! 📸
September 9, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Last week, we came together for the InVirtuo 4.0 Final Symposium. Across two days, we reflected on our research, shared results from the consortium’s projects, and discussed future perspectives.
A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to InVirtuo 4.0 and participated in the event! 📸
A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to InVirtuo 4.0 and participated in the event! 📸
⏰ Brief reminder: one more week to register for our InVirtuo 4.0 concluding symposium!
➡️ Register here: terminplaner6.dfn.de/en/p/ac6889c...
#VRresearch #VirtualReality #VisualComputing #ExperimentalDesign #VRethics
➡️ Register here: terminplaner6.dfn.de/en/p/ac6889c...
#VRresearch #VirtualReality #VisualComputing #ExperimentalDesign #VRethics
August 14, 2026 at 1:14 PM
⏰ Brief reminder: one more week to register for our InVirtuo 4.0 concluding symposium!
➡️ Register here: terminplaner6.dfn.de/en/p/ac6889c...
#VRresearch #VirtualReality #VisualComputing #ExperimentalDesign #VRethics
➡️ Register here: terminplaner6.dfn.de/en/p/ac6889c...
#VRresearch #VirtualReality #VisualComputing #ExperimentalDesign #VRethics
Next confirmed keynote at our #InVirtuo 4.0 symposium next week: Prof. Jonas Zimmer ( Cologne Games Lab, TH Köln).
Join us next Tuesday afternoon at @unibonn.bsky.social ! 🎮
#gamedesign #VRdesign #VRresearch #immersion
Join us next Tuesday afternoon at @unibonn.bsky.social ! 🎮
#gamedesign #VRdesign #VRresearch #immersion
August 26, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Next confirmed keynote at our #InVirtuo 4.0 symposium next week: Prof. Jonas Zimmer ( Cologne Games Lab, TH Köln).
Join us next Tuesday afternoon at @unibonn.bsky.social ! 🎮
#gamedesign #VRdesign #VRresearch #immersion
Join us next Tuesday afternoon at @unibonn.bsky.social ! 🎮
#gamedesign #VRdesign #VRresearch #immersion
Publication alert: InVirtuo network members @jensfeh.bsky.social & Kathrin Friedrich explore the "Body / Controller" dynamic in the latest Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft, asking the important question: Is your body the controller, or is the platform controlling you? 🕹️
May 22, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Publication alert: InVirtuo network members @jensfeh.bsky.social & Kathrin Friedrich explore the "Body / Controller" dynamic in the latest Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft, asking the important question: Is your body the controller, or is the platform controlling you? 🕹️
“Understanding User Behavior and Attention in Immersive Environments.” - Keynote by Ana Serrano (University of Zaragoza) at our InVirtuo 4.0 Final Symposium.
📅 Sept 1–2 | 📍Bonn
Full preliminary program here: tinyurl.com/mr4hcjws
Register by Aug 24: tinyurl.com/32wcs89x
#XRresearch #VRresearch
📅 Sept 1–2 | 📍Bonn
Full preliminary program here: tinyurl.com/mr4hcjws
Register by Aug 24: tinyurl.com/32wcs89x
#XRresearch #VRresearch
August 21, 2026 at 2:32 PM
“Understanding User Behavior and Attention in Immersive Environments.” - Keynote by Ana Serrano (University of Zaragoza) at our InVirtuo 4.0 Final Symposium.
📅 Sept 1–2 | 📍Bonn
Full preliminary program here: tinyurl.com/mr4hcjws
Register by Aug 24: tinyurl.com/32wcs89x
#XRresearch #VRresearch
📅 Sept 1–2 | 📍Bonn
Full preliminary program here: tinyurl.com/mr4hcjws
Register by Aug 24: tinyurl.com/32wcs89x
#XRresearch #VRresearch
Update: We started construction on the new volumetric scanner at @unibonn.bsky.social yesterday. Find more information on the visual computing incubator on our sister project's website: cg.cs.uni-bonn.de/project/visu...
#3dscan #4dscan #volumetricscan #visualcomputing #vci #invirtuo #vrresearch
#3dscan #4dscan #volumetricscan #visualcomputing #vci #invirtuo #vrresearch
December 20, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Update: We started construction on the new volumetric scanner at @unibonn.bsky.social yesterday. Find more information on the visual computing incubator on our sister project's website: cg.cs.uni-bonn.de/project/visu...
#3dscan #4dscan #volumetricscan #visualcomputing #vci #invirtuo #vrresearch
#3dscan #4dscan #volumetricscan #visualcomputing #vci #invirtuo #vrresearch
Impressions from our #invirtuo workshop on #virtualhumans @unibonn.bsky.social last week.
#vrresearch #airesarch #aiavatars #virtualavatars
#vrresearch #airesarch #aiavatars #virtualavatars
November 14, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Impressions from our #invirtuo workshop on #virtualhumans @unibonn.bsky.social last week.
#vrresearch #airesarch #aiavatars #virtualavatars
#vrresearch #airesarch #aiavatars #virtualavatars
We are excited to share one more guest contribution at the InVirtuo 4.0 Final Symposium next week!
Prof. Martin Weier (Hochschule RheinMain) and Dr. Stefan Zellmann (Universität zu Köln) will join us on Wednesday, September 2, with talks on perception-aware XR.
invirtuo.org/teaching/ss-...
Prof. Martin Weier (Hochschule RheinMain) and Dr. Stefan Zellmann (Universität zu Köln) will join us on Wednesday, September 2, with talks on perception-aware XR.
invirtuo.org/teaching/ss-...
August 27, 2026 at 11:36 AM
We are excited to share one more guest contribution at the InVirtuo 4.0 Final Symposium next week!
Prof. Martin Weier (Hochschule RheinMain) and Dr. Stefan Zellmann (Universität zu Köln) will join us on Wednesday, September 2, with talks on perception-aware XR.
invirtuo.org/teaching/ss-...
Prof. Martin Weier (Hochschule RheinMain) and Dr. Stefan Zellmann (Universität zu Köln) will join us on Wednesday, September 2, with talks on perception-aware XR.
invirtuo.org/teaching/ss-...
We are looking forward to our first #invirtuo workshop on #vrresearch and #humanavatars tomorrow, featuring presentations from external guests, along with presentations form our project members at @unibonn.bsky.social , UKB, @dzne.bsky.social, and TU Dortmund.
November 6, 2024 at 6:01 PM
We are looking forward to our first #invirtuo workshop on #vrresearch and #humanavatars tomorrow, featuring presentations from external guests, along with presentations form our project members at @unibonn.bsky.social , UKB, @dzne.bsky.social, and TU Dortmund.
Some impressions from our #InVirtuo workshop last month, including the very impressive keynote by Marylin Keller (@ethz.ch) on virtual anatomy.
#virtualreality #virtualhumans
#virtualreality #virtualhumans
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Some impressions from our #InVirtuo workshop last month, including the very impressive keynote by Marylin Keller (@ethz.ch) on virtual anatomy.
#virtualreality #virtualhumans
#virtualreality #virtualhumans
How can #VR improve #healtheducation and #nursingtraining?
Find out at our #InVirtuo Seminar next week: our guest on July 18 is Anna Schüttler (Innovative Secure Medical Campus), who will present the Metaverse project currently under development at University Hospital Bonn.
Find out at our #InVirtuo Seminar next week: our guest on July 18 is Anna Schüttler (Innovative Secure Medical Campus), who will present the Metaverse project currently under development at University Hospital Bonn.
July 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
How can #VR improve #healtheducation and #nursingtraining?
Find out at our #InVirtuo Seminar next week: our guest on July 18 is Anna Schüttler (Innovative Secure Medical Campus), who will present the Metaverse project currently under development at University Hospital Bonn.
Find out at our #InVirtuo Seminar next week: our guest on July 18 is Anna Schüttler (Innovative Secure Medical Campus), who will present the Metaverse project currently under development at University Hospital Bonn.
How to conduct behavioral experiments ethically in VR? Learn more in our next #InVirtuo talk this Friday at 2 p.m., when Dr. Konstantinos Armaos (@bachlab.bsky.social) and Clemens Uhing (@iwe-bonn.bsky.social) from our consortium talk about this challenge and how they approach it in their research.
February 3, 2026 at 12:46 PM
How to conduct behavioral experiments ethically in VR? Learn more in our next #InVirtuo talk this Friday at 2 p.m., when Dr. Konstantinos Armaos (@bachlab.bsky.social) and Clemens Uhing (@iwe-bonn.bsky.social) from our consortium talk about this challenge and how they approach it in their research.
[3/3] Targeting applications from psychotherapy to digital twins in geriatric care, FeelForge is bridging the gap between computer science and medicine. 🤖🏥
#AI #HealthTech #InVirtuo #FeelForge #UniBonn #VirtualAvatars
#AI #HealthTech #InVirtuo #FeelForge #UniBonn #VirtualAvatars
May 19, 2026 at 8:46 AM
[3/3] Targeting applications from psychotherapy to digital twins in geriatric care, FeelForge is bridging the gap between computer science and medicine. 🤖🏥
#AI #HealthTech #InVirtuo #FeelForge #UniBonn #VirtualAvatars
#AI #HealthTech #InVirtuo #FeelForge #UniBonn #VirtualAvatars
We are looking forward to welcoming @kathrynbfrancis.bsky.social at our #InVirtuo seminar next week. She is going to talk about her work on using simulation to measure moral hypocrisy. Shoot us a message, if you would like zoom access. #virtualmoraility #vrresearch #moralpsychology
December 6, 2024 at 10:18 AM
We are looking forward to welcoming @kathrynbfrancis.bsky.social at our #InVirtuo seminar next week. She is going to talk about her work on using simulation to measure moral hypocrisy. Shoot us a message, if you would like zoom access. #virtualmoraility #vrresearch #moralpsychology
We are looking forward to welcoming Stephanie Janes ( @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social ) at our next #InVirtuo seminar. She is going to talk about aesthetics, narratives and affect in relation to immersive media. Shoot us a message, if you would like to join us via zoom. #virtualreality #vrresearch
December 17, 2024 at 11:27 AM
We are looking forward to welcoming Stephanie Janes ( @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social ) at our next #InVirtuo seminar. She is going to talk about aesthetics, narratives and affect in relation to immersive media. Shoot us a message, if you would like to join us via zoom. #virtualreality #vrresearch
🤔Does VR really build empathy? Find out in our next InVirtuo Seminar, where we welcome Dr. Charles Rathkopf @charles-rathkopf.bsky.social ( @fz-juelich.de) for a discussion of the #empathymachine hypothesis.
Further information: tinyurl.com/h6j38j47
Further information: tinyurl.com/h6j38j47
January 13, 2026 at 4:25 PM
🤔Does VR really build empathy? Find out in our next InVirtuo Seminar, where we welcome Dr. Charles Rathkopf @charles-rathkopf.bsky.social ( @fz-juelich.de) for a discussion of the #empathymachine hypothesis.
Further information: tinyurl.com/h6j38j47
Further information: tinyurl.com/h6j38j47
🤔How can emerging technologies support sensemaking and cooperation? On 9 July, we will learn more about this matter, when @agenay.bsky.social speaks about "Embodied Sensemaking in XR: Visualising, Collaborating, Understanding" at our #invirtuo seminar series.
invirtuo.org/course/2025-...
invirtuo.org/course/2025-...
July 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🤔How can emerging technologies support sensemaking and cooperation? On 9 July, we will learn more about this matter, when @agenay.bsky.social speaks about "Embodied Sensemaking in XR: Visualising, Collaborating, Understanding" at our #invirtuo seminar series.
invirtuo.org/course/2025-...
invirtuo.org/course/2025-...
We are resuming our #invirtuo lecture series on Friday. Join us for a talk by Keith Harris ( @univie.ac.at @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social ) on the impact and potential ethical harm of #vr #deepfakes . Are they an 'epistemic apocalypse'? Do they signal the 'end of reality'? What harm can they do?
January 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
We are resuming our #invirtuo lecture series on Friday. Join us for a talk by Keith Harris ( @univie.ac.at @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social ) on the impact and potential ethical harm of #vr #deepfakes . Are they an 'epistemic apocalypse'? Do they signal the 'end of reality'? What harm can they do?
#VirtualReality #XR #MediaStudies #MediaTheory #BodyController #InVirtuo #Research #DigitalHumanities #PlatformStudies #MetaQuest #AppleVisionPro #ZfM
May 22, 2026 at 7:50 AM
[1/3] Big news! 🎊 InVirtuo Postdoc Tobiasz Kaduk has been awarded a prototyping grant for "FeelForge," a project developing empathetic AI avatars for healthcare and training. Read the press release here:
www.uni-bonn.de/de/forschung...
www.uni-bonn.de/de/forschung...
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May 19, 2026 at 8:46 AM
[1/3] Big news! 🎊 InVirtuo Postdoc Tobiasz Kaduk has been awarded a prototyping grant for "FeelForge," a project developing empathetic AI avatars for healthcare and training. Read the press release here:
www.uni-bonn.de/de/forschung...
www.uni-bonn.de/de/forschung...
⏰Brief reminder: Our next hybrid talk in the #InVirtuo lecture series is today 14:00 in room 3.035b (Computer Science Building, @unibonn.bsky.social ). Dr. Alice Jacobs is going to give us an introduction of how XR technology is currently used in patient care at the University Hospital Bonn.
April 24, 2026 at 8:33 AM
⏰Brief reminder: Our next hybrid talk in the #InVirtuo lecture series is today 14:00 in room 3.035b (Computer Science Building, @unibonn.bsky.social ). Dr. Alice Jacobs is going to give us an introduction of how XR technology is currently used in patient care at the University Hospital Bonn.
Today we are welcoming @derguenther.bsky.social to our #InVirtuo seminar. He is going to talk (in German) about design choices, ethics and the role of the perception of authenticity for VR applications, based on his empirical research of VR use in museums and at memorial sites.
January 30, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Today we are welcoming @derguenther.bsky.social to our #InVirtuo seminar. He is going to talk (in German) about design choices, ethics and the role of the perception of authenticity for VR applications, based on his empirical research of VR use in museums and at memorial sites.
We congratulate our Co-PI and #InVirtuo consortium member, Prof. Dr. Dr. Ahmad Aziz to his new appointment!
Congratulations to Dr Dr Ahmad Aziz, who has been appointed to a joint professorship at the @unibonn.bsky.social and the DZNE! The appointment was made within the framework of the “Jülich Model”, which enables joint professorial appointments across institutions.
More 👉 www.dzne.de/en/im-fokus/...
More 👉 www.dzne.de/en/im-fokus/...
November 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
We congratulate our Co-PI and #InVirtuo consortium member, Prof. Dr. Dr. Ahmad Aziz to his new appointment!