
The Innovators-in-Residence program helped accelerate our College’s work in Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality as a storytelling tool. In Spring 2016, in response to working with Phoebe Connelly and meeting with the Washington Post’s VR and Interactive Storytelling team, we launched a UX LAB to host experiments in user behavior and storytelling models for Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, 3-D sonification, haptic interface and multisensory experiences for Mixed Reality.

Current research includes: Multisensory integration with Mixed Reality for Hololens using EEG headsets and bio sensors; Investigations into the potential of empathy to cross racial, gender, political and religious divides in Virtual Reality with Oculus Rift; Virtual Reality as a disaster-preparedness tool; 3-D modeling as a narrative tool; and spatial audio as user interface.
Think Tank from WVU Media Inno on Vimeo.