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DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Marcus Friedel\n\n \n\nAbstract:\n\nHead-mounted stere
 oscopic displays provide a glimpse of virtual reality\, but cannot alone f
 ulfill the promise of fully tangible immersive virtual environments. In or
 der to move towards this vision\, we must enable natural mobility with loc
 omotion devices\, we must develop haptic interfaces for dexterous and real
 istic object interaction\, and we must design suitable\, versatile\, tangi
 ble input devices. In this talk\, I will outline my personal journey into 
 the field of immersive haptics and I will showcase the prototypes and rese
 arch that I have produced thus far. I will show how we have used the panto
 graph mechanism to enable stiff and transparent interactions with virtual 
 planes and surfaces\, while maintaining user mobility. I will conclude by 
 outlining the paradigms and principles which form the groundwork for my fu
 ture work in locomotion\, object interaction\, and input devices.\n\nBio:
 \n\nMarcus Friedel is a masters researcher supervised by Ryo Suzuki and Eh
 ud Sharlin in the University of Calgary's Interactions Lab. He prototypes 
 and researches heavy haptics and input devices for immersive computing\, d
 riven by a passion to have and make use of these immersive haptic technolo
 gies as a consumer. He has been awarded numerous scholarships and awards\,
  including the NSERC CGS-M\, the Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Schola
 rship\, a UIST '22 Student Innovation Competition Honorable Mention\, the 
 Departmental Research Award\, and the Hugh Heasley Engineering Scholarship
 . Prior to joining the University of Calgary\, Marcus earned his B.A.Sc in
  Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo.\n
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LOCATION:Zames Seminar Room - McConnell Engineering 437\, McConnell Enginee
 ring Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0E9\, 3480 rue University
SUMMARY:Towards Fully Tangible Immersive Virtual Environments
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