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This article explores the educational potential of Mixed Reality (MR), and the pedagogical value of immersive virtual technologies in cultural education. Immersive universes represent a powerful educational frontier for the art world. They are learning tools with the potential to revolutionize artistic dissemination, providing it with an unprecedented experiential value. Nowadays, our cognitive systems perceive the digital dimension as part of our alphabet. The mathematical language that encodes computer vision, and defines the logic and genetics of digital images, can be seen as a physiological connection between the individual's mind and the virtual landscapes in which he navigates. The flow through which the imagination builds worlds that we can inhabit, and in which we can learn. MR - located in the middle of the spectrum between VR and AR - offers a seamless fusion of real and virtual. A world in which computer graphic images are hybridized into reality, surrounding objects and being animated by the individual. This technology, on which the startup Magic Leap is working, opens art education to a new world where the public can dive into the panorama of art, experiencing a real sensory dialogue between reality and imagination, building new frontiers of emotion and knowledge. This article offers an overview of the possible intersections between this technology and museum education, with a focus on the pedagogical value that immersive universes have to the cognitive systems of digital natives. ; Questo articolo esplora le potenzialità epistemologiche della Mixed Reality (MR) ed il valore culturale e strategico che l'utilizzo delle tecnologie virtuali immersive può avere nell'educazione museale. Parte dall'esigenza dei musei di confrontarsi con le innovazioni tecnologiche e guidare la transizione mediale contemporanea, per diventare luoghi in cui la cittadinanza culturale viene costruita in un dialogo attivo con il panorama cognitivo dei nativi digitali. Approfondisce il potenziale esperienziale ed informativo delle tecnologie immersive, argomentando la profonda interdipendenza dei sistemi cognitivi con un ambiente mediale diffuso nell'era della computer vision. In questo scenario l'MR - collocata a metà dello spettro tra VR e AR - offre una fusione tra reale e virtuale senza soluzione di continuità. Un mondo nel quale le immagini in computer graphic sono ibridate nella realtà, circondano gli oggetti e si lasciano animare dall'individuo. Questa tecnologia apre l'educazione museale ad un mondo nel quale il pubblico può sperimentare nei panorami dell'arte, vivendo un vero e proprio dialogo sensoriale tra la realtà e la propria immaginazione, costruendo nuove frontiere dell'emozione, e del sapere. Una prospettiva cui i musei hanno l'opportunità di prendere parte, democratizzando così la transizione digitale ed insieme reinventando le frontiere della conoscenza.

Anwendungen aus dem Bereich "Mixed Reality" (MR) bieten große Potenziale bei der Lösung komplexer Planungsaufgaben. In diesem Beitrag wird die MR-Anwendung "HoloLayouts" zur Fabrikplanung mit der Microsoft "HoloLens 2" vorgestellt. Diese erlaubt die direkte Zusammenarbeit bei der Entwicklung und Validierung von 3D-Produktionslayouts im Team. Im Rahmen der digitalen Transformation der Produktion bietet die Integration von 3D-Visualisierungswerkzeugen eine effiziente Unterstützung bei gemeinsamen Planungsentscheidungen.

Mixed reality (MR) tools offer great potential for solving complex planning tasks in production. This article presents the MR application "HoloLayouts" for factory planning with Microsoft "HoloLens 2". The application enables the collaborative development and validation of production layouts in 3D. Within the context of the digital transformation of manufacturing, the integration of 3D visualization tools offers efficient support for collaborative planning decisions.

In dreidimensionalen Aufnahmen lassen sich Organstrukturen und räumliche Zusammenhänge besser erkennen. Die neuen Mixed-Reality-Brillen projizieren sie als 3D-Objekte in die reale Welt, deren Träger können sogar gemeinsam mit ihnen interagieren. Das verschafft klinischen Anwendern enorme Vorteile.

Das Kath. Marienkrankenhaus in Hamburg setzt seit Anfang 2018 eine hoch innovative Technologie bei Operationen ein, die bislang eher aus Kino oder Videospielen bekannt ist, als dass sie in der Medizin zum Einsatz kommt: Mixed-Reality projiziert dabei ein virtuelles Bild in die reale Umgebung.

Dieser Beitrag stellt ein Konzept zur Testfallgenerierung bei der virtuellen Inbetriebnahme (VIBN) mittels Mixed-Reality-in-the-Loop-Simulation (MRiLS) vor. Ziel ist es, die bislang limitierte Interaktion bei der Testfallerstellung über Schalttafeln durch Methoden der Mixed Reality um eine intuitive dreidimensionale Interaktion zwischen Mensch und Simulationsmodell in einer immersiven räumlichen Umgebung zu erweitern. Dies eröffnet neue Möglichkeiten, um das praxisnahe Fachwissen unterschiedlicher Mitarbeitender (zum Beispiel Anlagenbediener) für die Testfallgenerierung zu nutzen und dadurch die Testtiefe erhöhen zu können.

This paper presents an approach for test case generation in virtual commissioning using Mixed-Reality-in-the-Loop Simulation (MRiLS). The aim is to extend the currently limited interaction for test case generation via control panels by methods of mixed reality with an intuitive three-dimensional interaction between human and simulation model in an immersive 3D environment. This offers new ways of integrating and reusing the practical expertise of various employees (such as plant operators) for test case generation to increase the test depth.

Während der Corona-Pandemie haben Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality und Mixed Reality (MR) verstärkt Einzug in die Gesellschaft und den Bildungsbereich gehalten. Die Schaffung im- mersiver (Lern-)Umgebungen birgt dabei sowohl Potenziale als auch Herausforderungen. Im Projekt VoluProf entsteht eine interaktive MR-Anwendung für die Hochschullehre: Volumetrische Abbilder der Lehrenden werden für KI-gestützte Kommunikation und interaktive Szenarien generiert. Die Technologieentwicklung wird durch eine umfassende empirische Forschung begleitet. Dabei stehen die Mensch-Technik-Interaktion und ethische Aspekte im Vordergrund. Ziel ist es, die Erwartungen und Anforderungen im Kontext von Realität und Virtualität zu verstehen und die Nutzerakzeptanz sicherzustellen.

The Army needs a distributed training environment that can be accessed whenever and wherever required for training and mission rehearsal. This paper describes an exploratory experiment designed to investigate the effectiveness of a prototype of such a system in training a navigation task. A wearable computer, acoustic tracking system, and see-through head mounted display (HMD) were used to wirelessly track users' head position and orientation while presenting a graphic representation of their virtual surroundings, through which the user walked using natural movement. As previous studies have shown that virtual environments can be used to train navigation, the ability to add natural movement to a type of virtual environment may enhance that training, based on the proprioceptive feedback gained by walking through the environment. Sixty participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: route drawing on printed floor plan, rehearsal in the actual facility, and rehearsal in a mixed reality (MR) environment. Participants, divided equally between male and female in each group, studied verbal directions of route, then performed three rehearsals of the route, with those in the map condition drawing it onto three separate printed floor plans, those in the practice condition walking through the actual facility, and participants in the MR condition walking through a three dimensional virtual environment, with landmarks, waypoints and virtual footprints. A scaling factor was used, with each step in the MR environment equal to three steps in the real environment, with the MR environment also broken into "tiles", like pages in an atlas, through which participant progressed, entering each tile in succession until they completed the entire route. Transfer of training testing that consisted of a timed traversal of the route through the actual facility showed a significant difference in route knowledge based on the total time to complete the route, and the number of errors committed while doing so, with "walkers" performing better than participants in the paper map or MR condition, although the effect was weak. Survey knowledge showed little difference among the three rehearsal conditions. Three standardized tests of spatial abilities did not correlate with route traversal time, or errors, or with 3 of the 4 orientation localization tasks. Within the MR rehearsal condition there was a clear performance improvement over the three rehearsal trials as measured by the time required to complete the route in the MR environment which was accepted as an indication that learning occurred. As measured using the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire, there were no incidents of simulator sickness in the MR environment. Rehearsal in the actual facility was the most effective training condition; however, it is often not an acceptable form of rehearsal given an inaccessible or hostile environment. Performance between participants in the other two conditions were indistinguishable, pointing toward continued experimentation that should include the combined effect of paper map rehearsal with mixed reality, especially as it is likely to be the more realistic case for mission rehearsal, since there is no indication that maps should be eliminated. To walk through the environment beforehand can enhance the Soldiers' understanding of their surroundings, as was evident through the comments from participants as they moved from MR to the actual space: "This looks like I was just here", and "There's that pole I kept having trouble with". Such comments lead one to believe that this is a tool to continue to explore and apply. While additional research on the scaling and tiling factors is likely warranted, to determine if the effect can be applied to other environments or tasks, it should be pointed out that this is not a new task for most adults who have interacted with maps, where a scaling factor of 1 to 15,000 is common in orienteering maps, and 1 to 25,000 in military maps. Rehearsal time spent in the MR condition varied widely, some of which could be blamed on an issue referred to as "avatar excursions", a system anomaly that should be addressed in future research. The proprioceptive feedback in MR was expected to positively impact performance scores. It is very likely that proprioceptive feedback is what led to the lack of simulator sickness among these participants. The design of the HMD may have aided in the minimal reported symptoms as it allowed participants some peripheral vision that provided orientation cues as to their body position and movement. Future research might include a direct comparison between this MR, and a virtual environment system through which users move by manipulating an input device such as a mouse or joystick, while physically remaining stationary. The exploration and confirmation of the training capabilities of MR as is an important step in the development and application of the system to the U.S. Army training mission. This experiment was designed to examine one potential training area in a small controlled environment, which can be used as the foundation for experimentation with more complex tasks such as wayfinding through an urban environment, and or in direct comparison to more established virtual environments to determine strengths, as well as areas for improvement, to make MR as an effective addition to the Army training mission. ; 2006-08-01 ; Ph.D. ; Sciences, Department of Psychology ; Doctorate ; This record was generated from author submitted information.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Body in the XR Community -- 1. Against the Instrumentalization of Empathy: Immersive Technologies and Social Change -- 2. The Body and the Eye-The I and the Other: Critical Reflections on the Promise of Extended Empathy in Extended Reality Configurations -- 3. The PARIS Model: Creating a Sustainable and Participatory Civic Media with and for the Community through Immersive Experiences -- 4. The Philosopher's Stone as a Design Framework for Defending Truth and Empowering Communities -- Part 2: Situating XR in the City -- 5. Designing Living Space: Community Engagement Practices in Rooted AR -- 6. The Ethics of Augmentation: A Case Study in Contemplative Mixed Reality -- 7. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Pokémon: The Tension between Free Speech and Municipal Tranquility -- 8. Reconceptualizing Video Games for Community Spaces -- Part 3: The Augmented City for Education -- 9. Reflecting in Space on Time: Augmented Reality Interactive Digital Narratives to Explore Complex Histories -- 10. Augmented Reality, Aura, and the Design of Cultural Spaces -- 11. Building a Virtuous Cycle of Activism Using Art and Augmented Reality: A Community of Practice-Based Project -- Part 4: Preparing the Augmented Citizen -- 12. XR Content Authoring Challenges: The Creator-Developer Divide -- 13. Motivation Enhancement Methods for Community Building in Extended Reality -- Index.

Die Mixed Reality – synonym auch Augmented Reality – findet nun auch in der Universitätsmedizin Halle (Saale) Einzug. Mixed Reality beschreibt Umgebungen, in denen reale und virtuelle Objekte in Echtzeit miteinander oder auch Anwender mit einzelnen Komponenten interagieren können - real oder virtuell.

Funding Information: Acknowledgments. This work was supported by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (grant agreement no 601139) and the Italian Ministry of Education, University, and Research (MIUR) PON AIM project (id: AIM1875400-1, CUP: B74I18000210006). Publisher Copyright: © 2021. All Rights Reserved. ; This paper introduces a design framework for mixed reality urban exploration (MRUE), based on a concrete implementation in a historical city. The framework integrates different modalities, such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and haptics-audio interfaces, as well as advanced features such as personalized recommendations, social exploration, and itinerary management. It permits to address a number of concerns regarding information overload, safety, and quality of the experience, which are not sufficiently tackled in traditional non-integrated approaches. This study presents an integrated mobile platform built on top of this framework and reflects on the lessons learned. ; Peer reviewed

Mixed reality (MR) provides exciting interaction approaches in several applications. The user experience of interacting in these visually rich environments depends highly on the way the user perceives, processes, and comprehends visual information. In this work we are investigating the differences between Field Dependent – Field Independent users towards their interaction behavior in a MR environment when they were asked to perform a specific task. A study was conducted using Microsoft HoloLens device in which participants interacted with a popular HoloLens application, modified by the authors to log user interaction data in real time. Analysis of the results demonstrates the differences in the visual processing of information, especially in visually complex environments and the impact on the user's interaction behavior. ; This work has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No 739578 and under Grant Agreement No 810105 and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus through the Directorate General for European Programmes, Coordination and Development. © ACM 2019. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive Version of Record was published in Proceedings of IUI 2019, https://doi.org/10.1145/3301275 , Styliani Kleanthous and Elena Matsi. 2019. Analyzing User's Task-Driven Interaction in Mixed Reality. In the Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces(IUI '19) Marina del Ray, California — March 17 - 20, 2019. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 340-344. https://doi.org/10.1145/3301275.3302286.https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/copyright-policy.

Virtual and Augmented Reality technologies are increasingly finding foothold in culture and society. As these technologies stake out an increasingly large space in areas like entertainment, work, health and communication, it is important that we are equipped to think lucidly about both their benefits and their drawbacks. This document presents a thematic review of the literature that focuses on the 'ethics' or ethical implications of virtual, augmented and mixed reality technologies. We cover both the perceived benefits to individuals and society, as well as associated risks and ambiguities. We survey research published in fields such as media studies, Human-Computer Interaction, philosophy of technology, and surveillance studies, as well as work published in the popular media. We outline areas pertaining to the ethics of AR and VR, broadly encompassed in the following categories: 1) ethical frameworks for VR and AR, 2) expectations of privacy in public space, 3) accessibility, inclusivity and exclusion, 3) surveillance and platform power, 4) the military entertainment complex, 5) empathy, and 6) work. ; Socio-Tech Futures Lab Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The University of Sydney