About
The primary aim of the York Virtual and Augmented Reality Research Group at York St John University is to build frameworks for advanced collaboration, both within and outside its academic setting. The group proposes new avenues for exploration and application in this emerging field and is fully engaged with other related emerging technologies.
Through ongoing research, the group will analyse historical shifts in technology to help define current trends and predict new approaches for contemporary applications. It will explore the ways virtual and augmented reality might impact different sectors in the global market, and act as a catalyst to develop collaborative projects within the local, national, and international design community (as well as engaging partners in other more distinct fields).
The aims of such partnerships and collaborations are to:
/ Further knowledge and promote future activity in this area
/ Exchange good practices in emerging fields
/ Explore research funding opportunities and income generation
/ Identify knowledge transfer partnerships
Both virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) can apply across many sectors from creative industries (games, graphics, film, television, literature), medical, education, construction, business, and more, depending on the cross-over and line of inquiry.
Group Leaders
Associate Professor Warren Fearn
Research Group Lead /
Design
School of the Arts
York St John University
York Campus
UK
Andrew Byrom
Research Group Lead /
Design
School of the Arts
York St John University
York Campus
UK
Professor
Helen Minors
Research Group Lead /
Head of the School of Arts
York St John University
York Campus
UK
Executive Committee
Professor
Claire Hind
Contemporary Theatre
School of the Arts
York St John University
York Campus
UK
Associate Professor
Steve Rawle
Media Production
School of the Arts
York St John University
York Campus
UK
Associate Professor
Yang Lu
Computer Science
School of Science, Technology and Health,
York St John University
York Campus
UK
Panel Members
Professor
Jonathan Hook
School of the Arts and Creative Technologies.
University of York.
UK
Sarah Cooper
Business School
York St John University
York Campus
UK
Anna-Sophia Bruhn
UX&UI Designer (AR & VR)
Headraft.
Hamburg
Germany
Dr Payal Loma Ghatnekar
Immersive Technology Research Lead at Torbay
NHS (XR, VR/AR, User Behaviour and Evaluations)
UK
Dr Nalinda Somasiri
Associate Dean - Computer Science & Data Science
York St John University
London Campus
UK
Luke Zwalf
Head of Teaching and Learning
York College
UK