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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

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Associate Professor Warren Fearn

Research Group Lead /

Design

School of the Arts

York St John University

York Campus

UK

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Andrew Byrom

Research Group Lead /

Design

School of the Arts

York St John University

York Campus

UK

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Professor
Helen Minors

Research Group Lead /

Head of the School of Arts

York St John University

York Campus

UK

Executive Committee

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Professor 
Claire Hind

Contemporary Theatre

School of the Arts

York St John University

York Campus

UK

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Associate Professor
Steve Rawle

Media Production

School of the Arts

York St John University

York Campus

UK

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Associate Professor
Yang Lu

Computer Science

School of Science, Technology and Health,

York St John University

York Campus

UK

Panel Members

Professor
Jonathan Hook

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School of the Arts and Creative Technologies.

University of York.

UK

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Sarah Cooper

Business School

York St John University

York Campus

UK

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Anna-Sophia Bruhn

UX&UI Designer (AR & VR)

Headraft. 

Hamburg

Germany

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Dr Payal Loma Ghatnekar

Immersive Technology Research Lead at Torbay

NHS (XR, VR/AR, User Behaviour and Evaluations)

UK

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Dr Nalinda Somasiri

Associate Dean - Computer Science & Data Science

York St John University

London Campus

UK

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Luke Zwalf

Head of Teaching and Learning

York College

UK

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