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Michael Wiesing
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He/Him. Postdoc @EventLab @UniBarcelona Open VR environments for research (CC0): gitlab.com/eventlabprojects/openenvironments. VR research feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wkncjmnqrxjmx7dskjju2nii/feed/vrcademicsky http://tinyurl.com/27p67z27
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Michael Wiesing @vrneuroscience.bsky.social · May 17
Our new paper just dropped: we tested whether people confuse virtual reality with reality.
Spoiler: They do!
Some even tried to sit on virtual chairs.
The full story is now out in iScience: doi.org/10.1016/j.is...

#VRcademicSky
Two virtual characters in a simulated office setting. One character, wearing a pink hoodie, is seated with a tablet with the word 'InteVRview' on the display in front of them, while the other character, in a blue shirt, sits across the table, facing them.
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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · 1d
Our next #Speaker_Spotlight for VRS25 ✨

• Christina “XaosPrincess” Kinne — social VR artist

• Michael Barngrover — XR4Europe; XR dev & community builder
• Tianyuan Zhang — XR/VR artist; creator of “Sensing Nature”

Oct 20–21 · Rotunde Bochum
Register: vrs.rub.de

#VRSummit #XR #VRresearch
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Art Pilacinski @fatresearchcat.bsky.social · 1d
Our Dagstuhl Seminar with @panxueni.bsky.social, @vrneuroscience.bsky.social and @pedrolopes.org is now official!

Invites will be sent next week by the admins, but stay tuned for the outcomes next July!

www.dagstuhl.de/en/seminars/...
Dagstuhl Seminar 26262: Virtual Bodies for Real Humans – Avatars, Sensations, Emotions and Brains
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Michael Wiesing @vrneuroscience.bsky.social · 6d
Today I’m at a workshop on Freedom of Expression in Immersive Realities at the @coe.int in Strasbourg. Interesting discussions with the Council on how to ensure freedom of expression in VR. #VRresearch
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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · 7d
VR is more than tech—it’s people. 🎥

Prof. Xueni Pan (Goldsmiths, UoL) shares why she’s excited for VR Summit 2025: a community of CS, neuroscience & creators using VR to make the world better.

What makes a great tech conference?
👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: vrsummit.rub.de

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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · 9d
🚀 We’re partnering with PICO XR for #VRS25 in Bochum! PICO is sponsoring the Hackathon (Oct 18–19) and contributing a PICO 4 Ultra Enterprise headset for the winning team.

Join us Oct 18–21: vrs.rub.de/hackathon-2025

#PICO #VR #VRSummit #Hackathon #VRresearch
VRS Hackathon poster: ‘VRS HACKATHON — Oct 18–19, 2025 | Bochum’ with students wearing VR headsets, large PICO logo, and Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) branding.
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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · 12d
📅 𝗩𝗥 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 — Oct 20–21, 2025 • Rotunde Bochum
👉 vrs.rub.de

#VRSummit #VRresearch #XR #HCI #GameStudies #Bochum #RUB
VR Summit 2025 – Join us for VR Summit Oct 20-21, 2025 Rotunde Bochum, Germany
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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · 12d
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 #SpeakerSpotlight 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗥𝗦𝟮𝟱! ✨

We are honored to present:
• Shunichi Kasahara — Sony Computer Science Laboratories (virtual)
• Gundolf S. Freyermuth — Co-founder & Prof. (emeritus), Cologne Game Lab,TH Köln (virtual)
• Andy Fidel — CEO & Creative Strategist, Spatial Networks (virtual)
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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · 15d
📅 Oct 20–21, 2025 • Rotunde Bochum
🔗 Registration: vrsu.rub.de

#VRSummit #VRresearch #XR #HCI #AR #Bochum #RUB
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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · 15d
Meet our next #SpeakerSpotlight for VR Summit 2025! ✨

We’re honored to present:

• Tiare Feuchtner — University of Konstanz
• Tom Froese — Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)
• Skip Rizzo — USC Institute for Creative Technologies (Medical VR Lab) (presenting virtually)

#VRresearch
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Michael Wiesing @vrneuroscience.bsky.social · 15d
#VRresearch
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Steven Weisberg @stevenmweisberg.bsky.social · 15d
🚨The SCANN Lab @ UTA is hiring a postdoctoral researcher!🚨

Topics: 🧭 spatial navigation, 🧠 fMRI, 🎮 VR, 👵 cognitive aging.

Start date: Nov 2025 (flexible).

Salary: NIH levels.

Details 👇
Flyer detailing information about the position, compensation, and requirements. If you need alt-text details to apply for this position, please email Steven Weisberg at steven dot weisberg @ uta dot edu for more information! We'd love to have you on board :)
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Michael Wiesing @vrneuroscience.bsky.social · 20d
What I love about organizing a conference is that I can now sneak myself into the speaker spotlight among people much more talented than me.
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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · 20d
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 #SpeakerSpotlight 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗥𝗦𝟮𝟱! ✨

We are honored to present:
Michael Wiesing — University of Barcelona (UB)
Nitesh Bhatia — UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)
Sylvia Xueni Pan — Goldsmiths, University of London

📅 𝗩𝗥 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 — Oct 20–21, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 • Rotunde Bochum

👉 vrs.rub.de

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Michael Wiesing @vrneuroscience.bsky.social · 20d
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Gamer Lab Wuerzburg @gamerlab.bsky.social · 20d
Interested in VR research? @martandreatta.bsky.social and me edited a special issue on "Virtual reality in cognitive and affective neuroscience" for Behavioural Brain Research. Read the editorial here www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Virtual reality in cognitive and affective neuroscience
Technological advances are making the use of virtual reality (VR) easier and more affordable for many research institutions. Such applications allow f…
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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 21d
If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
The new TOC from academia dot edu. By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services.
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Michael Wiesing @vrneuroscience.bsky.social · 21d
I got the same one, lmao.
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Michael Wiesing @vrneuroscience.bsky.social · 23d
Reminder that our VRS hackathon will be already in one month! If you haven't already it's now a good time to register!
#VRresearch
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Michael Wiesing @vrneuroscience.bsky.social · Jul 15
This year’s VRS Hackathon is all about "Feel the Future." We're teaming up with the PRESENCE project and SenseGlove to bring you the latest in haptic tech with the Nova 2 gloves. Want to know more? I wrote a short blog post about it.

#VRresearch

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VRS Hackathon 2025: Feel the Future – XR Presence Project
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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · 26d
Meet our next #SpeakerSpotlight for VR Summit 2025! ✨

Featuring:
Jowita Guja (AGH University)
Mar Rus-Calafell (RUB )
Marco Gillies (Goldsmiths, University of London)

📅 Summit Oct 20–21

Register/submit: vrs.rub.de

#VRSummit #XR #VR #HCI #Neuroscience #VRresearch #VRcademicSky
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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · 28d
Hi all—Stella here, the conference baby! 👶💫

Did you know children are welcome at VRS (free of charge)?
We’ll have a nursing space and a diaper-changing table on site.
Can’t wait to meet the next generation of VR researchers, artists, and developers! 🥽✨

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: vrs.rub.de

#VRresearch #VR
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Michael Wiesing @vrneuroscience.bsky.social · 29d
Wait! Are you telling me, Gavin is eventually escaping his natural environment, the Zoom window, but will be there in Person and in 3D at this years VRS? What a time to be alive! 🥳
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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · Sep 8
Our next #SpeakerSpotlight for VR Summit 2025! ✨

Featuring:
Gavin Buckingham (Univ. of Exeter)
Jason Friedman (Tel Aviv Univ.)
Jeroen Smeets (VU Amsterdam)

📅 Summit Oct 20–21 • Rotunde Bochum

Register/submit: vrs.rub.de

#VRSummit #XR #VR #HCI #Neuroscience #VRresearch #VRcademicSky
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Jana Dreston @janadreston.bsky.social · Sep 3
Join our team at In-Mind: We are looking for 2 new editors and 3-4 people for our social media team!
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In-Mind: Psychology for You! @in-mindmagazine.bsky.social · Aug 30
🌟Calling for new team members at In-Mind 🌟

In-Mind is a volunteer-driven project dedicated to making psychology research accessible and engaging while maintaining scientific rigour.
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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · Sep 3
Our next #SpeakerSpotlight for VR Summit 2025! ✨

Featuring:
- Christian Klaes (RUB)
- Corinna Weber (SNAP GmbH)
- Cristiana Costa (VR Health Champions)

📅 Summit Oct 20–21 • Rotunde Bochum

Register/submit: vrs.rub.de

#VRSummit #XR #VR #HCI #Neuroscience #Bochum
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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · Sep 1
Here we go—our first #SpeakerSpotlight for VR Summit 2025! ✨

Featuring:
Abraham Mhaidli — MPI-SP
Antonella Pomè — HHU
Alex Fuentes Raventós — UB

📅 Summit Oct 20–21 • Rotunde Bochum

Register/submit: vrs.rub.de

#VRSummit #XR #VR #HCI #Neuroscience #Bochum
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Michael Wiesing @vrneuroscience.bsky.social · Aug 31
a group of minions are standing next to each other and saying congratulations !
ALT: a group of minions are standing next to each other and saying congratulations !
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Michael Wiesing @vrneuroscience.bsky.social · Aug 15
Some small updates and optimizations later.
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Michael Wiesing @vrneuroscience.bsky.social · Aug 15
It's made with a particle system and dynamic
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