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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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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · 5d

🚀 Only 15 days left until VRS Hackathon 2025!

Join us Oct 18–19 at RUB Makerspace Bochum for 32 hours of haptic VR innovation. We'll explore haptic VR with cutting-edge headsets & gloves.

📍 RUB Makerspace, O‑Werk Bochum, Germany
👉 Register: vrs.rub.de

#VRSHackathon #HapticFeedback #VRresearch

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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · 7d

@panxueni.bsky.social

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

#VRSummit2025 #VR #VRresearch

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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

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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · 12d

@andyfidel.bsky.social

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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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · 18d

🚨 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱: Posters & Demos now due 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝟮𝟱!

Submit → vrsummit.rub.de/submit

Join us in Bochum 𝟮𝟬–𝟮𝟭 𝗢𝗰𝘁 for 𝗩𝗥 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 — where XR meets human cognition.

#VRresearch

VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · 23d

🚨 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁!

Poster and VR Demo 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 for 𝗩𝗥 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 close on 𝟮𝟬 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.

Present your research through posters or VR demos and join us in Bochum on 𝟮𝟬–𝟮𝟭 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿.

👉 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 & 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁: vrsummit.rub.de/submit

#VRresearch #VRcademicSky

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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · 20d

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@panxueni.bsky.social

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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

#VRresearch

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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · 23d

This third-edition summit brings together 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 in extended reality, neuroscience, psychology, education & clinical practice. Don’t miss your chance to share your work and explore how XR meets human cognition.

👉 Press info: www.neuro.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/rdn/news/akt...

#VRresearch

VR Summit 2025: Explore the Future of XR & Human Mind

Press release by the VR Summit 2025: The highly acknowledged VR Summit returns for its third edition, uniting global experts and innovators in extended reality (XR), neuroscience, psychology, educatio...

www.neuro.ruhr-uni-bochum.de

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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · 23d

🚨 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁!

Poster and VR Demo 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 for 𝗩𝗥 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 close on 𝟮𝟬 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.

Present your research through posters or VR demos and join us in Bochum on 𝟮𝟬–𝟮𝟭 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿.

👉 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 & 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁: vrsummit.rub.de/submit

#VRresearch #VRcademicSky

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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · 26d

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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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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · Sep 8

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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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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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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · Aug 28

𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐑 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 2025 is live 🙌

Miss the in-person? Explore our rebuilt 𝐎-𝐖𝐞𝐫𝐤 in 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐕𝐑 (WebXR).

𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞-𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 of all talks + special: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥. 20 Oct. Desktop/VR/Mobile.

More: vrs.rub.de/virtual-vrs/

#VRSummit2025 #XR #WebXR

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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · Aug 19

VRS Hackathon 2025: Feel the Future

Join us for 32 hours of hacking at the RUB Makerspace in Bochum (Oct 18–19). This year will be about redefining how we feel in VR using haptic gloves provided by @SenseGlove.

Interested? Find out more on vrs.rub.de

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VR Summit @vrsummit.bsky.social · Aug 14

Get to know our #VRS25 conference venue! 🪩🚉

Rotunde in Bochum. Once a train station, now a buzzing cultural hub — will host this year’s VR Summit conference.

Indoor halls 🎤, outdoor garden 🌿, and space for everyone. 🧠

📅 Oct 20–21
🔗 vrs.rub.de

#VRSummit #Bochum #RUB

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