Gamification Group | Augmented Reality

October 28, 2021 In Augmented Reality, Publication By Henrietta Jylhä

The fusion of augmented reality and the physical world

New technologies constantly transform and reshape the world, including the way we interact with physical space and other people. Our research team was interested in studying the convergence between the physical and the augmented. We wanted to understand how AR technologies influence users’ perceptions and...

August 16, 2021 In Augmented Reality, Open positions, POSTEMOTION, Virtual Reality, Wearables By Oğuz 'Oz' Buruk

Researcher / Doctoral Researcher / Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Social VR: tactility, embodiment, psychophysiology) 1-3 positions

Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences create a unique environment for multidisciplinary, inspirational and high-impact research and education. Our universities community has its competitive edges in technology, health and society www.tuni.fi/en Gamification Group (GG) at Faculty of information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University (headed...

June 22, 2021 In Augmented Reality, News, POSTEMOTION, Virtual Reality, Wearables By Benjamin Puha

Academy of Finland grants funding for POSTEMOTION, a Gamification Group project

Gamification Group is honoured to announce a new Academy of Finland funded project titled “POSTEMOTION: Socio-emotional augmentation of human exodus to virtual reality". The need to move human interaction into virtual spaces has been increasing steadily over the years – largely due to the climate crisis,...

March 18, 2021 In Augmented Reality, Gamification, Open positions, Virtual Reality By Henrietta Jylhä

Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Researcher/Doctoral Researcher (Gamification, Games, Extended Reality, Human-Computer Interaction) in Flagship Forest-Human-Machine Interplay (UNITE), 4-6 positions

Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences create a unique environment for multidisciplinary, inspirational and high-impact research and education. Our universities community has its competitive edges in technology, health and society www.tuni.fi/en The openings are positioned in the Forest-Human-Machine Interplay (UNITE) Flagship’s work package on Gameful...

March 12, 2021 In Augmented Reality, CFP, Event, Virtual Reality By Henrietta Jylhä

CALL FOR PAPERS: “MIXED, AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY: SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS” AT THE 55TH HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES

INVITATION TO SUBMIT ARTICLES TO MINITRACK: “MIXED, AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY: SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS” | 55TH ANNUAL HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES (HICSS 2022) | TRACK: “Decision Analytics and Service Science” | 55TH annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences HICSS: January 4-7, 2022 @ Grand Hyatt, Kauai, Hawaii === Virtual reality (VR),...

January 9, 2021 In Achievements, Augmented Reality, Gamification, News, Streaming, Virtual Reality By Henrietta Jylhä

Gamification Group in 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Science with collaborations in 6 papers and 4 tracks

The year has started with great news for us! Gamification Group in 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Science (HICSS) represents with collaborations in 6 papers and 4 tracks, e.g. in the areas of XR and gamification: Papers: Bujić, M., Xi, N., & Hamari, J. (2021). Emotional...

November 4, 2019 In Augmented Reality, Event, Interaction design, Virtual Reality, Wearables, WEARTUAL By Oğuz 'Oz' Buruk

Design Workshops on Wearables, Games and Extended Reality

Gamification Group is organizing a workshop series on the topics of WEARABLES, BODY and GAMES. In these workshops, we will give a close look to distinct facets of these interdisciplinary topics by bringing together players and professionals from different related disciplines. Our aim is to...

September 16, 2019 In Augmented Reality, Gamification, Publication By Jonna Koivisto

Getting Healthy by Catching Them All: A Study on the Relationship between Player Orientations and Perceived Health Benefits in an Augmented Reality Game

Augmented Reality (AR) refers to the interactive coexistence of computer generated assets within the physical reality [4]. Such coexistence creates a unique opportunity in video games scenery, especially by altering the traditional way of playing video games. One of the earliest examples of the mobile...

August 6, 2019 In Augmented Reality, Gamification, Publication, Urban Play By Shuo Yang

Why do people play location-based augmented reality games: A study on Pokémon GO

Location-based augmented reality (AR) games are pervasive games that tie into the everyday life of the players and transform their mundane surroundings into a part of the game world [6]. After being published in July 2016, Pokémon GO (PGO) [8] became the first location-based AR...

January 24, 2019 In Augmented Reality, Reports, Virtual Reality By Max Sjöblom

Immersive Final Report

Click here to access the permanent Tampere University repository for the report. Download the report directly here: Immersive Final Report Virtual and augmented reality technologies have moved from being regarded as esoteric technological curiosities to being increasingly considered a part of everyday life. While these technologies have...