Main research areas

Mediated Reality Technologies

• Augmented Reality
• Feature based object recognition and tracking (realtime)
• Realtime image synthesis

Mediated Reality Applications

• Augmented Reality applications
• Mobile Mixed Reality applications (incl. games)
• Mixed Reality learning environments

Mediated Reality & Society

• Social aspects of computer games
• Ethics of Mediated Realities

Range of services

Development of object recogntion and tracking approaches

Development of image synthesis approaches

Realization of Augmented Reality applications

Realization of mobiler Mixed Reality applications / games

Realization of Diminished Reality Anwendungen

Empirical studies regarding computer games

Empirical studies of Mixed Reality applications

Special equipment

Augmented Reality capable smartphones and smartpads

Convertibles

Autostereoscopic displays

Head mounted displays

Stereo projectors

Game consoles and related devices

Segway Human Transporter

Prof. Wolfgang Broll TU Ilmenau Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Ehrenbergstraße 29 Ernst-Abbe-Zentrum, 2311 98693 Ilmenau Phone +49 3677 694732 Fax +49 3677 694724 wolfgang.broll@tu-ilmenau.de www.tu-ilmenau.de/vwds/