The Department of Virtual Worlds and Digital Games welcomes Andy Schleising to the group as a new research associate.

In the MULTIPARTIES project, he supports the development of novel, interactive technologies for the realization of collaborative telepresence systems in augmented reality (AR): Using realistic augmented reality avatars with expressive gestures and facial expressions in combination with spatial audio, MULTIPARTIES creates a shared communication space.

Andy Schleising has in-depth knowledge in the areas of full-stack web development, embedded systems, system architecture, DevOps and interactive media. Andy completed his Master's degree in Web Engineering and Interactive Media at the University of Applied Sciences in Erfurt. He also completed his Bachelor's degree in Media Informatics at the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt.

After his bachelor's degree, Andy gained over 3 years of practical industry experience in embedded systems, system architecture and DevOps. In addition, he gained further experience as a research assistant in the web and teaching conception in the engineering field at the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt.

We are looking forward to the new aspects and impulses he will bring to the research field!