New paper out on normative dynamics in the diffusion of 4D developer platforms. Read this contribution by Jens Fehrenbacher (@jensfeh.bsky.social) in the edited volume "4D", now availble open access: epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de/130132/ #xr #vr #research #standardization #norms #unity #digitalmedia

Come and work with us & shape the Future of Neuroscience as Head of OPMEG at University Hospital Bonn! 👋 📅Apply by 30 July 2026. karriereamukb.de/jobs/researc... #physics #engineering #neuroscience #jobalert #jobs #hiring #PhDjobs #researchjobs #MEG #EEG #OPMEG #electromagnetics

Publication alert: InVirtuo network members @jensfeh.bsky.social & Kathrin Friedrich explore the "Body / Controller" dynamic in the latest Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft, asking the important question: Is your body the controller, or is the platform controlling you? 🕹️

[1/3] Big news! 🎊 InVirtuo Postdoc Tobiasz Kaduk has been awarded a prototyping grant for "FeelForge," a project developing empathetic AI avatars for healthcare and training. Read the press release here: www.uni-bonn.de/de/forschung...

⏰Brief reminder: Our next hybrid talk in the #InVirtuo lecture series is today 14:00 in room 3.035b (Computer Science Building, @unibonn.bsky.social ). Dr. Alice Jacobs is going to give us an introduction of how XR technology is currently used in patient care at the University Hospital Bonn.

Join us for the next InVirtuo Seminar Series talk! 🗓 Apr 24, 14:00–15:00 (CET) 🎤 Dr. Alice Jacob (University Hospital Bonn) 🧠 “Between Promise and Practice: Extended Reality in Healthcare” 📍 Bonn & online (Zoom) Insights into real-world XR use in healthcare 👇 #XR #VirtualReality #InVirtuo

New publication from our InVirtuo network! 🎉 “Between Consenting Avatars” (Ethics & Information Technology) by Clemens Uhing & Bert Heinrichs explores how a consent-based approach can reshape how we evaluate actions in VR. A key step toward more nuanced #VREthics 👇 #XR #VirtualReality #InVirtuo

🚨 DEADLINE EXTENSION! 🚨 We are extending the abstract submission deadline for #NN2026 to April 12, 2026! Information on how to submit your abstract: 🔗 nn2026.uni-bonn.de/en/abstracts #Neuroscience #BrainResearch #UniBonn #CognitiveScience

Several of our PIs will be part of this upcoming symposium. Registration and abstract submission are now open! #vrresearch #virtualrealityresearch #researchinVR #researchinvirtualreality

Naturalistic Neuroscience@natneuro.bsky.social · 5mo ago

During #NN2026 several labs in Bonn will invite participants for guided tours of their premises. The tours include: ➡️VR + mocap labs 🥽🕺 ➡️a giant volumetric video capture stage 🎥 ➡️a mouse lab 🐭 Register here: eveeno.com/281015206 More about our venues: www.nn2026.uni-bonn.de/en/direction...

How to conduct behavioral experiments ethically in VR? Learn more in our next #InVirtuo talk this Friday at 2 p.m., when Dr. Konstantinos Armaos (@bachlab.bsky.social) and Clemens Uhing (@iwe-bonn.bsky.social) from our consortium talk about this challenge and how they approach it in their research.

Today we are welcoming @derguenther.bsky.social to our #InVirtuo seminar. He is going to talk (in German) about design choices, ethics and the role of the perception of authenticity for VR applications, based on his empirical research of VR use in museums and at memorial sites.

Interesting talk on the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, and #VRresearch

bachlab@bachlab.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Next week: Hybrid talk by @martandreatta.bsky.social (University Hospital Tübingen) on “When context matters in shaping defensive responses.” 📅 Thu, Jan 28, 2026 | 13:00 📍 Computer Science @unibonn.bsky.social + online #aversivelearning #psychophysiology #VRresearch #context ⬇️ More details below

🤔Does VR really build empathy? Find out in our next InVirtuo Seminar, where we welcome Dr. Charles Rathkopf @charles-rathkopf.bsky.social ( @fz-juelich.de) for a discussion of the #empathymachine hypothesis. Further information: tinyurl.com/h6j38j47

Congratulations to our consortium member, Prof. Dominik Bach! We are looking forward to learn more about the VR-compatible OPMEG goggles, and see them in action real soon. 🥽

bachlab@bachlab.bsky.social · 8mo ago

OPMEG Research Is Coming to Bonn! 🎉 We are excited to announce that over the course of the next three years, Dominik Bach will install and establish an infrastructure for #OPMEG research at University of Bonn's medical campus.

How effective are systemic constellations in #virtualreality? On December 12, this Friday, our next guest speakers at the #InVirtuo Seminar hail from the field of #clinicalpsychology and #psychotherapy and can speak to this question.

On Wednesday, several of our affiliated research groups participated in the #openhouse of University of Bonn: Visitors could examine the light stage, test a VR scenario, or listen in on the latest assessment of our ethicists. We had a blast. Thanks to everyone who dropped by to learn about our work!

bachlab@bachlab.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Yesterday, we opened the doors to our labs and participated in @unibonn.bsky.social's #diesacademicus. We had a full house with over 30 visitors, as many interested people came to take a look around and try out one of our VR games.

We congratulate our Co-PI and #InVirtuo consortium member, Prof. Dr. Dr. Ahmad Aziz to his new appointment!

DZNE research center@dzne.science · 9mo ago

Congratulations to Dr Dr Ahmad Aziz, who has been appointed to a joint professorship at the @unibonn.bsky.social and the DZNE! The appointment was made within the framework of the “Jülich Model”, which enables joint professorial appointments across institutions. More 👉 www.dzne.de/en/im-fokus/...

We congratulate our Co-PI and #Invirtuo consortium member Prof. Mario Botsch (#TUDortmund) for getting this project off the ground. #livinghistory #holocaustsurvivors #rememeberance #memory #virtualhumans #exhibition www.tu-dortmund.de/en/newsdetai...

Mit Hologrammen die Erinnerung an den Holocaust lebendig halten

Mit dem Projekt HOLO-VOICES des NRW-Ministeriums für Kultur und Wissenschaft (MKW) und der TU Dortmund entsteht auf dem UNESCO-Welterbe Zollverein in Essen ein neuer Ort der Erinnerung, der den Überle...

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Some impressions from our #InVirtuo workshop last month, including the very impressive keynote by Marylin Keller (@ethz.ch) on virtual anatomy. #virtualreality #virtualhumans

Our schedule for the InVirtuo Seminar Series this Winter/Fall is now online on our website: invirtuo.org/course/2025-...

We are thrilled to announce the 2nd annual workshop of the InVirtuo Network. The title of this year’s event is “Embodied Futures: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Human Digital Twins, XR Technology, and Volumetric Performance Capture.”

Our colleagues at the Centre for Neuroscience and A.I. are looking for a new student programmer. Find out more about this opportunity to join a great team for on an interesting project. 👇

bachlab@bachlab.bsky.social · 11mo ago

📢 Job alert: We are looking to hire a student research assistant for programming work in Java in Bonn. Prior experience with Spring Boot is desired. Deadline: October 5, 2025. Read the full job description and how to sumbit your application here: www.caian.uni-bonn.de/en/team/oppo...

In the renowned #ShanghaiRanking, the University of Bonn ranks fourth in Germany and 68th worldwide. Read more: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/150-... #arwu

Quick reminder that our last lecture for this semester is happening today!

InVirtuo 4.0@invirtuo.bsky.social · last yr.

How can #VR improve #healtheducation and #nursingtraining? Find out at our #InVirtuo Seminar next week: our guest on July 18 is Anna Schüttler (Innovative Secure Medical Campus), who will present the Metaverse project currently under development at University Hospital Bonn.

How can #VR improve #healtheducation and #nursingtraining? Find out at our #InVirtuo Seminar next week: our guest on July 18 is Anna Schüttler (Innovative Secure Medical Campus), who will present the Metaverse project currently under development at University Hospital Bonn.

🤔How can emerging technologies support sensemaking and cooperation? On 9 July, we will learn more about this matter, when ‪@agenay.bsky.social‬ speaks about "Embodied Sensemaking in XR: Visualising, Collaborating, Understanding" at our #invirtuo seminar series. invirtuo.org/course/2025-...

How do you make VR avatars more inclusive? This week, our media studies researchers in the consortium will present observations and preliminary results of their participatory research with queer and disabled activists on the process of photogrammetric avatar creation.

[1/3] How do the mechanisms behind collective behaviour work? How can VR help us better understand how visual cues influence decision making processes? 👁️ 🧠🦆

Quick reminder: Prof. Emmanuel Guardiola's guest talk on #ISEDA avatars is taking place this afternoon.

InVirtuo 4.0@invirtuo.bsky.social · last yr.

Find more information on the event and how to join us on our website: invirtuo.org/course/2025-... #InVirtuoresearch #VRresearch #VRavatars #policetraining Photo credit: (c) ISEDA project

🚨 Can VR training help police officers prepare for interaction with victims of domestic abuse and gendered violence? How would such an interview simulator look like, and what should it train? What should avatars in such a scenario look like to make them believable and the training a success? 🙍‍♀️ 🧕