📣 Meet our keynote speaker for #VRSummit2026: Mel Slater from the University of Barcelona. A pioneer in immersive VR research, his work on presence, embodiment and body ownership has shaped how we understand human experience in virtual environments.
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Submissions open now VR Summit 2026 | 10 - 13 October, 2026 vrs.rub.de
📅 Save the dates: four days of XR in Bochum! 💻 10–11 Oct | #VRSHackathon Form teams, develop ideas and build XR prototypes with researchers, developers, designers, students and creatives. 🎤 12–13 Oct | #VRSConference Keynotes, talks, posters, live demos and discussions.
📢 Submission deadline extended to 15 August 2026! VR Summit 2026 welcomes poster presentations and interactive VR demos across VR, human cognition, health and related fields. Share your work with the XR community in Bochum. Submit: vrs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/submit/
What can you build in two days? 🔥 The VRS Hackathon 2026 brings together developers, researchers, designers, creatives and students to turn ambitious XR ideas into working prototypes. Explore VR, AR, AI and biosignals—together. 🧵 1/2
🔥 Ready to bring your ideas to life? VRS Hackathon 2026 brings together developers, researchers, designers, creatives and students for two days of building, experimenting and turning bold XR ideas into working prototypes. 📅 10–11 October 2026 📍 TGW Bochum #VRResearch
📢 Deadline extended! You now have until July 31 to submit a poster or VR demo to VR Summit 2026. 📍 Bochum · Oct 12–13 (VRS Hackathon Oct 10–11) ✍️ Submit: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #VRSummit2026 #XR #VirtualReality #VRResearch
🚀 Venue confirmed! The VR Summit 2026 Hackathon is heading to TGW Bochum! Last year a laptop literally caught fire mid-code 🔥💻 — so for 2026, bring your A-game and a backup. 😄 👉 Register: www.eventim-light.com/de/a/69f35a2... #Hackathon #XR #Bochum
📢 VR Summit 2026 — Registration is now open! The 4th VRS Conference returns to Bochum 🇩🇪 this October: researchers, devs & clinicians exploring XR, human cognition & health. 🗓️ Conf: Oct 12–13, Rotunde 🛠️ Hackathon: Oct 10–11, TGW 🎟️ Register 👇 www.eventim-light.com/de/a/69f35a2...
Just a heads-up that the deadline for our special issue, "Virtual Bodies for Real Humans - Avatars, Sensations, and Emotions," ii June 30th. If you have work ready on avatars, bodily sensations, or emotions in XR, make sure to submit your abstract soon. All the details are here tinyurl.com/59ad8s27
Frontiers | Virtual Bodies for Real Humans - Avatars, Sensations and Emotions
Our bodies are fundamental to how we experience and interact with the physical world, and they shape the way our minds develop. The human brain develops toge...
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📢 VR Summit 2026 — Call for Submissions! The 4th edition returns to Bochum 🇩🇪 🗓 Conf: Oct 12–13 📍 Rotunde, Bochum Researchers, developers & clinicians working on XR × human cognition × health, we'd love to see your work. 🧵👇 #VRSummit2026 #XR #VRResearch
🧠🔐 BrainGuard is officially underway! On May 26 our team held its kick-off at KlaesLab, Ruhr University Bochum — the start of a new chapter in Neuro-Cybersecurity. How do we protect brain-computer interfaces & neural data from cyber threats? #BrainGuard 🚀
🧠 We have a new partner — and it's a big one. Science Hub Neuroscience (SHN) at Ruhr University Bochum is joining VRS 2026 as a venue partner. 🧵
📢 VRSummit 2026 — Call for Submissions is Open! Submit your Talks 🎤, Posters 🖼️, or VR Demos 🥽 by July 15, 2026. Accepted abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings!! 🔗 vrs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/submit/ #VRSummit2026 #XR #VirtualReality #CallForSubmissions #vrsky #VRResearch
📢 VR Summit 2026 — Submissions Now Open! The 4th VRS Conference is coming to Bochum, Germany in October 2026. We're inviting talks, posters & VR demos. Accepted abstracts → proceedings book + Frontiers in VR editorial. 📅 Deadline: July 15, 2026 #vrneurosky #vrsky #VRResearch
Excited to announce CATlab — the Cognition, Action and Touch Lab — a new junior research group at our department, led by Dr. Art Pilacinski( @fatresearchcat.bsky.social ). The group will explore how cognition, action, and touch interact in neuroscience research. Congratulations, Art! 🧠
New location for VRS Hackathon is official! Old coal mine opens its gates for our h4x0rs! @vrsummit.bsky.social
🎙️ Throwback to #VRSummit2024! Prof. Pedro Lopes blew our minds with his keynote on the "Ultimate Display" — VR that physically moves your body using electrical muscle stimulation. 🧠⚡ Watch the full talk 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=rBK3kP... #VR #HCI #Haptics
📅 Save the Date: VR Summit 2026 returns to Bochum! 🚀 🛠️ VRS Hackathon: Oct 10–11 🎤 VRSummit: Oct 12–13 📍 Bochum, Germany We are bringing the XR community back together for four days of innovation and networking. Clear your schedule, you won't want to miss this. 🌐 #VRSummit2026 #XR #VRresearch
🥽 Call for Papers: Virtual Bodies for Real Humans We are hosting a new Research Topic in Frontiers in Virtual Reality! Hosted by Christian Klaes, Michael Wiesing & Art Pilacinski. We're looking for research on embodiment, phantom touch & the emotional impact of avatars. 🧠✨
Huge congratulations to Dr. Aline Xavier Fidêncio for successfully defending her PhD thesis! 🎓✨ On Nov 10th, Aline presented her work on "Machine learning-based strategies for detection and application of neurobiological error-related reinforcement signals in BCIs." 🧠🤖
Not even a year until the next VRSummit and VRS Hackathon! @vrsummit.bsky.social For those who have missed this year's Summit, here are videos of most of the talks. #VRresearch www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hbI... www.youtube.com/watch?v=29M_... www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4zL...
Aaand the awesome @melslater.bsky.social concludes this year's VRS leaving everyone inspired! #vrneurosky @vrsummit.bsky.social
VRS25 Day 2:t's time for our afternoon Keynote! 🌟 Presenting now: Martin Edwards. #VRSummit2025 #VRresearch
They are starting! Live on stage the legendary @vrneuroscience.bsky.social telling participants their challenge @vrsummit.bsky.social
🌟 VRS Hackathon 2025—prizes revealed! ⏰ Registration closes in 2 days (Oct 17) 🎁 PICO 4 Ultra Enterprise + 500 € + 5× UnitedXR Europe tickets 📍 RUB-Makerspace | 🗓️ Oct 18–19 (VR Summit Oct 20–21) 🔗 Register now: vrs.rub.de #VRresearch
