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Michael Wiesing
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He/Him.
Postdoc @EventLab @UniBarcelona

Open VR environments for research (CC0): gitlab.com/eventlabprojects/openenvironments.

VR research feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wkncjmnqrxjmx7dskjju2nii/feed/vrcademicsky

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Not even a year until the next VRSummit and VRS Hackathon!
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For those who have missed this year's Summit, here are videos of most of the talks. #VRresearch
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October 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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And the first laptop exploded. #TooIntenseHacking @vrsummit.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Time to kick off the VRS Hackathon @vrsummit.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Just added a new small Unity scene to the collection of currently seven virtual environments I created over the years. They are all free to reuse under Creative Commons and are all optimized for standalone VR. Here's the repository tinyurl.com/OpenEnvironm...
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October 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Today I’m at a workshop on Freedom of Expression in Immersive Realities at the @coe.int in Strasbourg. Interesting discussions with the Council on how to ensure freedom of expression in VR. #VRresearch
October 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Some small updates and optimizations later.
August 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Small environment I created for a colleague 🙂
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August 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Help develop real feelings in virtual worlds!
We’re looking for sponsors for the VRS Hackathon 2025, where interdisciplinary teams will push the boundaries of haptic feedback in VR.

Want your brand at the heart of innovation? Let’s talk.
Learn more: vrs.rub.de

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July 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Fun fact, this year the VRS will also feature a virtual conference
More on: vrs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/virtual-vrs/
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July 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Proud that our VR course went online as part of the project "Deep Tech Brain: Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Neuroimaging, and Neuromodulation" here at the UB.
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July 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Google Scholar has started to doubt my humanity. Guess I’ve been reading too many papers lately. 🤡
July 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Oh that's nice. MetaHumans can now be used outside of UE.
#VRcademicSky www.unrealengine.com/en-US/news/a...
A screenshot with text: MetaHuman 5.6: our most powerful digital human toolset yet With MetaHuman 5.6, the digital human framework leaves Early Access and is now fully embedded in Unreal Engine. We’ve updated the Unreal Engine EULA so MetaHuman characters and animation can be used in any engine, such as Unity or Godot, as well as creative software like Maya, Houdini, and Blender so you can expect to see MetaHumans in more places. MetaHuman Creator now has enhanced fidelity thanks to improved materials, a larger scan database and improved models for processing scan data, plus new authoring workflows that will vastly expand the range of available options for faces, bodies, and clothing. The update also provides the ability to generate real-time animation from almost any camera or audio with MetaHuman Animator, and expands the MetaHuman ecosystem with new plugins for DCCs, as well as integration with the Fab marketplace. Check out all the updates in our latest MetaHuman blog post. In the text the following sentence is highlighted: We’ve updated the Unreal Engine EULA so MetaHuman characters and animation can be used in any engine, such as Unity or Godot, as well as creative software like Maya, Houdini, and Blender so you can expect to see MetaHumans in more places.
June 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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No problems here to open cobalt.tools.
June 3, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Kinda had the opposite experience 😅
June 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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I think this is the first timeI think this is the first time ChatGPT has replied to me from a first-person perspective.
May 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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I'm really happy with my new dissolve shader :)
May 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Our new paper just dropped: we tested whether people confuse virtual reality with reality.
Spoiler: They do!
Some even tried to sit on virtual chairs.
The full story is now out in iScience: doi.org/10.1016/j.is...

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Two virtual characters in a simulated office setting. One character, wearing a pink hoodie, is seated with a tablet with the word 'InteVRview' on the display in front of them, while the other character, in a blue shirt, sits across the table, facing them.
May 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Paper accepted! Perfect start to the weekend. #VRcademicSky
May 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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As someone with firsthand experience with kidney stones, I can confirm that VR rocks (pun intended) for pain relief! Fun fact: Years ago, my go-to VR app was Fantasynth. According to Steam, I spent 9h in it, although it’s just a 7min music experience. #VRcademicSky
March 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Testing out some fake shadow for the ceiling fan :)
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March 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Teaser for a new room soon to be added to the OpenEnvironments collection. This room isn't intended for experiments, but rather for an upcoming class where I want to teach how to use shaders in Unity. #VRcademicSky
Screenshot of a 3D modeled study room environment in Blender. The scene features a large bookcase filled with books.Tthere is a desk and a chair, next to an armchair with a small table on each side.
February 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Look what new toys arrived at my place today! 🤓
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February 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Thanks, ResearchGate, for recommending my own paper to me! Clearly, excellent research! 😅
January 31, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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This week, I attended our consortium meeting in Porto for the PRESENCE project, a EU with 17 partners from 11 countries. It was wonderful to finally meet some colleagues in person after knowing them only through video calls—and to experience some impressive haptic devices firsthand! #VRcademicSky
January 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Here with Unity's default skybox for comparison
December 27, 2024 at 10:23 PM