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Use advanced Eye Tracking in Virtual Reality

Posted on March 11th, 2021 by Marco Otte

Since about a year the Tech Labs are in possession of the HTC Vive Pro Eye virtual reality headsets. These top-level VR headsets have integrated eye tracking that offers all sorts of new possibilities for research. Already we’ve created several … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Cella, Tech Labs, The Network Institute, VRblog

Linked Data projects at the Network Institute

Posted on February 9th, 2021 by Marco Otte

The Network Institute is featured in a recent blog on DBpedia! It explains our Academy Assistants program and shows a couple of examples that fit in the Linked Data area of research. “Network Institute Academy Assistant (NIAA)   Through a variety … Continue reading →

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Flood risk communication in Virtual Reality

Posted on January 4th, 2021 by Marco Otte

Many individuals experience problems understanding and preparing for low-probability  impact risk, like natural disasters and pandemics – unless they experience these events, yet then it is often too late to avoid damages. Individuals with recent disaster risk experience are, on … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Cella, News, Tech Labs, Uncategorised, VRblog

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For over ten years, the Network Institute has been studying the digital society, in an interdisciplinary approach. The institute brings together a unique combination of scientists from informatics, social sciences and humanities.
Network Institute: The hub for interdisciplinary research on the digital society