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Bernhard E. Riecke

Bernhard E. Riecke

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Computer Science

D-Index
44
Citations
6560
World Ranking
7680
National Ranking
311

Overview

Bernhard E. Riecke is affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of computer science, particularly in human-computer interaction and virtual reality applications. Their research spans several interconnected domains, focusing on how technology mediates human experience and perception.

The scientist's work primarily addresses topics including:

  • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Spatial Cognition and Navigation
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Augmented Reality Applications
  • Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Innovative Human-Technology Interaction

Riecke's most frequent publication venues reflect a strong focus on virtual reality, psychology, and visualization:

  • Frontiers in Virtual Reality
  • 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Riecke include:

  • "A Review on Research and Evaluation Methods for Investigating Self-Transcendence," 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • "To Sit or Not to Sit in VR: Analyzing Influences and (Dis)Advantages of Posture and Embodied Interaction," 2021, Computers
  • "Defining Transformative Experiences: A Conceptual Analysis," 2022, Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Strategies for Fostering a Genuine Feeling of Connection in Technologically Mediated Systems," 2022, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • "HeadJoystick: Improving Flying in VR Using a Novel Leaning-Based Interface," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

Their frequent collaborators provide insight into their research network. Regular co-authors include Ernst Kruijff, Daniel Zielasko, John Desnoyers-Stewart, Alexandra Kitson, and Ekaterina R. Stepanova.

Bernhard E. Riecke's research integrates methodologies and themes from multiple subfields such as:

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Social Psychology
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

This interdisciplinary approach supports investigations into how users experience virtual and augmented environments, how spatial cognition is supported and affected by technology, and the design of novel interaction techniques. The focus on both technological and human factors contributes to advancing understanding in immersive systems and their impacts.

Best Publications

  • Vection and visually induced motion sickness: how are they related?

    Behrang Keshavarz;Bernhard E. Riecke;Lawrence J. Hettinger;Jennifer L. Campos;Jennifer L. Campos

  • Social presence in online discussions as a process predictor of academic performance

    Srecko Joksimovic;Dragan Gasevic;Vitomir Kovanovic;Bernhard E. Riecke

  • Visual homing is possible without landmarks: a path integration study in virtual reality

    Bernhard E. Riecke;Henricus A. H. C. van Veen;Heinrich H. Bülthoff

  • Do HDR displays support LDR content?: a psychophysical evaluation

    Ahmet Oǧuz Akyüz;Roland Fleming;Bernhard E. Riecke;Erik Reinhard

  • Do we need to walk for effective virtual reality navigation? physical rotations alone may suffice

    Bernhard E. Riecke;Bobby Bodenheimer;Timothy P. McNamara;Betsy Williams

  • Sonic Cradle: designing for an immersive experience of meditation by connecting respiration to music

    Jay Vidyarthi;Bernhard E. Riecke;Diane Gromala

  • Spatial updating in virtual reality: the sufficiency of visual information

    Bernhard E. Riecke;Douglas W. Cunningham;Heinrich H. Bülthoff

  • Cognitive factors can influence self-motion perception (vection) in virtual reality

    Bernhard E. Riecke;Jörg Schulte-Pelkum;Marios N. Avraamides;Markus Von Der Heyde

  • Are You Awed Yet? How Virtual Reality Gives Us Awe and Goose Bumps.

    Denise Quesnel;Bernhard E. Riecke

  • Do HDR displays support LDR content?

    Unknown

  • Moving sounds enhance the visually-induced self-motion illusion (circular vection) in virtual reality

    Bernhard E. Riecke;Aleksander Väljamäe;Jörg Schulte-Pelkum

  • Towards lean and elegant self-motion simulation in virtual reality

    B.E. Riecke;J. Schulte-Pelkum;F. Caniard;H.H. Bulthoff

  • Immersive Interactive Technologies for Positive Change: A Scoping Review and Design Considerations.

    Alexandra Kitson;Mirjana Prpa;Bernhard E. Riecke

  • On Your Feet!: Enhancing Vection in Leaning-Based Interfaces through Multisensory Stimuli

    Ernst Kruijff;Alexander Marquardt;Christina Trepkowski;Robert W. Lindeman

  • Local and global reference frames for environmental spaces

    Tobias Meilinger;Bernhard E. Riecke;Heinrich H. Bülthoff

  • Comparing leaning-based motion cueing interfaces for virtual reality locomotion

    Alexandra Kitson;Abraham M. Hashemian;Ekaterina R. Stepanova;Ernst Kruijff

  • Attending to Breath: Exploring How the Cues in a Virtual Environment Guide the Attention to Breath and Shape the Quality of Experience to Support Mindfulness

    Mirjana Prpa;Kıvanç Tatar;Jules Françoise;Bernhard Riecke

  • Visual cues can be sufficient for triggering automatic, reflexlike spatial updating

    Bernhard E. Riecke;Markus Von Der Heyde;Heinrich H. Bülthoff

  • The effect of visual motion stimulus characteristics on vection and visually induced motion sickness

    Behrang Keshavarz;Behrang Keshavarz;Aaron Emile Philipp-Muller;Wanja Hemmerich;Bernhard E. Riecke

  • Bridging the gap: attribute and spatial metaphors for tangible interface design

    Anna Macaranas;Alissa N. Antle;Bernhard E. Riecke

  • Geocaching with a Beam: Shared Outdoor Activities through a Telepresence Robot with 360 Degree Viewing

    Yasamin Heshmat;Brennan Jones;Xiaoxuan Xiong;Carman Neustaedter

Frequent Co-Authors

Heinrich H. Bülthoff
Heinrich H. Bülthoff Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Carman Neustaedter
Carman Neustaedter Simon Fraser University
Alissa N. Antle
Alissa N. Antle Simon Fraser University
Timothy P. McNamara
Timothy P. McNamara Vanderbilt University
Wolfgang Stuerzlinger
Wolfgang Stuerzlinger Simon Fraser University
John J. Rieser
John J. Rieser Vanderbilt University
Stephen Palmisano
Stephen Palmisano University of Wollongong
Hanspeter A. Mallot
Hanspeter A. Mallot University of Tübingen
Rolf Ulrich
Rolf Ulrich University of Tübingen
Karl R. Gegenfurtner
Karl R. Gegenfurtner University of Giessen

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