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  • 2016 - ACM Senior Member

Overview

Mary C. Whitton is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Computer Science, with a particular focus on Human-Computer Interaction and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Other subfields include Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, and Control and Systems Engineering.

The main topics of their work cover Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts, Augmented Reality Applications, Tactile and Sensory Interactions, Visual Attention and Saliency Detection, Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, Simulation and Modeling Applications, and Visual perception and processing mechanisms.

Whitton has published in several venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • UNC Libraries
  • IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
  • Frontiers in Virtual Reality
  • Communications of the ACM

Their recent papers include:

  • "Revisiting Milgram and Kishino's Reality-Virtuality Continuum," 2021, Frontiers in Virtual Reality
  • "Immersion and Coherence: Research Agenda and Early Results," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • "Floor-vibration VR: Mitigating Cybersickness Using Whole-body Tactile Stimuli in Highly Realistic Vehicle Driving Experiences," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • "It Is Time to Let Go of 'Virtual Reality'," 2023, Communications of the ACM
  • "Introduce Floor Vibration to Virtual Reality," 2021, Symposium on Spatial User Interaction

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Amela Sadagić
  • Richard Skarbez
  • Mark Billinghurst
  • Gudrun Klinker
  • James H. Swan

Among professional recognitions, Mary C. Whitton was named an ACM Senior Member in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Walking > walking-in-place > flying, in virtual environments

    Martin Usoh;Kevin Arthur;Mary C. Whitton;Rui Bastos

  • Redirected walking

    Sharif Razzaque;Zachariah Kohn;Mary C Whitton

  • Physiological measures of presence in stressful virtual environments

    Michael Meehan;Brent Insko;Mary Whitton;Frederick P. Brooks

  • A Survey of Presence and Related Concepts

    Richard Skarbez;Frederick P. Brooks;Mary C. Whitton

  • Passive haptics significantly enhances virtual environments

    Brent E Insko;Michael J Meehan;Mary C Whitton;Frederick P Brooks

  • Effect of latency on presence in stressful virtual environments

    M. Meehan;S. Razzaque;M.C. Whitton;F.P. Brooks

  • Towards Performing Ultrasound-Guided Needle Biopsies from within a Head-Mounted Display

    Henry Fuchs;Andrei State;Etta D. Pisano;William F. Garrett

  • Revisiting Milgram and Kishino's Reality-Virtuality Continuum

    Richard Skarbez;Missie Smith;Mary C. Whitton

  • 15 Years of Research on Redirected Walking in Immersive Virtual Environments

    Niels Christian Nilsson;Tabitha Peck;Gerd Bruder;Eri Hodgson

  • MMR: an interactive massive model rendering system using geometric and image-based acceleration

    Daniel Aliaga;Jon Cohen;Andrew Wilson;Eric Baker

  • Technologies for augmented reality systems: realizing ultrasound-guided needle biopsies

    Andrei State;Mark A. Livingston;William F. Garrett;Gentaro Hirota

  • Evaluation of Reorientation Techniques and Distractors for Walking in Large Virtual Environments

    T.C. Peck;H. Fuchs;M.C. Whitton

  • Review of four studies on the use of physiological reaction as a measure of presence in stressful virtual environments.

    Michael Meehan;Sharif Razzaque;Brent Insko;Mary Whitton

  • Redirected walking in place

    Sharif Razzaque;David Swapp;Mel Slater;Mary C. Whitton

  • LLCM-WIP: Low-Latency, Continuous-Motion Walking-in-Place

    J. Feasel;M.C. Whitton;J.D. Wendt

  • GUD WIP: Gait-Understanding-Driven Walking-In-Place

    Jeremy D. Wendt;Mary C. Whitton;Frederick P. Brooks

  • Designing to support situation awareness across distances: an example from a scientific collaboratory

    Diane H. Sonnenwald;Kelly L. Maglaughlin;Mary C. Whitton

  • Using innovation diffusion theory to guide collaboration technology evaluation: work in progress

    D.H. Sonnenwald;K.L. Maglaughlin;M.C. Whitton

  • Evaluating a scientific collaboratory: Results of a controlled experiment

    Diane H. Sonnenwald;Mary C. Whitton;Kelly L. Maglaughlin

  • An evaluation of navigational ability comparing Redirected Free Exploration with Distractors to Walking-in-Place and joystick locomotio interfaces

    Tabitha C. Peck;Henry Fuchs;Mary C. Whitton

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederick P. Brooks
Frederick P. Brooks University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Henry Fuchs
Henry Fuchs University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Andrei State
Andrei State University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Benjamin Lok
Benjamin Lok University of Florida
Frank Steinicke
Frank Steinicke Universität Hamburg
Chris R. Johnson
Chris R. Johnson University of Utah
Mel Slater
Mel Slater University of Barcelona
Anthony Steed
Anthony Steed University College London
Greg Welch
Greg Welch University of Central Florida
Lawrence E. Band
Lawrence E. Band University of Virginia

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