Paper-Conference

Evaluating Interactive AI: Understanding and Controlling Placebo Effects in Human-AI Interaction

In the medical field, patients often experience tangible benefits from treatments they expect will improve their condition, even if the …

Steeven Villa, Robin Welsch, Alena Denisova, Thomas Kosch

Improving Electromyographic Muscle Response Times through Visual and Tactile Prior Stimulation in Virtual Reality

Electromyography (EMG) enables hands-free interactions by detecting muscle activity at different human body locations. Previous studies …

Jessica Sehrt, Leonardo Ferreira, Karsten Weyers, Amir Mahmood, Thomas Kosch, Valentin Schwind

The Illusion of Performance: The Effect of Phantom Display Refresh Rates on User Expectations and Reaction Times

User expectations impact the evaluation of new interactive systems. Increased expectations may enhance the perceived effectiveness of …

Esther Bosch, Robin Welsch, Tamim Ayach, Christopher Katins, Thomas Kosch

Intelligent Music Interfaces: When Interactive Assistance and Adaptive Augmentation Meet Musical Instruments

The interactive augmentation of musical instruments to foster selfexpression and learning has a rich history. Over the past decades, …

Thomas Kosch, Andreas Wei\ss, Jordan Aiko Deja, Snehesh Shrestha, Matthias Hoppe, Andrii Matviienko, Karola Marky

Assessing User Apprehensions About Mixed Reality Artifacts and Applications: The Mixed Reality Concerns (MRC) Questionnaire

Current research in Mixed Reality (MR) presents a wide range of novel use cases for blending virtual elements with the real world. This …

Christopher Katins, Paweł W. Woźniak, Aodi Chen, Ihsan Tumay, Luu Viet Trinh Le, John Uschold, Thomas Kosch

Mind the Visual Discomfort: Assessing Event-Related Potentials as Indicators for Visual Strain in Head-Mounted Displays

Francesco Chiossi, Yannick Weiss, Thomas Steinbrecher, Christian Mai, Thomas Kosch

Value by Design: Reducing Cognitive Load by Using Visual Guidance in Augmented Reality-An Eye-Tracking Study

Besides the positive effects of Augmented Reality (AR) on work and learning performance, research on its impact on cognitive load has …

Jana Gonnermann-Müller, Nicolas Leins, Norbert Gronau, Thomas Kosch

Your Eyes on Speed: Using Pupil Dilation to Adaptively Select Speed-Reading Parameters in Virtual Reality

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Jesse Grootjen, Philipp Thalhammer, Thomas Kosch

Assessing Eye Tracking for Continuous Central Field Loss Monitoring

Eye tracking is increasingly becoming prevalent for health-related interactive systems. Eye tracking can automatically reveal the …

Jesse Grootjen, Alexandra Sipatchin, Siegfried Wahl, Tonja-Katrin Machulla, Lewis Chuang, Thomas Kosch

VRow-VRow-VRow-Your-Boat: A Toolkit for Integrating Commodity Ergometers in Virtual Reality Experiences

Exergames, video games designed to blend entertainment with physical activity, aim to improve users’ physical fitness by combining …

Dominik Schön, Thomas Kosch, Julius Von Willich, Max Mühlhäuser, Sebastian Günther