News

Publication (July 2024)
One of the recent research projects based at the VR Lab is now published:

  • Stein, N., Watson, T., Lappe, M., Westendorf, M., & Durant, S. (2024). Eye and head movements in visual search in the extended field of view. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 8907.

Publication (July 2023)
One of the recent research projects based at the VR Lab is now published:

  • Gulhan, D., Durant, S., & Zanker, J. M. (2023). Aesthetic judgments of 3D arts in virtual reality and online settings. Virtual Reality, 27(2), 573-589.

Publication (September 2021)
One of the recent research projects based at the VR Lab is now published:

  • Gulhan, D., Durant, S., & Zanker, J. (2021). Similarity of gaze patterns across physical and virtual versions of an installation artwork. Scientific Reports, 11, 18913, doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-91904-x. [PDF: Article]

Conference participation: IAEA 2021 (September 2021)
Lab members are presenting their research as two posters at the 26th Conference of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA):

  • Durant, S. & Gulhan, D. (2021, September). Visual attention guidance in virtual environments. Poster session presented at the Conference of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA), Online. [PDF: Abstract] [PDF: Poster]
  • Gulhan, D., Durant, S. & Zanker, J. (2021, September). The relation between liking and monetary value of abstract watercolour paintings – an online experiment. Poster session presented at the Conference of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA), Online. [PDF: Abstract] [PDF: Poster]

Conference participation: ECVP 2021 (August 2021)
Lab members are presenting their research as one talk and two posters at the 43rd European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP):

  • Durant, S., Pessenda-Crichlow, M. & Watson, T. (2021, August). Visual search in 360 degree visual space with head rotation. Talk session presented at the European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Online.
  • Gulhan, D., Durant, S. & Zanker, J. (2021, August). Visual experience of installation art in the gallery and aesthetic preference towards artwork variations. Poster session presented at the European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Online. [PDF: Abstract] [PDF: Poster]
  • Zanker, J., Gulhan, D., Durant, S., Holmes, T., & Stevanov, J. (2021, August). Mondrian’s travel into space: grand aesthetic vision or artistic imagination? Poster session presented at the European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Online. [PDF: Abstract] [PDF: Poster]

For the abstract book, please click here.

Workshop participation: RWVSW (August 2021)

Szonya Durant is presenting her research in an interdisciplinary online workshop on real-world visual search as a talk: “Searching in 3D Space – What Constitutes Stimulus Onset?”

For the workshop website, please click here.

Grant announcement: StoryFutures (May 2021)
Szonya Durant has been awarded two research funding awards from StoryFutures:

  • Partnered with Spilt Milk Studios: Testing the use of depth of field to affect user attention in real-time 3D
  • Partnered with Typeone: Attention guidance in an interactive cinematic format using particles

COVID-19 Update: Lab reopening (April 2021)
The lab is reopening in line with the roadmap set out by the government.

VR Workshop (October 2020)
An introductory VR workshop aimed to postgraduate researchers at the department is taking place on 28th October 2020.

For the presentation as a PDF file please click here.

COVID-19 Update: Lab closure (March 2020)
The VR lab is temporarily closed due to the risks associated with COVID-19 pandemic, and detailed guidance on re-opening will be provided.

Mini-symposium on Empirical Aesthetics (February 2020)
The Perception-Action-Decision Making (PAD) Group is hosting two speakers (Edward Vessel from the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics and Jasmina Stevanov from the University of Bristol) along with four internal speakers highlighting some of the VR-related work taking place at Royal Holloway, on 26th February 2020.

For the programme of talks please click here.

Virtual reality lab launch (May 2019)
The opening of the new interdisciplinary virtual reality lab is taking place on 21st June 2019. The event sees talks from psychologists working in this area with live demonstrations in eye-tracking and VR.

To register for the event please click here.
For a programme of events please click here.