Embedded Interaction Lab

🌟 Excited to share a glimpse of the inauguration of the "Educational Metaverse" project at the newly established Virtual Reality Section of the Guwahati Planetarium. This groundbreaking initiative is a significant step towards enriching Assam's science and technology ecosystem, offering immersive learning experiences to students and science enthusiasts.

The event was graced by the presence of Shri Keshab Mahanta কেশৱ মহন্ত, Hon’ble Minister of Science and Technology, Government of Assam. With this innovative addition, subjects such as physics, biology, geology, and space science will now be more accessible and engaging, fostering a deeper understanding among audiences.

Funded with ₹1 crore from the 2022-23 state budget, the project was brought to life through a collaboration with the Embedded Interaction Lab , Department of Design, IIT Guwahati, under the ‘Evam’ Project, which designed the VR modules and facilitated the VR headsets. This effort highlights the transformative power of technology in education.

The event was further enriched by the presence of notable dignitaries, including Mrs. Laya Madduri, Secretary of the Science-Technology and Climate Change Department, Dr. Jaydeep Barua, Director of the Assam Science Technology and Environment Council, Mr. Vijay Shankar Sharma, North East Convener of the National Science Museum Council, and Dr. Keyur Sorathia, Assistant Professor at IIT Guwahati.

This initiative marks a milestone in advancing education and inspiring innovation through cutting-edge technology. 🚀

Embedded Interaction Lab just got a whole lot brighter! Welcome to Nilotpal Biswas, PhD, our new team member who joined as Project Post Doctoral Researcher! Looking forward to collaborative brilliance!

Quick update. We published 1 full paper and 1 poster at the Academic Mindtrek Conference 2024 for our research and applied work in VR for education and user interfaces. My student Rishabh Pandey and my research staff Kaushiki Baheti presented the poster and full paper respectively.

Full paper is titled "Design and Evaluation of Gravity's Grip: A VR-based Educational Tool Designed for Novice Users"

Poster is titled "A Pilot Study on Hand-Referenced Menu User Interfaces for Head-Mounted Display Virtual Reality"

If you are interested in learning to design VR applications for novice VR users, and explore new user interface designs for complex menu user interfaces, there is certainly some learning for you in these papers.

Link to access the full paper - https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3681716.3681718

Link to access the poster - https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3681716.3689445