The Inclusive Interaction Lab Presents

Dr. Mayra Donaji Barrera-Machuca

Assistant Professor

VERTEX Lab

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 6:00 PM in SSB-170

Using Eye-Gaze for Design and Art in VR

Abstract

In this talk, I will present the importance of eye-gaze for sketching and then show how we can develop novel user interfaces for sketching in VR by understanding how people use their eye movements. I will present two papers: "An Artists' Perspectives on Natural Interactions for VR 3D Sketching," which discusses the expectations of artists regarding multimodal interactions in 3D sketching systems, and "EyeGuide & EyeConGuide: Gaze-based Visual Guides to Improve 3D Sketching Systems" that presents two novel user interactions for 3D sketching that utilize the eye-gaze of the user as input method.

Short Bio

Dr. Barrera Machuca is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Computer Science at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. Her current research areas include using multimodal interactions for 3D sketching and understanding human performance with virtual objects. She also proposes new user interfaces that improve the accuracy of people working inside virtual environments and studies skill transfers between virtual reality and real life. Dr. Barrera Machuca’s work has generated considerable interest in the community, including winning the 2021 VGTC Virtual Reality Best Dissertation Award.