Michael Wiesing
@vrneuroscience.bsky.social
He/Him.
Postdoc @EventLab @UniBarcelona
Open VR environments for research (CC0): gitlab.com/eventlabprojects/openenvironments.
VR research feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wkncjmnqrxjmx7dskjju2nii/feed/vrcademicsky
http://tinyurl.com/27p67z27
Postdoc @EventLab @UniBarcelona
Open VR environments for research (CC0): gitlab.com/eventlabprojects/openenvironments.
VR research feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wkncjmnqrxjmx7dskjju2nii/feed/vrcademicsky
http://tinyurl.com/27p67z27
Pinned
Our new paper just dropped: we tested whether people confuse virtual reality with reality.
Spoiler: They do!
Some even tried to sit on virtual chairs.
The full story is now out in iScience: doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
#VRcademicSky
Spoiler: They do!
Some even tried to sit on virtual chairs.
The full story is now out in iScience: doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
#VRcademicSky
Fingers crossed!
Steam Frame, Steam Controller, Steam Machine announcement is expected soon, here's a first look!
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fingers crossed!
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🚨Please repost widely!
Are you into VR and cognitive rehab? Looking for a research technician to work with me in Pamplona @unav.edu on developing a multimodal XR system for stroke rehab (VYSIUM HEALTH).
This project is financed by the Government of Navarra and FEDER.
Apply here or DM me!
Are you into VR and cognitive rehab? Looking for a research technician to work with me in Pamplona @unav.edu on developing a multimodal XR system for stroke rehab (VYSIUM HEALTH).
This project is financed by the Government of Navarra and FEDER.
Apply here or DM me!
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En la Facultad de Educación y Psicología de la Universidad de Navarra, formamos a profesionales con espíritu de servicio, pensamiento crítico, compromiso ético y ganas de aportar su conocimiento a la ...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🚨Please repost widely!
Are you into VR and cognitive rehab? Looking for a research technician to work with me in Pamplona @unav.edu on developing a multimodal XR system for stroke rehab (VYSIUM HEALTH).
This project is financed by the Government of Navarra and FEDER.
Apply here or DM me!
Are you into VR and cognitive rehab? Looking for a research technician to work with me in Pamplona @unav.edu on developing a multimodal XR system for stroke rehab (VYSIUM HEALTH).
This project is financed by the Government of Navarra and FEDER.
Apply here or DM me!
Not even a year until the next VRSummit and VRS Hackathon!
@vrsummit.bsky.social
For those who have missed this year's Summit, here are videos of most of the talks. #VRresearch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hbI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=29M_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4zL...
@vrsummit.bsky.social
For those who have missed this year's Summit, here are videos of most of the talks. #VRresearch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hbI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=29M_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4zL...
October 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Not even a year until the next VRSummit and VRS Hackathon!
@vrsummit.bsky.social
For those who have missed this year's Summit, here are videos of most of the talks. #VRresearch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hbI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=29M_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4zL...
@vrsummit.bsky.social
For those who have missed this year's Summit, here are videos of most of the talks. #VRresearch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hbI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=29M_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4zL...
Reposted by Michael Wiesing
Aaand the awesome @melslater.bsky.social concludes this year's VRS leaving everyone inspired!
#vrneurosky @vrsummit.bsky.social
#vrneurosky @vrsummit.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Aaand the awesome @melslater.bsky.social concludes this year's VRS leaving everyone inspired!
#vrneurosky @vrsummit.bsky.social
#vrneurosky @vrsummit.bsky.social
And the first laptop exploded. #TooIntenseHacking @vrsummit.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM
And the first laptop exploded. #TooIntenseHacking @vrsummit.bsky.social
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They are starting! Live on stage the legendary @vrneuroscience.bsky.social telling participants their challenge @vrsummit.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 8:38 AM
They are starting! Live on stage the legendary @vrneuroscience.bsky.social telling participants their challenge @vrsummit.bsky.social
Time to kick off the VRS Hackathon @vrsummit.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Time to kick off the VRS Hackathon @vrsummit.bsky.social
Just added a new small Unity scene to the collection of currently seven virtual environments I created over the years. They are all free to reuse under Creative Commons and are all optimized for standalone VR. Here's the repository tinyurl.com/OpenEnvironm...
#VRresearch
#VRresearch
October 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Just added a new small Unity scene to the collection of currently seven virtual environments I created over the years. They are all free to reuse under Creative Commons and are all optimized for standalone VR. Here's the repository tinyurl.com/OpenEnvironm...
#VRresearch
#VRresearch
Reposted by Michael Wiesing
Our next #Speaker_Spotlight for VRS25 ✨
• Christina “XaosPrincess” Kinne — social VR artist
• Michael Barngrover — XR4Europe; XR dev & community builder
• Tianyuan Zhang — XR/VR artist; creator of “Sensing Nature”
Oct 20–21 · Rotunde Bochum
Register: vrs.rub.de
#VRSummit #XR #VRresearch
• Christina “XaosPrincess” Kinne — social VR artist
• Michael Barngrover — XR4Europe; XR dev & community builder
• Tianyuan Zhang — XR/VR artist; creator of “Sensing Nature”
Oct 20–21 · Rotunde Bochum
Register: vrs.rub.de
#VRSummit #XR #VRresearch
October 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Our next #Speaker_Spotlight for VRS25 ✨
• Christina “XaosPrincess” Kinne — social VR artist
• Michael Barngrover — XR4Europe; XR dev & community builder
• Tianyuan Zhang — XR/VR artist; creator of “Sensing Nature”
Oct 20–21 · Rotunde Bochum
Register: vrs.rub.de
#VRSummit #XR #VRresearch
• Christina “XaosPrincess” Kinne — social VR artist
• Michael Barngrover — XR4Europe; XR dev & community builder
• Tianyuan Zhang — XR/VR artist; creator of “Sensing Nature”
Oct 20–21 · Rotunde Bochum
Register: vrs.rub.de
#VRSummit #XR #VRresearch
Reposted by Michael Wiesing
Our Dagstuhl Seminar with @panxueni.bsky.social, @vrneuroscience.bsky.social and @pedrolopes.org is now official!
Invites will be sent next week by the admins, but stay tuned for the outcomes next July!
www.dagstuhl.de/en/seminars/...
Invites will be sent next week by the admins, but stay tuned for the outcomes next July!
www.dagstuhl.de/en/seminars/...
Dagstuhl Seminar 26262: Virtual Bodies for Real Humans – Avatars, Sensations, Emotions and Brains
www.dagstuhl.de
October 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Our Dagstuhl Seminar with @panxueni.bsky.social, @vrneuroscience.bsky.social and @pedrolopes.org is now official!
Invites will be sent next week by the admins, but stay tuned for the outcomes next July!
www.dagstuhl.de/en/seminars/...
Invites will be sent next week by the admins, but stay tuned for the outcomes next July!
www.dagstuhl.de/en/seminars/...
Today I’m at a workshop on Freedom of Expression in Immersive Realities at the @coe.int in Strasbourg. Interesting discussions with the Council on how to ensure freedom of expression in VR. #VRresearch
October 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Today I’m at a workshop on Freedom of Expression in Immersive Realities at the @coe.int in Strasbourg. Interesting discussions with the Council on how to ensure freedom of expression in VR. #VRresearch
Reposted by Michael Wiesing
VR is more than tech—it’s people. 🎥
Prof. Xueni Pan (Goldsmiths, UoL) shares why she’s excited for VR Summit 2025: a community of CS, neuroscience & creators using VR to make the world better.
What makes a great tech conference?
👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: vrsummit.rub.de
#VRSummit2025 #VR #VRresearch
Prof. Xueni Pan (Goldsmiths, UoL) shares why she’s excited for VR Summit 2025: a community of CS, neuroscience & creators using VR to make the world better.
What makes a great tech conference?
👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: vrsummit.rub.de
#VRSummit2025 #VR #VRresearch
October 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
VR is more than tech—it’s people. 🎥
Prof. Xueni Pan (Goldsmiths, UoL) shares why she’s excited for VR Summit 2025: a community of CS, neuroscience & creators using VR to make the world better.
What makes a great tech conference?
👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: vrsummit.rub.de
#VRSummit2025 #VR #VRresearch
Prof. Xueni Pan (Goldsmiths, UoL) shares why she’s excited for VR Summit 2025: a community of CS, neuroscience & creators using VR to make the world better.
What makes a great tech conference?
👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: vrsummit.rub.de
#VRSummit2025 #VR #VRresearch
Reposted by Michael Wiesing
🚀 We’re partnering with PICO XR for #VRS25 in Bochum! PICO is sponsoring the Hackathon (Oct 18–19) and contributing a PICO 4 Ultra Enterprise headset for the winning team.
Join us Oct 18–21: vrs.rub.de/hackathon-2025
#PICO #VR #VRSummit #Hackathon #VRresearch
Join us Oct 18–21: vrs.rub.de/hackathon-2025
#PICO #VR #VRSummit #Hackathon #VRresearch
September 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🚀 We’re partnering with PICO XR for #VRS25 in Bochum! PICO is sponsoring the Hackathon (Oct 18–19) and contributing a PICO 4 Ultra Enterprise headset for the winning team.
Join us Oct 18–21: vrs.rub.de/hackathon-2025
#PICO #VR #VRSummit #Hackathon #VRresearch
Join us Oct 18–21: vrs.rub.de/hackathon-2025
#PICO #VR #VRSummit #Hackathon #VRresearch
Reposted by Michael Wiesing
📅 𝗩𝗥 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 — Oct 20–21, 2025 • Rotunde Bochum
👉 vrs.rub.de
#VRSummit #VRresearch #XR #HCI #GameStudies #Bochum #RUB
👉 vrs.rub.de
#VRSummit #VRresearch #XR #HCI #GameStudies #Bochum #RUB
VR Summit 2025 – Join us for VR Summit Oct 20-21, 2025 Rotunde Bochum, Germany
VR Summit
vrs.rub.de
September 26, 2025 at 10:47 AM
📅 𝗩𝗥 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 — Oct 20–21, 2025 • Rotunde Bochum
👉 vrs.rub.de
#VRSummit #VRresearch #XR #HCI #GameStudies #Bochum #RUB
👉 vrs.rub.de
#VRSummit #VRresearch #XR #HCI #GameStudies #Bochum #RUB
Reposted by Michael Wiesing
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 #SpeakerSpotlight 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗥𝗦𝟮𝟱! ✨
We are honored to present:
• Shunichi Kasahara — Sony Computer Science Laboratories (virtual)
• Gundolf S. Freyermuth — Co-founder & Prof. (emeritus), Cologne Game Lab,TH Köln (virtual)
• Andy Fidel — CEO & Creative Strategist, Spatial Networks (virtual)
We are honored to present:
• Shunichi Kasahara — Sony Computer Science Laboratories (virtual)
• Gundolf S. Freyermuth — Co-founder & Prof. (emeritus), Cologne Game Lab,TH Köln (virtual)
• Andy Fidel — CEO & Creative Strategist, Spatial Networks (virtual)
September 26, 2025 at 10:47 AM
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 #SpeakerSpotlight 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗥𝗦𝟮𝟱! ✨
We are honored to present:
• Shunichi Kasahara — Sony Computer Science Laboratories (virtual)
• Gundolf S. Freyermuth — Co-founder & Prof. (emeritus), Cologne Game Lab,TH Köln (virtual)
• Andy Fidel — CEO & Creative Strategist, Spatial Networks (virtual)
We are honored to present:
• Shunichi Kasahara — Sony Computer Science Laboratories (virtual)
• Gundolf S. Freyermuth — Co-founder & Prof. (emeritus), Cologne Game Lab,TH Köln (virtual)
• Andy Fidel — CEO & Creative Strategist, Spatial Networks (virtual)
Reposted by Michael Wiesing
📅 Oct 20–21, 2025 • Rotunde Bochum
🔗 Registration: vrsu.rub.de
#VRSummit #VRresearch #XR #HCI #AR #Bochum #RUB
🔗 Registration: vrsu.rub.de
#VRSummit #VRresearch #XR #HCI #AR #Bochum #RUB
vrsu.rub.de
September 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📅 Oct 20–21, 2025 • Rotunde Bochum
🔗 Registration: vrsu.rub.de
#VRSummit #VRresearch #XR #HCI #AR #Bochum #RUB
🔗 Registration: vrsu.rub.de
#VRSummit #VRresearch #XR #HCI #AR #Bochum #RUB
Reposted by Michael Wiesing
Meet our next #SpeakerSpotlight for VR Summit 2025! ✨
We’re honored to present:
• Tiare Feuchtner — University of Konstanz
• Tom Froese — Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)
• Skip Rizzo — USC Institute for Creative Technologies (Medical VR Lab) (presenting virtually)
#VRresearch
We’re honored to present:
• Tiare Feuchtner — University of Konstanz
• Tom Froese — Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)
• Skip Rizzo — USC Institute for Creative Technologies (Medical VR Lab) (presenting virtually)
#VRresearch
September 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Meet our next #SpeakerSpotlight for VR Summit 2025! ✨
We’re honored to present:
• Tiare Feuchtner — University of Konstanz
• Tom Froese — Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)
• Skip Rizzo — USC Institute for Creative Technologies (Medical VR Lab) (presenting virtually)
#VRresearch
We’re honored to present:
• Tiare Feuchtner — University of Konstanz
• Tom Froese — Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)
• Skip Rizzo — USC Institute for Creative Technologies (Medical VR Lab) (presenting virtually)
#VRresearch
🚨The SCANN Lab @ UTA is hiring a postdoctoral researcher!🚨
Topics: 🧭 spatial navigation, 🧠 fMRI, 🎮 VR, 👵 cognitive aging.
Start date: Nov 2025 (flexible).
Salary: NIH levels.
Details 👇
Topics: 🧭 spatial navigation, 🧠 fMRI, 🎮 VR, 👵 cognitive aging.
Start date: Nov 2025 (flexible).
Salary: NIH levels.
Details 👇
September 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
What I love about organizing a conference is that I can now sneak myself into the speaker spotlight among people much more talented than me.
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 #SpeakerSpotlight 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗥𝗦𝟮𝟱! ✨
We are honored to present:
Michael Wiesing — University of Barcelona (UB)
Nitesh Bhatia — UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)
Sylvia Xueni Pan — Goldsmiths, University of London
📅 𝗩𝗥 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 — Oct 20–21, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 • Rotunde Bochum
👉 vrs.rub.de
#VRresearch
We are honored to present:
Michael Wiesing — University of Barcelona (UB)
Nitesh Bhatia — UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)
Sylvia Xueni Pan — Goldsmiths, University of London
📅 𝗩𝗥 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 — Oct 20–21, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 • Rotunde Bochum
👉 vrs.rub.de
#VRresearch
September 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
What I love about organizing a conference is that I can now sneak myself into the speaker spotlight among people much more talented than me.
Interested in VR research? @martandreatta.bsky.social and me edited a special issue on "Virtual reality in cognitive and affective neuroscience" for Behavioural Brain Research. Read the editorial here www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Virtual reality in cognitive and affective neuroscience
Technological advances are making the use of virtual reality (VR) easier and more affordable for many research institutions. Such applications allow f…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Reposted by Michael Wiesing
If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
September 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
Reminder that our VRS hackathon will be already in one month! If you haven't already it's now a good time to register!
#VRresearch
#VRresearch
This year’s VRS Hackathon is all about "Feel the Future." We're teaming up with the PRESENCE project and SenseGlove to bring you the latest in haptic tech with the Nova 2 gloves. Want to know more? I wrote a short blog post about it.
#VRresearch
presence-xr.eu/vrs-hackatho...
#VRresearch
presence-xr.eu/vrs-hackatho...
VRS Hackathon 2025: Feel the Future – XR Presence Project
presence-xr.eu
September 15, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Reminder that our VRS hackathon will be already in one month! If you haven't already it's now a good time to register!
#VRresearch
#VRresearch
Reposted by Michael Wiesing
Meet our next #SpeakerSpotlight for VR Summit 2025! ✨
Featuring:
Jowita Guja (AGH University)
Mar Rus-Calafell (RUB )
Marco Gillies (Goldsmiths, University of London)
📅 Summit Oct 20–21
Register/submit: vrs.rub.de
#VRSummit #XR #VR #HCI #Neuroscience #VRresearch #VRcademicSky
Featuring:
Jowita Guja (AGH University)
Mar Rus-Calafell (RUB )
Marco Gillies (Goldsmiths, University of London)
📅 Summit Oct 20–21
Register/submit: vrs.rub.de
#VRSummit #XR #VR #HCI #Neuroscience #VRresearch #VRcademicSky
September 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Meet our next #SpeakerSpotlight for VR Summit 2025! ✨
Featuring:
Jowita Guja (AGH University)
Mar Rus-Calafell (RUB )
Marco Gillies (Goldsmiths, University of London)
📅 Summit Oct 20–21
Register/submit: vrs.rub.de
#VRSummit #XR #VR #HCI #Neuroscience #VRresearch #VRcademicSky
Featuring:
Jowita Guja (AGH University)
Mar Rus-Calafell (RUB )
Marco Gillies (Goldsmiths, University of London)
📅 Summit Oct 20–21
Register/submit: vrs.rub.de
#VRSummit #XR #VR #HCI #Neuroscience #VRresearch #VRcademicSky
Reposted by Michael Wiesing
Hi all—Stella here, the conference baby! 👶💫
Did you know children are welcome at VRS (free of charge)?
We’ll have a nursing space and a diaper-changing table on site.
Can’t wait to meet the next generation of VR researchers, artists, and developers! 🥽✨
👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: vrs.rub.de
#VRresearch #VR
Did you know children are welcome at VRS (free of charge)?
We’ll have a nursing space and a diaper-changing table on site.
Can’t wait to meet the next generation of VR researchers, artists, and developers! 🥽✨
👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: vrs.rub.de
#VRresearch #VR
September 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Hi all—Stella here, the conference baby! 👶💫
Did you know children are welcome at VRS (free of charge)?
We’ll have a nursing space and a diaper-changing table on site.
Can’t wait to meet the next generation of VR researchers, artists, and developers! 🥽✨
👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: vrs.rub.de
#VRresearch #VR
Did you know children are welcome at VRS (free of charge)?
We’ll have a nursing space and a diaper-changing table on site.
Can’t wait to meet the next generation of VR researchers, artists, and developers! 🥽✨
👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: vrs.rub.de
#VRresearch #VR
Reposted by Michael Wiesing
Our next #SpeakerSpotlight for VR Summit 2025! ✨
Featuring:
Gavin Buckingham (Univ. of Exeter)
Jason Friedman (Tel Aviv Univ.)
Jeroen Smeets (VU Amsterdam)
📅 Summit Oct 20–21 • Rotunde Bochum
Register/submit: vrs.rub.de
#VRSummit #XR #VR #HCI #Neuroscience #VRresearch #VRcademicSky
Featuring:
Gavin Buckingham (Univ. of Exeter)
Jason Friedman (Tel Aviv Univ.)
Jeroen Smeets (VU Amsterdam)
📅 Summit Oct 20–21 • Rotunde Bochum
Register/submit: vrs.rub.de
#VRSummit #XR #VR #HCI #Neuroscience #VRresearch #VRcademicSky
September 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Our next #SpeakerSpotlight for VR Summit 2025! ✨
Featuring:
Gavin Buckingham (Univ. of Exeter)
Jason Friedman (Tel Aviv Univ.)
Jeroen Smeets (VU Amsterdam)
📅 Summit Oct 20–21 • Rotunde Bochum
Register/submit: vrs.rub.de
#VRSummit #XR #VR #HCI #Neuroscience #VRresearch #VRcademicSky
Featuring:
Gavin Buckingham (Univ. of Exeter)
Jason Friedman (Tel Aviv Univ.)
Jeroen Smeets (VU Amsterdam)
📅 Summit Oct 20–21 • Rotunde Bochum
Register/submit: vrs.rub.de
#VRSummit #XR #VR #HCI #Neuroscience #VRresearch #VRcademicSky