10.12-13.22-DigitalTech-Hakan-Zaman

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  Originally introduced in a sci-fi novel, the term Metaverse has become a popular term in recent years to describe infinitely many possibilities brought forward by emerging technologies of virtual and augmented reality, high speed networking, and blockchain technology. You are probably familiar with the promise that you will soon teleport to any place you want –real or imaginary- with a click of a button, and meet with your friends and colleagues as if they are just across the room. The idea of metaverse comes with a lot of fantasies and hype just like these. How much of these are actually true and impactful? How should we design these digital immersive spaces and integrate them to the physical space? We study and develop immersive media technologies that tackle these questions. Putting the human factor to the center, we explore many exciting futures such as remote training and maintenance, human- AI collaborative spaces, intelligence augmentation, and more.

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