The Empathic Computing Laboratory is an academic research group exploring ways for technology to enable better understanding and better lives.
Joined November 2021
- Tweets 208
- Following 29
- Followers 288
- Likes 27
62 Photos and videos
Welcome our newest member to the ECL: Chenyao Dao! 🎉
Chenyao started her PhD on 1 June, working with Mark Billinghurst on “He karapitipitinga mariko — Immersive regenerative tourism experiences in Aotearoa”.
1
4
Background: MSc. Media Technology (TU Ilmenau) B.Eng. Electrical Engineering (Communication University of China).
We are so excited to have Chenyao on the team — welcome!
4
Conference travel perk: the between-session adventures 🇯🇵
Mark squeezed in a Kamakura side trip during the NII Shonan Meeting.
1
3
These shots are from Tsurugaoka Hachimangū (Tsurugaoka Hachimangu) — one of Kamakura’s most iconic Shinto shrines.
Vermilion architecture, torii gates for days, and super calm grounds = instant brain reset.
If you ever find yourself nearby: highly recommend the wander.
15
A peek behind the scenes at NII Shonan Meeting #244 🇯🇵
This is the part that doesn’t show up in the final paper: hours of discussion, sketching, and the slow work of getting ideas sharp.
1
19
Shonan meetings are built for deep thinking together — small group, lots of time, and permission to go down the rabbit holes.
“AR and AI: Everyday AR through AI-in-the-Loop” has been a very fun rabbit hole.
1
18
17
This week, Mark Billinghurst is at NII Shonan Meeting #244 — “AR and AI: Everyday AR through AI-in-the-Loop”. 🇯🇵
Shonan meetings are Dagstuhl-style retreats: small group, big ideas, lots of time for deep debate.
1
1
39
This week’s focus: what happens when AI becomes part of the AR loop — perception, guidance, creation, and collaboration in situ.
We’re especially excited about everyday AR: lightweight, useful, and socially-aware experiences (not just demos).
1
12
We’ll share key takeaways and any collaboration news after Mark’s return.
Link: shonan.nii.ac.jp/seminars/24…
15
ECL Director Prof. Mark Billinghurst speaking at the Melbourne XR Industry Meetup @RMIT VXLab last week 🎤
Sharing his vision for the future of immersive tech and HCI with Australia's XR community.
#XR #HCI #SpatialComputing
1
36
Can VR help you fall asleep faster? 🛌🕶️
Yun Suen Pai’s NapWell research says: yes—significantly.
NapWell is a VR sleep assistant that uses realistic visual imagery to displace the thought spirals that keep people awake. [1/5]
1
1
33
→ VR significantly reduced sleep onset latency (time to fall asleep).
→ An EOG-based ML model predicted sleep onset with ~70% cross-validated accuracy.
Built from commercial hardware: low cost replicable. [4/5]
1
18
Sleep assistance as a wearable sensing problem is a lane worth pursuing.
Read the paper: buff.ly/vlqi573 [5/5]
#EmpathicComputingLab #VR #SleepTech #WearableSensing #EOG #HCI #DigitalHealth
18
Two drummers. Two brains. One XR experience—measuring whether they’re actually in sync. 🥁🧠
NeuralDrum is Yun Suen Pai's SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 project with Kunal Gupta Ryo Hajika: an XR drumming experience that measures brain-to-brain synchrony in real time. [1/5]
1
76
When your brains are “in phase,” the experience responds. When they drift, it stills.
Brain synchrony has been studied in neuroscience labs for decades. [3/5]
1
9
NeuralDrum makes it experiential. And interactive. That’s the twist.
Read the paper: yunsuenpai.com/assets/pdf/ne… [5/5]
#EmpathicComputingLab #XR #NeuralDrum #BrainSynchrony #EEG #HCI #Music
14