Topic Editors
Extended Reality and Mathematics
Topic Information
Dear Colleagues,
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality have enjoyed exponential growth during the last decade and with similar forecasts. VR is already a consumer technology with hundreds of millions of users and AR is closely following.
Under the umbrella term Extended Reality (including Mixed Reality as well), they are poised to become an essential part of computing and human society, encompassing all types of human–computer interactions and human–human computer-mediated interactions.
While over half a century old, until recently, they were restricted (due to costs and performance) only to a handful of application types. Their recent explosion in diversity and number of applications, similar only to that of generic software from the 1960s or the internet boom, surfaced a clearly insufficient lack of understanding—for both their fundamental inner concepts and workings (such as immersion, presence, perception, interaction modalities, etc.) and development as complex software systems.
Thus, this Topic aims to advance the state of the art in XR, through a focus on sound, well-designed models, experiments, and evaluation methods, covering a wide range of aspects: from core technologies and concepts, to design, user experience, application development, and interdisciplinary aspects.
We welcome submissions presenting original research concepts, experiments, and results, as well as high-quality, rigorous, and useful reviews, on a wide variety of topics, such as, but not limited to, those indicated as keywords below.
The audience for this Topic includes VR, AR, and MR researchers, developers, industry experts, and end users. Considering the recent growth of XR, we expect a widely multidisciplinary audience—many readers might be unfamiliar with the domain; thus, all papers are expected to be highly accessible in terms of structure, terminology, and gradual introduction of their advanced elements.
Prof. Dr. Moldoveanu Alin
Dr. Anca Morar
Dr. Robert Gabriel Lupu
Topic Editors
Keywords
- virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality
- mathematical models and methods for VR and AR
- 3D simulations, visualizations, modeling, animations, procedural generation
- immersive displays
- acoustics in VR and AR
- haptic technologies and models
- advanced VR and AR interactions: body, hands, facial, and eye tracking, gestures, touch and tangibles, localization and tracking, biosensors, wearables, BCI
- teleoperation and telepresence
- locomotion and navigation in VR and AR
- immersion
- ergonomics and usability in VR and AR
- VR and AR evaluation and analytics
- embodiment, avatars, virtual humans, perception and cognition, transhumanism
- VR, AR, MR applications in medicine, education, industry, arts, entertainment, etc.
- interrelated technologies and fields for VR and AR: games, communications, multi-user, AI, cloud, IoT, big data, security and privacy, blockchain, GPUs, software architectures, 360 videos, 3D scanning and reconstruction, user experience, collaborative work, etc.
- interdisciplinary aspects of XR: social, psychological, medical, ethical, legal, economical, human behavior, etc.
Participating Journals
| Journal Name | Impact Factor | CiteScore | Launched Year | First Decision (median) | APC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Electronics
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2.9 | 4.7 | 2012 | 15.6 Days | CHF 2400 | Submit |
Information
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3.1 | 5.8 | 2010 | 18 Days | CHF 1600 | Submit |
Mathematics
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2.4 | 3.5 | 2013 | 16.9 Days | CHF 2600 | Submit |
Sensors
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3.9 | 6.8 | 2001 | 17 Days | CHF 2600 | Submit |
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