The Visualisation Lab at UvA Science Park

The Visualisation Lab is available to students and researchers for projects in computer graphics, visualisation, and virtual/augmented reality. The lab is situated in the Lab42 building at Amsterdam Science Park.

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Virtual Kattenburg: building historical worlds together using natural language and AI

How can historians, heritage experts and former inhabitants create complex virtual environments without needing specialist 3D-modelling skills? Virtual Kattenburg introduces a collaborative authoring system that enables multiple users to reconstruct a historical urban environment in real time. Through natural-language instructions, users can employ AI to add, modify and discuss elements of the virtual neighbourhood together. …

Diminished Reality book chapter published!

Using diminished reality to support sustainable food choices How can extended reality help consumers make more sustainable choices? In this publication we present a diminished reality application designed for use in supermarkets. Viewed through a head-mounted display, the application visually de-emphasises less sustainable products by blurring, desaturating, hiding or virtually removing them. Interviews with 25 …