André Zenner
Doctoral Researcher
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Research Interests
Virtual RealityMixed realityAugmented RealityHaptic FeedbackHaptic Interaction in Virtual EnvironmentsRedirection Techniques3D User InterfacesVisualizationProjects
- Visual-Haptic Perceptual Illusions for Hand-Based Interaction in Virtual Environments (VHIVE)
- Gestural Interaction Paradigms for Smart Spaces (GrIPSs)
- EIT Augmented Retail (EIT-AR)
- Virtual Reality Polstermöbel Konfigurator
- Innovative Retail Laboratory (IRL)
- Software Campus Project ViRUX
- DAAN
- VRShop
Teaching
Winter 2020/2021:
Winter 2019/2020:
Winter 2018/2019:
Winter 2017/2018:
Summer 2017:
- Proseminar: Einführung in 3D User Interfaces
Winter 2016/2017:
- Seminar: Virtual Reality: Theory & Practice
Open B.Sc. / M.Sc. Thesis Topics
If you are interested in doing a Bachelor's or Master's thesis in my area of interest, feel free to contact me.
I am also open to topic suggestions related to these areas.
Ongoing Supervised Theses
- Master: Using a Smartphone as an Everyday Proxy Object in Virtual Reality (supervised together with Donald Degaren)
- Master: Generation of Building Plans for Optimized Haptic Virtual Reality Proxies
- Bachelor: Triggering Eye Blinks in Virtual Reality
Finished Supervised Theses
Master:
- 2020 - Fajar Setyo Nugroho - supervised together with Tanja Schneeberger
[external thesis in collaboration with Daimler Protics GmbH] - 2020 - Andreas Thieser - supervised together with Tanja Schneeberger
VR Presentation Coach - A Virtual Reality Public Speaking Training Framework - 2017 - Dominic Gottwalles
Eingabe diskreter numerischer Werte in Virtual Reality [PDF][Award]
[external thesis in collaboration with Centigrade GmbH]
Bachelor:
- 2020 - Kora Regitz
Leveraging Blink Suppression for Hand Redirection in Virtual Reality - 2020 - Hannah Kriegler
A Toolkit for Hand Redirection in Virtual Reality - 2019 - Corinna Tasch - supervised together with Felix Kosmalla
Foot Tracking in Mixed Reality Climbing Environments - 2018 - Julien Schuh - supervised together with Christian Lander
Head-mounted Augmented Reality Productlens
Research
Overview
- Enhancing Proxy-Based Haptics in Virtual Reality
André Zenner
Dynamic Passive Haptic Feedback
- Drag:on - A Virtual Reality Controller Providing Haptic Feedback Based on Drag and Weight Shift
André Zenner, Antonio Krüger
- Shifty - A Weight-Shifting Dynamic Passive Haptic Proxy
André Zenner, Antonio Krüger
Hand Redirection
- HaRT - The Virtual Reality Hand Redirection Toolkit
André Zenner, Hannah Kriegler, Antonio Krüger
- Paper (ACM CHI 2021 LBW) [PDF (soon)]
- Teaser Video
- Toolkit for Unity on Github
- Blink-Suppressed Hand Redirection
André Zenner, Kora Regitz, Antonio Krüger
- Paper (IEEE VR 2021) [PDF (soon)]
- Teaser Video
- Full Video
- Talk Video (soon)
- Estimating Detection Thresholds for Desktop-Scale Hand Redirection in Virtual Reality
André Zenner, Antonio Krüger
Nominee for IEEE Virtual Reality 2019 Best Conference Paper
Combining Dynamic Passive Haptic Feedback & Hand Redirection
- Combining Dynamic Passive Haptics and Haptic Retargeting for Enhanced Haptic Feedback in Virtual Reality
André Zenner, Kristin Ullmann, Antonio Krüger
- Paper (IEEE TVCG, IEEE VR 2021) [PDF (soon)]
- Teaser Video
- Full Video
- Talk Video (soon)
- Shifting & Warping: A Case for the Combined Use of Dynamic Passive Haptics and Haptic Retargeting in VR
André Zenner, Antonio Krüger
Passive Haptic Feedback
- A Virtual Reality Couch Configurator Leveraging Passive Haptic Feedback
André Zenner, Felix Kosmalla, Jan Ehrlich, Philip Hell, Gerrit Kahl, Christian Murlowski, Marco Speicher, Florian Daiber, Daniel Heinrich, Antonio Krüger
- The Importance of Virtual Hands and Feet for Virtual Reality Climbing
Felix Kosmalla, André Zenner, Corinna Tasch, Florian Daiber, Antonio Krüger
- Everyday Proxy Objects for Virtual Reality (EPO4VR)
Florian Daiber (DFKI, Germany), Donald Degraen (DFKI, Germany), André Zenner (DFKI, Germany), Frank Steinicke (Universität Hamburg, Germany), Oscar Javier Ariza Núñez (Universität Hamburg, Germany), Adalberto L. Simeone (KU Leuven, Belgium)
- Enhancing Texture Perception in Virtual Reality using 3D-Printed Hair Structures
Donald Degraen, André Zenner, Antonio Krüger
CHI 2019 Honourable Mention
- Exploring Rock Climbing in Mixed Reality Environments
Felix Kosmalla, André Zenner, Marco Speicher, Florian Daiber, Nico Herbig, Antonio Krüger
- Investigating Weight Distribution in Virtual Reality Proxy Interaction
André Zenner
- Master's Thesis [PDF]
Immersive Process Models (with Passive Haptic Feedback)
- Immersive Process Model Exploration in Virtual Reality
André Zenner, Akhmajon Makhsadov, Sören Klingner, David Liebemann, Antonio Krüger
- Immersive Process Models
André Zenner, Sören Klingner, David Liebemann, Akhmajon Makhsadov, Antonio Krüger
Involving Virtual Reality Bystanders
- Addressing Bystander Exclusion in Shared Spaces During Immersive Virtual Experiences
André Zenner, Donald Degraen, Antonio Krüger
- A Projection-Based Interface to Involve Semi-Immersed Users in Substitutional Realities
André Zenner, Felix Kosmalla, Marco Speicher, Florian Daiber, Antonio Krüger
Immersive Virtual Reality Notifications
- Immersive Notification Framework: Adaptive & Plausible Notifications in Virtual Reality
André Zenner, Marco Speicher, Sören Klingner, Donald Degraen, Florian Daiber, Antonio Krüger
Walking in Room-Scale Virtual Reality
- Towards Sneaking as a Playful Input Modality for Virtual Environments
Sebastian Cmentowski (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany), Andrey Krekhov (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany), André Zenner (Saarland University & DFKI, Germany), Daniel Kucharski (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany), Jens Krüger (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, & University of Utah, USA) - Paper (IEEE VR 2021) [PDF (arXiv pre-print)]
- Video
- The Space Bender: Supporting Natural Walking via Overt Manipulation of the Virtual Environment
Adalberto L. Simeone (KU Leuven, Belgium), Niels C. Nilsson (Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark), André Zenner (DFKI, Germany), Marco Speicher (DHfPG, Germany), Florian Daiber (DFKI, Germany)
Ambient Feedback
- AmbiPlant - Ambient Feedback for Digital Media through Actuated Plants
Donald Degraen, Marc Schubhan, Kamila Mushkina, Akhmajon Makhsadov, Felix Kosmalla, André Zenner, Antonio Krüger
Reviewing
I have reviewed for the following conferences and journals:
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