Research: VR/AR

Youkai: A cross-platform framework for testing VR/AR apps

T. Figueira and Adriano Gil

International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 2022

Presents a framework for making VR/AR application tests more repeatable across platforms, reducing friction around immersive app validation.

Automated test of VR applications

Adriano Gil, T. Figueira, E. Ribeiro, A. Costa, and P. Quiroga

International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 2020

Explores automated validation for VR applications, focusing on practical testability in systems where interaction, rendering, and device behavior meet.

Video player architecture for virtual reality on mobile devices

Adriano Gil, A. R. Costa Jr., A. C. Cunha, T. S. Figueira, and A. A. Silva

International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 2020

Defines a mobile VR video player architecture aimed at making immersive media playback more structured and maintainable on constrained devices.

A Shader-Based Architecture for Virtual Reality Applications on Mobile Devices

Adriano Gil and T. S. Figueira

International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 2020

Investigates shader-centered architecture decisions for mobile VR applications, balancing rendering flexibility with mobile performance needs.

Visual assessment of equirectangular images for virtual reality applications in Unity

Adriano Gil, A. Khurshid, J. Postal, and T. Figueira

Conference on Graphics, Patterns and Images (SIBGRAPI), 2019

Builds a Unity-centered workflow for assessing equirectangular image quality in VR applications, with attention to visual inspection and production use.

Equirectangular image quality assessment tool integrated into the Unity editor

Adriano Gil and T. S. Figueira

International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 2019

Integrates image quality assessment into the Unity editor, bringing research inspection closer to the practical workflow of VR content creation.

Manipulação de Malhas 3D em uma aplicação de Realidade Aumentada utilizando o framework SXR

Adriano Gil, A. Costa, and J. Figueira

Simpósio de Realidade Virtual e Aumentada (SVR), 2019

Studies 3D mesh manipulation in an augmented reality application, using SXR as the framework for immersive interaction experiments.

Ferramenta de Avaliação de Qualidade de Imagens Equiretangulares Integrada no Editor Unity

Adriano Gil, E. Silva, and T. S. Figueira

ENCOSIS, 2018

An earlier version of the Unity editor tooling for evaluating equirectangular images, tying VR content quality to daily development practice.