Publications
ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proceeding of SIGGRAPH 2020)
Procedural Modeling | Level Design |Path Generation | Haptics
Generating exertion-aware paths over 3D terrains for VR exercising.
*Wanwan Li, *Biao Xie, Yongqi Zhang, Walter Meiss, Haikun Huang, Lap-Fai Yu
Exertion-Aware Path Generation
*Equal contributors
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2019)
Immersive Media | Spatial Audio | Panorama Images | Virtual Reality | Augmented Reality
This work automatically synthesizes realistic spatial sounds for 360° panorama images for delivering immersive VR experiences.
*Haikun Huang, *Michael S. Solah, Dingzeyu Li, Lap-Fai Yu
Audible Panorama:
Automatic Spatial Audio Generation for Panorama Imagery
*Equal contributors
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2019)
Games/Play | Virtual/Augmented Reality | Eye Tracking
Feel lost when navigating in a virtual environment (such as when playing a VR game)? This tool helps you get back on track by predicting when you need navigation help and popping up wayfinding aids.
Rawan Alghofaili, Yasuhito Sawahata, Haikun Huang, Hsueh-Cheng Wang, Takaaki Shiratori, Lap-Fai Yu
Gaze-driven Adaptive Aid for VR Navigation
IEEE Virtual Reality (VR 2019)
Computing Methodologies—Computer Graphics—Graphics systems | Interfaces—Virtual Reality
Populating visual elements (e.g., ads) in 3D virtual environments based on a visual attention predictor trained by eye-gaze data.
Rawan Alghofaili, Michael Solah, Haikun Huang, Yasuhito Sawahata, Marc Pomplun, Lap-Fai Yu
Optimizing Visual Element Placement via Visual Attention Analysis
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2019)
Level Design | Optimization | Exergaming | Generative Design
Procedural game level generator for motion/exercise games (e.g., Just Dance, Speed of Light).
*Yongqi Zhang, *Biao Xie, Haikun Huang, Elisa Ogawa, Tongjian You, Lap-Fai Yu
Pose-Guided Level Design
*Equal contributors
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), 2018 (Special Issue on IEEE Virtual Reality 2018)
In IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 1661-1670, April 2018.doi: 10.1109/TVCG.2018.2793618 (Special Issue on IEEE Virtual Reality 2018. Acceptance Rate: 15%)
Level Design | Optimization | Exergaming | Generative Design
This work automatically synthesizes realistic spatial sounds for 360° panorama images for delivering immersive VR experiences.
Biao Xie*, Yongqi Zhang*, Haikun Huang, Elisa Ogawa, Tongjian You, Lap-Fai Yu
Exercise Intensity-driven Level Design
*Equal contributors
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2018)
Training a robotic guidedog that can help blind people to navigate in the real world.
Tzu-Kuan Chuang, Ni-Ching Lin, Jih-Shi Chen, Chen-Hao Hung, Yi-Wei Huang, Chunchih Teng, Haikun Huang,
Lap-Fai Yu, Laura Giarre, Hsueh-Cheng Wang
Deep Trail-Following Robotic Guide Dog in Pedestrian Environments
for People who are Blind and Visually Impaired - Learning
from Virtual and Real Worlds
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), 2017
Wayfinding | Navigation | Procedural Modeling | Level Design | Spatial Orientation
An automatic tool to help wayfinding designers create better wayfinding designs for architectural spaces, and to help level designers create better game levels.
Haikun Huang, Ni-Ching Lin, Lorenzo Barrett, Darian Springer, Hsueh-Cheng Wang, Marc Pomplun, Lap-Fai Yu
Automatic Optimization of Wayfinding Design
Technol Heal Care. 2019:1-10
Exergaming | Dual-Task | Older Adults
Ogawa EF, Huang Haikun, Yu Lap-Fai, Gona GN, Fleming RK, Leveille SG, You T
Physiological Responses and Enjoyment of Kinect-Based Exergames in
Older Adults at Risk for Falls: A Feasibility Study
Manuscript under review at Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Exergaming | Dual-Task | Older Adults
Ogawa EF, Huang Haikun, Yu Lap-Fai, Gona GN, Fleming RK, Leveille SG, You T
Effects of Exergaming on Cognition and Dual-Task Mobility in Older Adults at Risk for Falling