Markus Leyrer
Max Planck Society
11 Papers
45 Citations
Markus Leyrer is an academic researcher from Max Planck Society. The author has contributed to research in topics: Virtual reality & Biological motion. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 11 publications.
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Papers
Eye Height Manipulations: A Possible Solution to Reduce Underestimation of Egocentric Distances in Head-Mounted Displays
Markus Leyrer,Sally A. Linkenauger,Heinrich H. Bülthoff,Betty J. Mohler +3 more
- 17 Feb 2015
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that a simple eye height manipulation can be used to selectively alter perceived distances on an individual basis, which could be helpful to enable every user to have an experience close to what was intended by the content designer.
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Evidence for Hand-Size Constancy The Dominant Hand as a Natural Perceptual Metric
Sally A. Linkenauger,Michael N. Geuss,Jeanine K. Stefanucci,Markus Leyrer,Beth Richardson,Dennis R. Proffitt,Heinrich H. Bülthoff,Heinrich H. Bülthoff,Betty J. Mohler +8 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that the hand is perceived as having a more constant size and, consequently, can serve as a reliable metric with which to measure objects of commensurate size.
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Turbulent motions cannot shake VR
F Soyka,Elena Kokkinara,Markus Leyrer,Heinrich H. Buelthoff,Mel Slater,Betty J. Mohler +5 more
- 23 Mar 2015
TL;DR: Indications are found that it is beneficial for both wellbeing and presence to choose a virtual environment in which turbulent motions could be plausible and perceived as part of the scenario.
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Evoking and assessing vastness in virtual environments
Greg Rauhoeft,Markus Leyrer,William B. Thompson,Jeanine K. Stefanucci,Roberta L. Klatzky,Betty J. Mohler +5 more
- 13 Sep 2015
TL;DR: The results indicate that the feeling of vastness can indeed be experienced to various degrees in virtual environments, demonstrating the potential of VR as a tool for exploring the perception of vasts.
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Demonstration: VR-HYPERSPACE — The innovative use of virtual reality to increase comfort by changing the perception of self and space
Mirabelle D'Cruz,Harshada Patel,Laura H. Lewis,Sue Cobb,Matthias Bues,Oliver Stefani,Tredeaux Grobler,Kaj Helin,Juhani Viitaniemi,Susanna Aromaa,Bernd Fröhlich,Stephan Beck,Andre Kunert,Alexander Kulik,Ioannis Karaseitanidis,Panagiotis Psonis,Nikos Frangakis,Mel Slater,Ilias Bergstrom,Konstantina Kilteni,Elena Kokkinara,Betty J. Mohler,Markus Leyrer,F Soyka,Enrico Gaia,Domenico Tedone,Michael Olbert,Mario Cappitelli +27 more
- 01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: The vision is that regardless of future variations in the interior of airplane cabins, ever-advancing state-of-the-art virtual and mixed reality technologies with the latest research in neuroscience and psychology to achieve high levels of comfort for passengers.
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