HCI Lab
We have a new HCI Lab (since early 2020) located in CO140 for conducting HCI experiments and studies. Contact one of the HCI staff for use of the lab.![hci-lab.png hci-lab.png](/foswiki/pub/Groups/HCI/Lab/igp_4981c8816857d25da66fe7c1c77a8a85_hci-lab.png)
Health and Safety
It is important that when using the HCI Lab all Health and Safety Guidelines and Privacy concerns are carefully followed including Health and Safety Guidelines for AR/VR Experiences.Equipment
The HCI lab is equipped with state of the art equipment and contains a collection of interaction devices for use in projects and experiments, including:- VR simulation devices (Eight360 Nova)
- VR head sets (HTC Vive, Oculus Quest 2 and Pro, Pico Goblin, Samsung Gear, Google Cardboard)
- AR head sets (MagicLeap)
- Multi-touch tables (Promethean ActivTable)
- Tablets (iPad and Samsung)
- Large visualisation displays (84 and 65 inch)
- Sensor Devices (Leap Motions, Kinect, and PlayStation Move)
- Audio/video recorders.
Device | Picture | Notes |
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Eight360 Nova | ![]() |
Videos: - Engage with Engineering—Immersive technology with Eight360 - Install timelapse of the Nova device |
MagicLeap | ![]() |
https://www.magicleap.com/en-us/ |
HTC Vive | ![]() |
https://www.vive.com/nz/ |
Large Touch Displays | ![]() |
Dell 86 inch touch display Newline 65 inch touch display |
Activ Tabletop | ![]() |
https://www.prometheanworld.com/en/ |
AR Sandbox | ![]() |
AR Sandbox |
StretchSense Gloves | ![]() |
https://stretchsense.com/ |
VR HMDs | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Oculus Quest HTC Vive Flow Cardboard Samsung Gear |