Presentations at the 32nd IEEE VR 2025

24 Mar 2025

The 32nd IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR 2025) took place from March 8th to 12th in Saint-Malo, France. With a total of 785 submissions and an acceptance rate of 26.9%, IEEE VR continues to be one of the most competitive and impactful conferences in the field of XR.

The HCI and PIIS groups contributed 11 publications to this year’s program, including journal articles, conference papers, and workshop contributions. We are proud to share that:

• Jonathan Tschanter received the Best Workshop Paper Award
  
• Marie Fiedler received an Honorable Mention Best Paper Award
  
• Lena Holderrieth won the Best Poster Award
  

Our contributions covered a wide range of topics including XR-based psychotherapy, embodiment and body perception, harassment in social VR, and large language models for embodied agents.

We thank the organizers and the community for an inspiring conference and fruitful discussions. We’re already looking forward to IEEE VR 2026!

Pubications:

Bellucci, A.; Jacucci, G.; Duong, K.; K Das, P.; Smirnov, S.; Ahmed, I. & Lugrin, J.-L.
Immersive Tailoring of Embodied Agents Using Large Language Models
2025

Brübach, L.; Celikhan, D.; Rüffert, L.; Westermeier, F.; Latoschik, M. E. & Wienrich, C.
When Fear Overshadows Perceived Plausibility: The Influence of Incongruencies on Acrophobia in VR
IEEE Computer Science, 2025

Fiedler, M. L.; Bürger, A.; Mittermeier, S.; Botsch, M.; Latoschik, M. E. & Wienrich, C.
Evaluating VR and AR Mirror Exposure for Anorexia Nervosa Therapy in Adolescents: A Method Proposal for Understanding Stakeholder Perspectives
IEEE Computer Science, 2025, 965-970

Fiedler, M. L.; Botsch, M.; Wienrich, C. & Latoschik, M. E.
Self-Similarity Beats Motor Control in Augmented Reality Body Weight Perception
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), IEEE VR 25 special issue, 2025

Holderrieth, L.; Wolf, E.; Fiedler, M. L.; Botsch, M.; Latoschik, M. E. & Wienrich, C.
Do You Feel Better? The Impact of Embodying Photorealistic Avatars with Ideal Body Weight on Attractiveness and Self-Esteem in Virtual Reality
IEEE Computer Science, 2025, 1404-1405

Krop, P.; Obremski, D.; Carolus, A.; Latoschik, M. E. & Wienrich, C.
My Co-worker ChatGPT: Development of an XR Application for Embodied Artificial Intelligence in Work Environments
IEEE Computer Science, 2025

Kullmann, P.; Schell, T.; Menzel, T.; Botsch, M. & Latoschik, M. E.
Coverage of Facial Expressions and Its Effects on Avatar Embodiment, Self-Identification, and Uncanniness
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2025, 1-10

Merz, C.; Wienrich, C. & Latoschik, M. E.
Does Task Matter? Task-Dependent Effects of Cross-Device Collaboration on Social Presence
IEEE Computer Science, 2025

Tschanter, J.; Merz, C.; Wienrich, C. & Latoschik, M. E.
Towards Understanding Harassment in Social Virtual Reality: A Study Design on the Impact of Avatar Self-Similarity
IEEE Computer Science, 2025

Westermeier, F.; Murmu, C.; Kohm, K.; Pagano, C.; Wienrich, C.; V. Babu, S. & Latoschik, M. E.
Interpupillary to Inter-Camera Distance of Video See-Through AR and its Impact on Depth Perception
2025, 537-547

Wienrich, C. & Obremski, D.
Immersion, Attention, and Collaboration in Spatial Computing: a Study on Work Performance with Apple Vision Pro
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2025, 1-8

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