augmented reality
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November 10, 2025
Grant to improve interactive VR and AR for therapeutic games
Rather than let lag stand in the way of potentially therapeutic virtual and augmented reality games, a U-M team is leading an effort to minimize it.
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October 13, 2025
A digital hand that enables hands-free virtual reality
A digital, voice-controlled hand could improve the convenience and accessibility of virtual and augmented reality by enabling hands-free use of games and apps.
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March 24, 2025
Taubman professor co-creates game using digital media
Cyrus Peñarroyo, assistant professor at the Taubman College, co-founded Holding Pattern, an interactive board game that uses augmented reality to teach players about urban redevelopment.
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September 9, 2024
U-M faculty implementing extended reality technology in classes
U-M has seen a boom in extended reality and virtual reality technology since launching its XR Initiative in the fall of 2019, with many faculty members using it in their classrooms this fall.
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September 9, 2024
Learning how to use XR technology
People in the U-M community interested in further expanding their knowledge of XR technology can participate in one of the Center for Academic Innovation’s massive open online courses.
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September 9, 2024
XR technology helps staff hone interviewing skills
The Center for Academic Innovation has created a program to also help staff members throughout the University of Michigan campus.
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September 9, 2024
Understanding extended-reality terminology
Extended reality (XR) is an umbrella term to describe augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR).
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March 18, 2024
XR stage expands global education through virtual production
The new extended reality stage at U-M’s Center for Academic Innovation is helping build online learning opportunities so students can engage and dive into an immersive virtual journey.
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January 24, 2023
First-ever AR art exhibition on view at Humanities Gallery
An augmented reality art exhibition, “Traces,” from Camila Magrane, is on view at U-M’s Institute for the Humanities Gallery, using cell phones or tablets to explore the full story of the art on the gallery walls.
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May 25, 2021
XR advertising could be a consumer threat if left unchecked
Investment in augmented and virtual reality is expected to mushroom in the coming years, and so are the opportunities for those advertisers who would use the technology to manipulate, U-M researchers say.
