Designing Video Interaction: From Traditional Screens to Immersive Experiences
COM1 Level 3
MR1, COM1-03-19
Abstract:
After a brief introduction to my research background, I will present our past, ongoing, and future work on interactive video exploration. Drawing on examples from both large-scale video collections and search and navigation within individual videos, I will highlight the role of the human user in video browsing and discuss how thoughtful system design can effectively support this process. Using historical perspectives spanning traditional video, mobile video, and immersive 360-degree video, I will examine how display technologies, usage contexts, and interaction paradigms shape the design of video interfaces. I will conclude with an outlook on the potential of immersive video and the key research challenges that lie ahead.
Bio:
Wolfgang Hürst is an Associate Professor at Utrecht University specializing in multimedia systems, immersive interaction, and intelligent interfaces. His research investigates how users access, explore, and interact with complex media environments, including augmented and virtual reality, mobile systems, and data-driven multimedia applications. His work has contributed to advances in multimedia exploration, 3D and 360° media interaction, and AR/VR interface design, and has been published in leading journals and conferences in HCI, multimedia, and visualization. He has served the research community as Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Multimedia and IEEE MultiMedia. He is also co-founder and co-organizer of the IEEE AIxVR conference series, which bridges AI and extended reality research.