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Associate Dean for Research and Creative Works. School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts

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Associate Dean for Research and Creative Works, PVFA

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College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts

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College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts

# overview
Ann McNamara is the Associate Dean for Research and Creative Works in the School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts and a professor in the Visualization program at Texas A&M University. Her research focuses on the advancement of computer graphics and scientific visualization through novel approaches for optimizing an individual's experience when creating, viewing, and interacting with virtual and augmented spaces. She is the director of the VIVID (Visceral Intersensory Visualization & Information Design) Lab, a collaborative research lab that engages multiple modalities and delivery mechanisms for presenting data. She is the recipient of an NSF CAREER AWARD entitled "Advancing Interaction Paradigms in Mobile Augmented Reality using Eye-Tracking."

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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Visualization Design And Evaluation Methods

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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5102 Atomic, Molecular And Optical Physics

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4009 Electronics, Sensors And Digital Hardware

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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3505 Human Resources And Industrial Relations

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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Visualization Design And Evaluation Methods

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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1.1 Normal Biological Development And Functioning

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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4603 Computer Vision And Multimedia Computation

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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University of Bristol - (Bristol, United Kingdom)

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University of Bristol - (Bristol, United Kingdom)

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Trinity College Dublin - (Dublin, Dublin, Ireland)

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Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program

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Gaze Direction in a Virtual Environment Via a Dynamic Full-Image Color Effect

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Information Placement in Virtual Reality

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Investigating the use of eye-tracking for view management

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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The Effect of Tiled Display on Performance in Multi-Screen Immersive Virtual Environments

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Crowd sourcing memory colors for image enhancement

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Exploring the use of memory colors for image enhancement

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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

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How does a computer know where youre looking?

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Visual Perception in Realistic Image Synthesis

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Enhancing Workers' Vigilance to Electrical Hazards through a Virtually Simulated Accident

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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Using eye tracking to investigate important cues for representative creature motion

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Using Python scripting to enhance workflow in Autodesk Maya

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Building Maps on the Web Using RStudio, Leaflet, & Shiny

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Evaluating performance in tiled displays

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Believability in simplifications of large scale physically based simulation

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Attention-aware rendering, mobile graphics and games

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Impact of subtle gaze direction on short-term spatial information recall

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Mobile User Interfaces based on User Attention

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Glance-Box: Multi-LOD Glanceable Interfaces for Machine Shop Guidance in Augmented Reality using Blink and Hand Interaction

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Guiding attention in controlled real-world environments

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Subtle gaze manipulation for improved mammography training

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Impact of subtle gaze direction on short-term spatial information recall

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Perception in graphics, visualization, virtual environments and animation

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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AR browser for points of interest in disaster response in UAV imagery

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Information Placement in Virtual Reality

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Evaluating performance in immersive displays

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Holo-Box: Level-of-Detail Glanceable Interfaces for Augmented Reality

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Using Eye Tracking to Improve Information Retrieval in Virtual Reality

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Additional Insights: Using Eye Tracking and Brain Sensing in Virtual Reality

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Search task performance using subtle gaze direction with the presence of distractions

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Improving search task performance using subtle gaze direction

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Judgments of Object Size and Distance across Different Virtual Reality Environments: A Preliminary Study

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Unleashing the Power of Python in Autodesk Maya

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Enhancing art history education through mobile augmented reality

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Exploring the effect of tiling on large displays

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Mobile Augmented Reality: Placing Labels Based on Gaze Position

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Exploring perceptual equivalence between real and simulated imagery

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Understanding Spatial Abilities and Spatial Strategy under Extreme Visual and Gravitational Environments

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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Subtle gaze manipulation for improved mammography training

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Exploring visual and automatic measures of perceptual fidelity in real and simulated imagery

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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FW-HTF-RM: Augmenting Spatial Cognition Capabilities of Future Workforce to Enhance Work Performance in Altered Environments Using Virtual Reality

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Hcc-GV: Small: Generating Animal Avatar Animation With Specific Identifiable Traits Based Upon Viewer Perception of Real Animals

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Career:  Advancing Interaction Paradigms in Mobile Augmented Reality Using Eye Tracking

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts

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College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts

# inTheNews[].label
How does a computer know where you’re looking?

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Why Virtual Reality is not like the movies

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Labib, Rania (2019-12). Façade Internet of Things (FIoT): A Human-Sensing,Two-Façade Communication Approach to Achieve Glare Reduction, Optimized Daylighting, and Solar Energy Collection. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Sharpe, Ryan Davis (2019-05). Camera Placement Utility for Dialogue Sequences. Master's Thesis.

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Cureton, Spencer (2013-05). Using Fourier Analysis To Generate Believable Gait Patterns For Virtual Quadrupeds. Master's Thesis.

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Mitchell, Schaefer Aron (2017-08). Procedural Surface Weathering of Cultural Stone Through Physically Based Mesh Deformations. Master's Thesis.

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Deotale, Punit Ashok (2011-05). Development and Usability Evaluation of an E-learning Application Using Eye-tracking. Master's Thesis.

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Gobeli, Chelsey Nicole (2018-05). The Effects of Reference Frames on 3D Menus in Virtual Environments. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Smith, Mason Andrew (2018-05). Virtual Reality Gaze Direction via a Dynamic Real-Time Color Effect. Master's Thesis.

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Suther, Sarah Ann (2019-08). An Analysis of Pipeline Technology Update Practices. Master's Thesis.

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Burke, Eric (2015-08). The Wearable Instrument Approach For Pilots. Master's Thesis.

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Xu, Qinghong (2018-12). Effects of Character Guide in Immersive Virtual Reality Stories. Master's Thesis.

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Gobeli, Chelsey Nicole (2018-08). The Effects of Reference Frames on 3D Menus in Virtual Environments. Master's Thesis.

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Walker, Megan (2015-08). Realistic Aging of Materials in Computer Graphics. Master's Thesis.

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Parsons, Melissa Renee (2017-12). Usage Based Materials by Simulating Layered Imperfections. Master's Thesis.

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Feng, Xianmin (2019-05). V-Sphere Rubik's Bookcase Interface for Exploring Content in Virtual Reality Marketplace. Master's Thesis.