UK VR Research Groups and Projects

Academic VR Research Groups

Bath University

Contact Phil Willis (pjw@maths.bath.ac.uk)

De Montfort University

Contact Chris Hand (cph@dmu.ac.uk).

Virtual Environment Laboratory, Edinburgh University

Contact Simon Rushton (skr@castle.ed.ac.uk)

Centre for Communication Interface Research, Edinburgh University

Contact Liam Parker (liam@ccir.edinburgh.ac.uk)

Virtual Applications, Systems & Environments Laboratory, Essex University

Contact Adrian F Clark <alien@essex.ac.uk>

Virtual Manufacturing Group - Heriot-Watt University

Contact: James Ritchie: <j.m.ritchie@hw.ac.uk>

Hull University (CS) - VERC

Contact Rob Macredie (R.D.Macredie@computer-science.hull.ac.uk)

Lancaster University

Contact Tom Rodden <tom@comp.lancs.ac.uk>

Leeds University

Contact John Maxfield <max@scs.leeds.ac.uk>

Leicester University (Psychology)

Contact Paul Wilson (pnwl@leicester.ac.uk).

Manchester University - Advanced Interfaces Group

Contact Dr. Adrian West (ajw@cs.man.ac.uk)

Manchester Metropolitan University (CS)

Contact Bill Mitchell (b.mitchell@doc.mmu.ac.uk).

Napier University - Virtual Environments Group

Contact Kenneth Mitchell

Nottingham University - Communications Research Group

The Communications Research Group (CRG) aims to support human communication through the use of computer communication. The CRG is involved with several projects including the VR/CSCW project VirtuOsi. Contact Dr. Steve Benford (sdb@cs.nott.ac.uk).

Nottingham University - VIRART

Contact John Wilson (0115 9514004).

Reading University - Cybernetics Virtual Reality Research Group

Contact David Roberts (cybdjr@cyber.rdg.ac.uk)

Sheffield University

VR in Medicine & Biology group. Contact Robin Hollands (r.hollands@sheffield.ac.uk).

Strathclyde University

Contact Dr. A Retik <a.retik@strath.ac.uk>

Surrey University

Contact Dr. John Pretlove <j.pretlove@surrey.ac.uk>

University College London

Contact Mel Slater M.Slater@cs.ucl.ac.uk.

UWCC (Psychology)

Contact Roy Ruddle <Ruddle@cardiff.ac.uk>

Industrial VR Organisations

British Aereospace

Contact Karen Carr (Karen.Carr@src.bae.co.uk)

Division Ltd

Contact Pierre duPont (dupontp@division.demon.co.uk)

Logica - User Interface Systems Group

Contact Rod Rivers (0171 637 9111 ext 4832)

Simulation Interoperabiliy Working Group (SIWG)

Contact <request@siwg.dra.hmg.gb>

RealiMation

Contact <sales@realimation.com>

Superscape

Contact <ddonnell@superscape.com>

Virtuality

Contact Matt Davies <enquiries@virtuality.com>

Virtual Presence

Contact <presence@presence.demon.co.uk>

UK Research Projects

This section will contain descriptions on on-going research projects in the UK.

COMIC

An ESPRIT basic research project involving UK partners Manchester, Nottingham and Lancaster Universities.

VirtuOsi

A SERC/DTI funded project.

DEVRL

The Distributed Extensible Virtual Laboratory