Discussing the Future of AI in Design: Insights from Özyeğin University’s Transformative Education Panel
Bora Sezer shared insights into how Artificial Intelligence is perceived by designers and its future implications during the Transformative Education Panel with Generative AI held at Özyeğin University. The panel, organized by the OLTE unit under the theme of...
Research: A Virtual Simulation of the Moonlight Epiphany in the Artemis Temple at Magnesia on the Meander: Proof of theory
The study, conducted by the Ozu VR Lab at Özyeğin University and led by Bora Sezer, aimed to investigate the Moonlight Epiphany phenomenon at the Artemis Temple in Magnesia on the Meander. This phenomenon, where the full moon's light illuminates the statue of Artemis...
Exploring the Intersection of Art and Technology: OzU VR Lab’s Presentation at Istanbul Modern Museum
Özyeğin University VR Lab conducted an important presentation within the scope of the Istanbul Modern Museum's "Young Productions in Digital Art" event. The presentation focused on design-oriented Virtual Reality and provided detailed information about the...
U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2022 has been awarded to our project titled “Documentation and Preservation of Panagia Paramythia Church.”
We're thrilled to announce that the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2022 has been awarded to our project titled "Documentation and Preservation of Panagia Paramythia Church." This prestigious grant will enable us to undertake the vital...
A Case Study: the usage of Virtual Reality for the virtual restoration of archaeological pottery sherds.
Th OZU VR Lab examined VR modeling softwares, Gravity Sketch and ShapesXR, for a comparative case study on virtual restoration of archaeological pottery sherds. It outlined the methodology for the case study, including the selection of artifacts, software, and...
Bora Sezer’s “Deepfakes as a Socially Constructed Technology” article was published as a chapter in the Extended Reality and Media book by Nobel Publications
Bora Sezer’s “Deepfakes as a Socially Constructed Technology” article was published as a chapter in the Extended Reality and Media book by Nobel Publications URL: https://www.nobelyayin.com/genisletilmis-gerceklik-ve-medya-xr-teknolojileri-18824.html Abstract: The...
We participated in the Immersive Design meeting in Ferrara, Italy for the ID4Ex Erasmus Plus project
OzU VR Lab participated in the Immersive Design meeting in Ferrara, Italy for the Erasmus Plus peoject ID4Ex. “ID4Ex – Immersive Design and new Digital Competencies for the Rehabilitation and Valorization of the Built Heritage” is focused on the formation of training...
Another COD325 VR and Immersive Design course is finalized with impressive results
Ozyegin University’s Communication Design Department gives an elective course called Virtual Reality and Immersive Design (COD 325). The course's educational objective is to introduce students to theoretical and practical skills of Design in Virtual Reality. The...
Workshop: Building Meta Worlds via Gravity Sketch with Bora Sezer at BaseSelect Metaverse days
On the 27th of May, we met at the Cercle d’Orient Gallery in Beyoğlu to proceed with a Virtual Reality Workshop. We gathered in groups of 4 with Meta Headsets ( Thanks to the sponsor Meta aka Facebook) and met all in the same digital space in real-time using...
Bora Sezer gave a speech about VR via VR – Creating Game designs with VR glasses for the “Digital Art at the Campus exhibition” organized by Base and 42 Istanbul, sponsored by Akbank Sanat.
Narrative: The need to create virtual environments requires entirely new ways of thinking about design. How equipped are we to tackle this new design space? As the Metaverse journey slowly begins to emerge, Sezer presented on how he creates Immersive Worlds...
OzU VR Lab Researcher Ali Leylekoğlu’s team VTheatron wins first place at the Metaverse Hackathon organized by GameFed
Communication Design Post Graduate Ali Leylekoğlu’s team V-Theatron has won first place at the Metaverse Hackaton orginized by Gamefed. The Champions took home an Oculus Quest Headset as reward. Leylekoğlu is a Communication Design Graduate interested in...
The Design Interactions & OZU VR Labs presented their latest groundwork at the Euromersive Turkey Research Showcase in the Metaverse
The Design Interactions Lab and OzU VR Lab presented their recent research "Exploring the Spatial Thinking Process in Physical and Virtual Realities through Child-Object Interaction: A Case of Hand Tracking in VR" at the Euromersive Turkey Research Showcase....
