High School Students Digital Photography Contest results exhibited in Virtual Gallery
The OZU VR Lab helped exhibiting the winning photographs of the High School Students Digital Photography Contest. The fifth annual Photography Contest -Catch the Interaction- took place in the University Campus. After the award ceremony and a series of photography...
Testing the Myo Armband for VR applications
Recent studies demonstrate that game-based therapy approaches are gaining interest in the Healthcare Industry. Research shows attempts are being made by applying gaming principles to various therapies for the prospect of improving patient conditions. These also...
3D Scanning the Byzantine Church of Chora via photogrammetry for VR applications
The Chora VR Experience Currently, we are working on scanning the Byzantine Church of Chora in Istanbul via photogrammetry with my colleague Elias Sarantopoulos who is an award-winning author for his interactive book labeled Istanbul's Byzantine Marvel Church of...
Bora Sezer collaborated as a mentor within Educathon -Turkey’s first XR hackathon dedicated to education
I had the chance to meet many experienced mentors and assistants on site during the Educathon. With many guests and thought leaders on subjects ranging from pedagogy, entrepreneurship, gamification, and immersive technologies, the Educathon fostered a true...
Photogrammetry artist Kaptan from Oddviz visited us for a seminar – how photogrammetry can contribute to the field of Virtual Reality
Today we hosted Serkan Kaptan from the Oddviz Collective for a seminar about photogrammetry. The Students and staff enjoyed Kaptan's outstanding presentation. It was especially interesting to discuss how photogrammetry can contribute to the field of Virtual Reality....
OzU VR Lab contributes to the International Urban Design Workshop Istanbul 2019
We have just completed the “International Urban Design Workshop 2019, Urban Façade: Istanbul Waterfront organization”. I ( Bora Sezer) was a member of the organizing committee and contributed to the design charrettes related to digital survey technologies including...
The Virtual Reality and Immersive Design Course (COD 325), is now offered by the Communication Design department
Ozyegin University’s Communication Design Department is now offering a new elective course called Virtual Reality and Immersive Design (COD 325). The Educational objective of the course is introducing students to theoretical and practical skills regarding Design in...
The Development of our first Virtual Environment using a photogrammetric model and Parés’ definition of basic interactions
Ozu VR Lab has successfully developed its first virtual Reality environment by adapting a 3D model created with photogrammetry methods. The Virtual Space was made possible with the Unity game engine adapting Miguel Bandera’s (Cyark.org) Khayiminga temple scanned at...
We scanned a historic Ottoman building and our University’s Innovation center with a Matterport Camera
We Spent a week scanning both a historic ottoman building and our University’s Innovation center with a Matterport Camera with splendid results. Thanks to Ass. Prof. Simge E. Orhun’s introduction, Professor Mischa Shcaub from the University of Basel, Switzerland was...
VR Smart Magazine – Discover what’s new about Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality Techs Today
I would like to introduce you to the Virtual Reality Today Flipboard magazine I have established in mid 2016. The VR Today Magazine aggregates cutting-edge news from all sorts of media focused on Extended Reality (VR, AR, MR) and immersive technologies. The Magazine...
Today, the Architecture and Design Faculty has officially launched the OzU VR Lab
The Architecture and Design Faculty has officially launched the OzU VR Lab. Respected associates of our Faculty including our Dean Prof. Orhan Hacıhasanoglu and Dept. Chair Ass. Prof. Simge E. Orhun honored the event. The Opening started with a presentation and...
VR Consulting for the Industry 4.0 Competence Center Conference in collaboration with BEYSAD and TÜSIAD
With the reference of Dr. Simge Orhun, I was invited by the Engineering Department’s Robotics lab to attend the Industry 4.0 Competence Center Conference which was developed in collaboration with the Turkish White Goods Suppliers Association (BEYSAD) and the Turkish...
