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Aubrey Simonson

followspotfour@gmail.com

Hi! I'm a virtual reality interaction designer and researcher focused on how we select/manipulate/carry objects, move around, type, and represent out bodies in VR.

I recently graduated from the MIT Media Lab, in the Fluid Interfaces group, where I wrote a thesis called An Integrated System for Interaction in Virtual Environments, which can be found here until it has been processed and posted to its permanent home on dSpace.

I currently TA for 2.S972: Creating Virtual Reality and Immersive Experiences, and work on some of the ideas listed on the future projects page of this website.

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Bird Noticing

A virtual reality video game about bird watching.

Pockets

A way to carry things in virtual reality.

Bird

A one-handed tool for controlling an arbitrary point in 3D space.

Anna Karenina Train

A historically accurate re-creation of the train from the novel in virtual reality.

Ceramics in Context

A hands-on exploration of the MFA's tea wares.

8KLibrary

A digital representation of an analog library.

Virtual Learning Environments in Evolution, Osteology, and Anatomy

Putting priceless artifacts in the hands of undergrads.

Nostalgia Box

Machine-learning based digital memory soup

Volumetric Cinema

Cinematic experiments with volumetric displays

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Using Weak Social Ties to Drive Voter Turnout (During a Pandemic)

Printing Sounds

Audio waveforms made tangible.