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Submissions open now VR Summit 2026 | 10 - 13 October, 2026 vrs.rub.de
1/2 📣 We’re delighted to welcome Maví Sánchez-Vives of Hospital Clínic de Barcelona as a keynote speaker at #VRSummit2026! Her research combines neuroscience and VR to explore perception, embodiment, behaviour and neurorehabilitation. #VRResearch
✨ Meet our next #SpeakerSpotlight for #VRSummit2026: 🔹 Nadine Aburumman — Brunel University London 🔹 Sergi Badia — University of Madeira 🔹 Michael Barngrover — XR4Europe
📣 Meet our keynote speaker for #VRSummit2026: Mel Slater from the University of Barcelona. A pioneer in immersive VR research, his work on presence, embodiment and body ownership has shaped how we understand human experience in virtual environments.
📅 Save the dates: four days of XR in Bochum! 💻 10–11 Oct | #VRSHackathon Form teams, develop ideas and build XR prototypes with researchers, developers, designers, students and creatives. 🎤 12–13 Oct | #VRSConference Keynotes, talks, posters, live demos and discussions.
📢 Submission deadline extended to 15 August 2026! VR Summit 2026 welcomes poster presentations and interactive VR demos across VR, human cognition, health and related fields. Share your work with the XR community in Bochum. Submit: vrs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/submit/
What can you build in two days? 🔥 The VRS Hackathon 2026 brings together developers, researchers, designers, creatives and students to turn ambitious XR ideas into working prototypes. Explore VR, AR, AI and biosignals—together. 🧵 1/2
🔥 Ready to bring your ideas to life? VRS Hackathon 2026 brings together developers, researchers, designers, creatives and students for two days of building, experimenting and turning bold XR ideas into working prototypes. 📅 10–11 October 2026 📍 TGW Bochum #VRResearch
📢 Deadline extended! You now have until July 31 to submit a poster or VR demo to VR Summit 2026. 📍 Bochum · Oct 12–13 (VRS Hackathon Oct 10–11) ✍️ Submit: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #VRSummit2026 #XR #VirtualReality #VRResearch
🚀 Venue confirmed! The VR Summit 2026 Hackathon is heading to TGW Bochum! Last year a laptop literally caught fire mid-code 🔥💻 — so for 2026, bring your A-game and a backup. 😄 👉 Register: www.eventim-light.com/de/a/69f35a2... #Hackathon #XR #Bochum
📢 VR Summit 2026 — Registration is now open! The 4th VRS Conference returns to Bochum 🇩🇪 this October: researchers, devs & clinicians exploring XR, human cognition & health. 🗓️ Conf: Oct 12–13, Rotunde 🛠️ Hackathon: Oct 10–11, TGW 🎟️ Register 👇 www.eventim-light.com/de/a/69f35a2...
📢 VR Summit 2026 — Call for Submissions! The 4th edition returns to Bochum 🇩🇪 🗓 Conf: Oct 12–13 📍 Rotunde, Bochum Researchers, developers & clinicians working on XR × human cognition × health, we'd love to see your work. 🧵👇 #VRSummit2026 #XR #VRResearch
🧠 We have a new partner — and it's a big one. Science Hub Neuroscience (SHN) at Ruhr University Bochum is joining VRS 2026 as a venue partner. 🧵
📢 VRSummit 2026 — Call for Submissions is Open! Submit your Talks 🎤, Posters 🖼️, or VR Demos 🥽 by July 15, 2026. Accepted abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings!! 🔗 vrs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/submit/ #VRSummit2026 #XR #VirtualReality #CallForSubmissions #vrsky #VRResearch
📢 VR Summit 2026 — Submissions Now Open! The 4th VRS Conference is coming to Bochum, Germany in October 2026. We're inviting talks, posters & VR demos. Accepted abstracts → proceedings book + Frontiers in VR editorial. 📅 Deadline: July 15, 2026 #vrneurosky #vrsky #VRResearch
🎙️ Throwback to #VRSummit2024! Prof. Pedro Lopes blew our minds with his keynote on the "Ultimate Display" — VR that physically moves your body using electrical muscle stimulation. 🧠⚡ Watch the full talk 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=rBK3kP... #VR #HCI #Haptics
📅 Save the Date: VR Summit 2026 returns to Bochum! 🚀 🛠️ VRS Hackathon: Oct 10–11 🎤 VRSummit: Oct 12–13 📍 Bochum, Germany We are bringing the XR community back together for four days of innovation and networking. Clear your schedule, you won't want to miss this. 🌐 #VRSummit2026 #XR #VRresearch
🥽 Call for Papers: Virtual Bodies for Real Humans We are hosting a new Research Topic in Frontiers in Virtual Reality! Hosted by Christian Klaes, Michael Wiesing & Art Pilacinski. We're looking for research on embodiment, phantom touch & the emotional impact of avatars. 🧠✨
VRS25 Day 2:t's time for our afternoon Keynote! 🌟 Presenting now: Martin Edwards. #VRSummit2025 #VRresearch
🌟 VRS Hackathon 2025—prizes revealed! ⏰ Registration closes in 2 days (Oct 17) 🎁 PICO 4 Ultra Enterprise + 500 € + 5× UnitedXR Europe tickets 📍 RUB-Makerspace | 🗓️ Oct 18–19 (VR Summit Oct 20–21) 🔗 Register now: vrs.rub.de #VRresearch
🎉 Partner Announcement: SenseGlove joins VRS Hackathon 2025! 🤝 What this means for our hackathon participants: • Nova 2 hands-on (wireless haptics: palm, force, vibro) • Mentorship from the team • Possibility of doing internships at SenseGlove • Chance to support the EU PRESENCE Project #VRresearch
Ten days until VR Summit 2025! ⏳ Neuroscientists, clinicians, devs & researchers exploring how XR reshapes cognition, learning, perception & healing. 🧠🚀 Hackathon 18–19 Oct • Conference 20–21 Oct Register Now: vrs.rub.de #VRSummit2025 #VRresearch #VirtualReality #Neuroscience #ImmersiveTech
Our next #Speaker_Spotlight for VRS25 ✨ • Christina “XaosPrincess” Kinne — social VR artist • Michael Barngrover — XR4Europe; XR dev & community builder • Tianyuan Zhang — XR/VR artist; creator of “Sensing Nature” Oct 20–21 · Rotunde Bochum Register: vrs.rub.de #VRSummit #XR #VRresearch
🚀 Only 15 days left until VRS Hackathon 2025! Join us Oct 18–19 at RUB Makerspace Bochum for 32 hours of haptic VR innovation. We'll explore haptic VR with cutting-edge headsets & gloves. 📍 RUB Makerspace, O‑Werk Bochum, Germany 👉 Register: vrs.rub.de #VRSHackathon #HapticFeedback #VRresearch
VR is more than tech—it’s people. 🎥 Prof. Xueni Pan (Goldsmiths, UoL) shares why she’s excited for VR Summit 2025: a community of CS, neuroscience & creators using VR to make the world better. What makes a great tech conference? 👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: vrsummit.rub.de #VRSummit2025 #VR #VRresearch
🚀 We’re partnering with PICO XR for #VRS25 in Bochum! PICO is sponsoring the Hackathon (Oct 18–19) and contributing a PICO 4 Ultra Enterprise headset for the winning team. Join us Oct 18–21: vrs.rub.de/hackathon-2025 #PICO #VR #VRSummit #Hackathon #VRresearch
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 #SpeakerSpotlight 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗥𝗦𝟮𝟱! ✨ We are honored to present: • Shunichi Kasahara — Sony Computer Science Laboratories (virtual) • Gundolf S. Freyermuth — Co-founder & Prof. (emeritus), Cologne Game Lab,TH Köln (virtual) • Andy Fidel — CEO & Creative Strategist, Spatial Networks (virtual)
Meet our next #SpeakerSpotlight for VR Summit 2025! ✨ We’re honored to present: • Tiare Feuchtner — University of Konstanz • Tom Froese — Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) • Skip Rizzo — USC Institute for Creative Technologies (Medical VR Lab) (presenting virtually) #VRresearch