Research Interests
- Virtual Environments
- Affective and Human-Centered Computing
- Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality
- Virtual Learning Environments
Other Experience
- Professor, Computer Science, Univ. of Tenn., 1974-80
- Assistant Professor, Comp. Sci., Penn State, 1972-74
- NRC Postdoctoral Research Associate, 1971-72
Professional Activities
- Entertainment Computing, Associate Editor, 2011-
- Journal of Cybertherapy and Rehab Scientific Board, 2009-
- IEEE VR Best Paper & Demo Selection Comm. Member, 2016
- IEEE VR Program Committee, 2012-15, 2017-
- IEEE VR, co-chair, Research Demos, 2013
- HCII Program Committee, 2008-15
- ISMAR 2009 Tutorial Chair; Program Committee, 2009-13.
- Reviewer for NSF, and various journals and conferences
Honors & Awards
- National Center for Simulation Hall of Fame, 2020
- Pegasus Professor, UCF 2007
- US Patent No. 9,690,784 B1. Awarded June 27, 2017
- US Patent No. 9,381,426 B1. Awarded July 5, 2016
- US Patent No. 8,477,149 B1. Awarded July 2, 2013
- SIGGRAPH Pioneer
- ACM SUI Best Paper Award, 2018
- IEEE SeGAH Best Paper Award, 2016
- ICMI Grand Challenge People’s Choice Award, 2015
- Best Publication Award from the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, 2015
- Dean’s Research Professorship Award, 2013
- Excellence in Research, CECS 2014
- UCF Research Incentive Award, 2013, 2007, 1995
- Undergraduate Teacher of the Year, UCF 2001
- Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, UCF 2001, 1992
- Teaching Incentive Award, UCF 2015, 2009, 2002, 1995
- Senior Life Member, IEEE, & Senior Member, ACM