Jacob Sauer

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Position:

MSc Student

Contact:

jacob_sauer at sfu dot ca

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Biography

Jacob joined the iSpace lab in Fall 2023 as a MSc stu­dent. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Software Systems Engineering from the University of Regina. During his time at URegina, he also worked as an under­grad­u­ate researcher in the Department of Computer Science’s aRMADILo Lab; his research focus was inter­dis­ci­pli­nary appli­ca­tions for immer­sive vir­tual real­ity expe­ri­ences, specif­i­cally in the areas of spa­tial cog­ni­tion and iso­lated phobia expo­sure ther­apy. He is also self-taught in Unity (since early 2019) and Unreal Engine (since early 2022), and has pre­vi­ously worked in the indus­try as an inter­ac­tive dig­i­tal media developer.

Projects

Awedyssey: VR for pro­mo­ting and enhancing well-being

Awedyssey: VR for pro­mo­ting and enhancing well-being

We are investigating and creating a new virtual reality (VR) experience, 'Awedyssey', for the promotion and enhancement of well-being. Today, digital technology pervasively intersects with our daily lives, and VR stands out as a digital tool capable of fostering adaptive coping and resilience skills, and authentic social connection. We welcome queries from potential collaborators and members of...

By denise quesnel, noah miller, katerina stepanova, john desnoyers stewart, jacob sauer, ashu adhikari, patrick pennefather, alex kitson, alexander stahn & bernhard riecke Read more

Publications

Norton, W. J., Sauer, J., & Gerhard, D. (2020). A quantifiable framework for describing immersion. PRESENCE: Virtual and Augmented Reality, 29, 191–200. https://doi.org/10.1162/pres_a_00361
Sauer, J. (2022). Chapter 10: Locomotion and Navigation. In D. Gerhard & W. J. Norton, Virtual Reality Usability Design (1st ed., pp. 261–297). CRC Press. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.1201/9781003261230/virtual-reality-usability-design-david-gerhard-wil-norton
Norton, W. J., Sauer, J., & Gerhard, D. (2020). A gait analysis of a virtual reality inverse treadmill. Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2020, 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63089-8_61
Norton, W. J., Sauer, J., & Gerhard, D. (2020). The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality as an Instructional Medium for Multidimensional Concepts. 2020 6th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (ILRN), 1, 220–224. https://doi.org/10.23919/iLRN47897.2020.9155107