Challenges and opportunities of multisensory interactive environments

In his talk, Dr. Garbaya will present the research he developed in the area of multisensory interaction in virtual environment with a focus on haptics and spatialized sound. In the domain of virtual assembly, modeling physically based behavior of mechanical parts and subassemblies to maintain the stability of the manipulated parts will be presented. The talk will also present an innovative technique based on auditory cues developed with spatialized sound to improve the precision of the triangulation phase of virtual surgery. The current challenges facing the development of accessible interactive environments will be also discussed.