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The Haas-Galinha metallic press in Mixed-Reality

To test out our newly acquired HoloLens device here at the VRLab@DEI, we loaded a 3D model of the Haas-Galinha metallic press — one of the oldest metallic presses in the world, which is now in exhibition in the hall of the General Library of the University of Coimbra. This prototype 3D model was produced […]

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VRLab at OPEN DEI

As part of our department’s Open DEI initiative, we recently had the opportunity to host a visit, from several secondary school students, to the Virtual Reality Lab of the Department of Informatics Engineering at the University of Coimbra. This was an exciting and educational experience for these students, as they got to try out a […]

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Kairos demo at ICEC 2022

The demonstration of the Kairos VR system at the International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC 2022), in November 2022, was a highlight of the event. Kairos is a truly immersive Virtual Reality experience that transports users to the botanical garden of the University of Coimbra. The system was developed by Maximilian Rubin and it won […]