Joseph J. LaViola Jr.
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- Brown University, Associate Professor
Other / Past Affiliation(s):
- University of Central Florida
Bio:
SIGGRAPH 2015
Joseph J. LaViola Jr. is the CAE Link Professor and Associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and directs the Interactive Systems and User Experience Research Cluster of Excellence at the University of Central Florida. He is also an adjunct associate research professor in the Computer Science Department at Brown University. His primary research interests include pen-based interactive computing, 3D spatial interfaces for video games, human-robot interaction, multi- modal interaction in virtual environments, and user interface evaluation. His work has appeared in journals such as ACM TOCHI, IEEE PAMI, Presence, and IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications, and he has presented research at conferences including ACM CHI, ACM IUI, IEEE Virtual Reality, and ACM SIG- GRAPH. He has also co-authored ”3D User Interfaces: Theory and Practice,” the first comprehensive book on 3D user interfaces. In 2009, he won an NSF Career Award to conduct research on mathematical sketching.
Joseph received a Sc.M. in Computer Science in 2000, a Sc.M. in Applied Mathematics in 2001, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2005 from Brown University.
SIGGRAPH 2014
Joseph J. LaViola Jr. is the CAE Link Professor and associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and directs the Interactive Systems and User Experience Research Cluster of Excellence at the University of Central Florida. He is also an adjunct associate research professor in the Computer Science Department at Brown University. His primary research interests include pen-based interactive computing, 3D spatial interfaces for video games, human-robot interaction, multi- modal interaction in virtual environments, and user interface evaluation. His work has appeared in journals such as ACM TOCHI, IEEE PAMI, Presence, and IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications, and he has presented research at conferences including ACM CHI, ACM IUI, IEEE Virtual Reality, and ACM SIGGRAPH. He has also co-authored ”3D User Interfaces: Theory and Practice,” the first comprehensive book on 3D user interfaces. In 2009, he won an NSF Career Award to conduct research on mathematical sketching.
Joseph received a Sc.M. in Computer Science in 2000, a Sc.M. in Applied Mathematics in 2001, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2005 from Brown University.
SIGGRAPH 2011
Joseph J. LaViola Jr. is an assistant professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and directs the Interactive Systems and User Experience Lab at the University of Central Florida. He is also an adjunct assistant research professor in the Computer Science Department at Brown University. His primary research interests include pen-based interactive computing, 3D spatial interfaces for video games, predictive motion tracking, multimodal interaction in virtual environments, and user interface evaluation. His work has appeared in journals such as ACM TOCHI, IEEE PAMI, Presence, and IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications, and he has presented research at conferences including ACM SIGGRAPH, ACM CHI, the ACM Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics, IEEE Virtual Reality, and Eurographics Virtual Environments. He has also co-authored ”3D User Interfaces: Theory and Practice,” the first comprehensive book on 3D user interfaces. In 2009, he won an NSF Career Award to conduct research on mathematical sketching. Joseph received a Sc.M. in Computer Science in 2000, a Sc.M. in Applied Mathematics in 2001, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2005 from Brown University.
SIGGRAPH 2000
Joseph J. LaViola Jr. is currently a Ph.D student in the Computer Science department and a Masters student in Applied Mathematics at Brown University. He works under the direction of Andries van Dam in the Computer Graphics Group. His primary research interests include multimodal interaction in virtual environments, interaction for large scale scientific and financial data visualization, and user interface evaluation. He has received a number of awards which include Florida Atlantic University’s Aaron Finennan Award, the Microsoft Senior Achievement Award, and is currently supported by an IBM Research Assistantship. In addition to his academic pursuits, he runs JJL Interface Consultants, a consulting business specializing in Interfaces for VR applications.
Course Organizer:
- SIGGRAPH 2006, "An Introduction to Sketch-Based Interfaces"
- SIGGRAPH 2007, "Sketch-Based Interfaces: Techniques and Applications"
- SIGGRAPH 2010, "An Introduction to 3D Spatial Interaction With Videogame Motion Controllers"
- SIGGRAPH 2011, "3D Spatial Interaction: Applications for Art, Design, and Science"
- SIGGRAPH 2014, "Introduction to 3D Gestural Interfaces"
- SIGGRAPH 2015, "Context-Aware 3D Gesture Recognition for Games and Virtual Reality"
Experience Category: Organizing Committee Member:
Learning Category: Jury Member:
Experience(s):
Type: [Games]
Vibraudio Pose: An Investigation of Non-Visual Feedback Roles for Body-Controlled Video Games
Developer(s): [Charbonneau] [Hughes] [LaViola]
[SIGGRAPH 2010]
Type: [Games]
The Bespoke 3DUI XNA Framework: A Low-Cost Platform for Prototyping 3D Spatial Interfaces in Video Games
Developer(s): [Varcholik] [LaViola] [Hughes]
[SIGGRAPH 2009]
Learning Category: Presentation(s):
Type: [Courses]
3D User Interfaces for Virtual Reality and Games: 3D Selection, Manipulation, and Spatial Navigation Organizer(s): [Riecke]
Presenter(s): [LaViola] [Kruijff]
Entry No.: [13]
[SIGGRAPH 2018]
Type: [Courses]
VR Interactions Organizer(s): [Jerald]
Presenter(s): [Marks] [LaViola]
Entry No.: [23]
[SIGGRAPH 2017]
Type: [Courses]
Context-Aware 3D Gesture Recognition for Games and Virtual Reality Organizer(s): [LaViola]
Presenter(s): [LaViola]
Entry No.: [17]
[SIGGRAPH 2015]
Type: [Courses]
Introduction to 3D Gestural Interfaces Organizer(s): [LaViola]
Presenter(s): [LaViola]
Entry No.: [25]
[SIGGRAPH 2014]
Type: [Panels]
The Battle for Motion-Controlled Gaming and Beyond Presenter(s): [Jerald] [Marks] [LaViola] [Hirsch] [Murphy] [Steury] [Rubin]
Entry No.: [01]
[SIGGRAPH 2012]
Type: [Courses]
3D Spatial Interaction: Applications for Art, Design, and Science Organizer(s): [LaViola]
Presenter(s): [LaViola] [Keefe]
Entry No.: [01]
[SIGGRAPH 2011]
Type: [Courses]
An Introduction to 3D Spatial Interaction With Videogame Motion Controllers Organizer(s): [LaViola]
Presenter(s): [LaViola] [Marks]
Entry No.: [12]
[SIGGRAPH 2010]
Type: [Courses]
Interaction: Interfaces, Algorithms, and Applications Organizer(s): [Otaduy]
Presenter(s): [Otaduy] [LaViola]
Entry No.: [23]
[SIGGRAPH 2009]
Type: [Technical Papers]
MathPad2: a system for the creation and exploration of mathematical sketches Presenter(s): [LaViola] [Zeleznik]
[SIGGRAPH 2004]
Role(s):
- Birds of Feather Presenter
- Course Organizer
- Course Presenter
- Game Paper Presenter
- Panel Presenter
- Talks (Sketches) Jury Member