Join our team!
The HIT Lab NZ is hiring a Centre Manager to help support day-to-day Lab processes and people.
If you are interested in this excellent opportunity, you will find more information by going here:
ucvacancies.canterbury.ac.nz
and entering the Job ID: 6751
In honour of Waitangi Day, we are posting a 360-degree video of the 2018 Waitangi Day ceremonies from Scott Base, recorded by Prof Rob Lindeman when he visited in 2018.
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Nice 360-degree video work by Christian Wild from Gateway Antarctica, telling us about glaciers in the first person. polarchristian.wordpress.com/2019/02/12/alp…
A very nice day for Lab picnic! This was our delayed holiday celebration/kick off 2019 party at McLeans Island Forest Park. Lots of fun, games, mountain biking, walking, eating, and general mayhem. Thanks so all who... facebook.com/HITLabNZ/posts…
We held another Research Rodeo in the Lab today, as always followed by a potluck lunch. Great research and great food. Nice way to spend a Friday at work.
Our own Christoph Bartneck has started a podcast covering HRI topics! Tune in and have a listen.
human-robot-interaction.org/podcast-overvi… human-robot-interaction.org/podcast-overvi…
We just got our Virtuix Omni! After originally kickstarting this project, we were thwarted by shipping and other cancellations. A chance conversation led to us being able to get one. More to come!
youtu.be/ndFVervfybM
We just got our Viruix Omni! It took us a long time to get to this point, after kickstarting the project, then having to cancel because of shipping and other problems.
youtu.be/qtjby3NHvBc youtu.be/qtjby3NHvBc
All HIT Lab NZ members who are currently in NZ have been contacted, and are safe following the mass shooting in Christchurch. Please keep us in your thoughts.
Fun video of Lab Director Rob Lindeman helping open the conference banquet at IEEE Virtual Reality 2019 in Osaka Japan! Thanks to fellow kiwi VR/AR researcher Taehyun Rhee from VUW for capturing the moment. facebook.com/HITLabNZ/video…
Another fun social evening at the Lab playing social video games. Of course, there was food too. Thanks to all who helped with the organisation, those who brought food/drink, and, of course, those who came out to play!
