Eduardo Velloso
Human-Computer Interaction
I am a Research Fellow at the Microsoft Research Centre for Social Natural User Interfaces at the University of Melbourne in Australia. I hold a PhD in Computer Science from Lancaster University and a BSc in Computer Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. My research aims at creating future social user experiences combining novel input modalities such as gaze, body movement, touch gestures, etc. My latest work has investigated eye-based interaction with smart watches, multimodal combinations of gaze, and eye control of video games. You can find my latest publications in my Google Scholar profile and in my Publications page.
Research Interests
Fitness & Wellbeing
Gaze-Enabled Games
Foot-Based Interaction
Bodily & Spatial Interaction
Learning Logic Circuits
A recent research interest is in exploring how eye tracking can enhance gameplay.
I am interesting in exploring and understanding how the feet can be used to support tasks. I
have built a foot tracker based on a Kinect sensor mounted under the desk and I have been
conducting fundamental studies on the human factors of foot interaction. I also completed an
extensive survey that overviews the field of foot-based interaction.
I have been involved in a variety of projects involving full body interaction, including 3D user
interfaces, virtual reality and bodily play. I have looked at novel 3D interaction techniques
(e.g. the feet, gaze and mid-air gestures), explored the concept of Substitutional Reality—a
virtual reality where the objects have physical counterparts-, and designed a game ("Reindeer &
Wolves") to explore how sensory deprivation can be used as a game mechanic.
This was my undergraduate dissertation project. I built a logical circuit simulator based on
blocks and evaluated how learners solve the circuits collaboratively on an interactive
whiteboard.