News
Recently completed theses:
- Nina Haußmann: Der Einfluss von haptischem Feedback auf Präsenz und Reaktion in der virtuellen Realität [The influence of haptic feedback on presence and reaction in virtual reality] (Bachelor's Thesis, 20.11.2025)
- Alexander Schwadtke: Simulation des Y-Balance Tests in einer Standaloe-Mixed-Reality Applikation [Simulation of the Y-Balance Test in a Standalone Mixed Reality Application] (Master's Thesis, 07.08.2025)
- Luisa Peintner: Untersuchung der Inhibitionsfähigkeit bei visuellen peripheren Reizen in der virtuellen Realität anhand der Simon Task [Investigation of the ability to inhibit visual peripheral stimuli in virtual reality using the Simon Task] (Master's Thesis, 08.07.2025)
____________________________________________________________________________________
Conference of the dvs Section Sport Informatics and Sport Technology
From September 23 to 25, 2026, the conference of the dvs Section Sport Informatics and Sport Technology will take place in Magdeburg. Our research group is part of the organizing committee and will also be represented with a workshop and several presentations. Click here to register.
____________________________________________________________________________________
Successfull habilitation of Stefan Pastel
Stefan Pastel, a former member of our working group, has successfully completed his habilitation. In his habilitation thesis entitled “Virtual Reality in Sports - Applications and Target Groups for Learning, Training, and Analysis”, he focused on different use cases of VR in sports. With the habilitation, he has achieved an important academic qualification step and demonstrated his academic independence in research and teaching.
During his time in our working group, Stefan Pastel was actively involved in research, teaching, and project work, and contributed to shaping the academic work of the group. His successful habilitation represents an important milestone in his academic career.
____________________________________________________________________________________
Study information day and Tomorrow Labs
On 9 May, we took part in the OVGU Study Information Day, and on 6 June, we were represented at Tomorrow Labs in Magdeburg. At both events, we had the opportunity to present our study programme and the work of our research group to interested visitors. In addition to providing information about the study contents and possible career perspectives, our main aim was to present our research in an accessible and understandable way. This allowed us to give insights into current projects and to show how questions in sport science can be investigated using modern technology, virtual reality, and methods from movement science.
____________________________________________________________________________________
International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS) Conference
From November 02 to 06, 2025, the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS) Conference took place in Doha, Qatar.
Kerstin Witte presented our work entitled “Application of Virtual Reality in Biomechanics in Sports.”
The presentation demonstrated how virtual reality technologies could be used in biomechanical research to analyze sport-specific movements in realistic environments and to support the optimization of training processes.
____________________________________________________________________________________
XVIII Congresso international de Mutricidade Humana
From October 22 to 24, 2025, the XVIII Congresso Internacional de Motricidade Humana (International Congress on Human Motricity) took place in Aracaju, Brazil.
Kerstin Witte represented our research group and delivered a keynote lecture entitled “Application of Virtual Reality in Sport – Possibilities and Limits.”
____________________________________________________________________________________
1st International Congress HUMAN in MOTION (ICHM)
A small group from the Department of Sport and Technology / Movement Science attended the 1st International Congress Human in Motion (ICHM) in Portorož, Slovenia, from September 29 to October 1, 2025.
From our VR team, German Krämer and Kerstin Witte participated.
German Krämer presented a talk on reactions and inhibition behavior to moving objects in peripheral vision within a VR ball-catching scenario (Reaction and Inhibition Behavior to Moving Objects in the Peripheral Vision in a Virtual Reality Ball Catch Scenario). This was his first presentation at an international conference, providing him with valuable experience.
Kerstin Witte was invited as one of the keynote speakers and gave a talk on the use of virtual reality to support sports activities (Applications of Virtual Reality to Support Sports Activity).
____________________________________________________________________________________
27th Sport Science University Conference of the dvs
Hannes Loerwald and Dan Bürger attended the 27th University Conference of the German Association of Sport Science (dvs) in Münster, held from September 16 to 19, 2025.
Dan Bürger presented a talk on The Influence of Additional Cues on Movement Time in Reaction Tasks in Virtual Reality, while Hannes Loerwald spoke about The Development of a Haptic Feedback System for Sport Science Applications in Virtual Reality.
Throughout the conference, several other contributions highlighted the use of virtual reality as a research tool, fostering valuable professional exchange and discussion.
____________________________________________________________________________________
15th International Symposium on Computer Science in Sport
From September 12 to 15, 2025, the 15th Symposium of the International Association of Computer Science in Sport (IACSS) took place at Gakugei University in Tokyo, Japan.
Our research group was represented by Sebastian Merker, who presented a talk on the influence of head-mounted displays on gymnastics performance in virtual reality (Supporting Gymnastics Training with Virtual Reality: The Impact of Head-Mounted Displays).
In addition, Kerstin Witte delivered the IACSS Special Lecture on the use of virtual reality to support motor learning and anticipation training (Applications of Virtual Reality to Support Motor Learning and Anticipation Training).
The conference provided valuable opportunities for exchange with international researchers and helped establish contacts for potential future collaborations.
