Publications

1. Timm, L., Herzog, M. A., Schott, D. (2026). Inner Mirror: Exploring Projection-Based Biofeedback for Multisensory Breathing Meditation in Future Home Environments. 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct) (in print).
2. Schwadtke, A., Pastel, S., Kunz, M., Müller, P., Braun-Dullaeus, R. C., Hansen, C., Witte, K., Schott, D. (2026). Striving for Stability: Evaluating the Feasibility of Dynamic Balance Skills Across the Reality–Virtuality Continuum. 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct) (in print).
3. Herbrich, W., Jiang, T., Föllner, A., Hansen, C., Schott, D. (2026). Spatial Hyperlinking for Novices: Portal-Based Navigation of Multi-Room Volumetric Captures. In Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on 3D Web Technology (Web3D 2026) (in print).
4. Heinrich, F., Kohpeiß, M., Hansen, C., Schott, D. (2026). Mixed Reality Simulation of Guided Needle Insertion: Effects of Interaction and Visual Fidelity. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 📄
5. Schrader, C., Diekmann, C., Kunz, M., Albrecht, A., Hansen, C., Schott, D. (2026). Applying the signaling principle in immersive virtual reality for medical education: Effects of color coding on virtual presence, learning-centered emotions, cognitive load, and learning outcomes. Computers & Education: X Reality, 9, 100172. 📄
6. Schott, D., Kunz, M., Schrader, C., Ringler, E., Schwadtke, A., Mandel, J., Müller, P., Kleinbeck, C., Roth, D., Albrecht, A., Hansen, C. (2026). The influence of environmental fidelity on virtual presence, intrinsic motivation, cognitive load, and learning outcomes in medical VR. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 📄
7. Sabir, A., Ringler, E., Mandel, J., Hansen, C., Schott, D. (2026). Evaluation of a state-aware conversational AI agent for immersive anatomy education. In Proceedings of the 2026 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Workshops (VRW): 4th Workshop on XR Technologies for Healthcare, Wellbeing, and Medicine. IEEE. 📄
8. Heinrich, F., Schülke, L., Kohpeiß, M., Schott, D., Hansen, C. (2026). Towards simulating projector-based augmented reality in virtual reality for interventional evaluation. In Proceedings of the 2026 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Workshops (VRW): 4th Workshop on XR Technologies for Healthcare, Wellbeing, and Medicine. IEEE. 📄
9. Schott, D. (2025). Of individual and collaborative experiences: training and learning in immersive environments for medical education. Dissertation. 📄
10. Schott, D., Kunz, M., Albrecht, A., Braun-Dullaeus, R., & Hansen, C. (2025). Too heart to handle? Exploring self-directed and collaborative virtual learning environments in anatomy education. In M. Meuschke & T. W. Kuhlen (Eds.), EuroVis 2025 – 🏆 Dirk Bartz Prize (ISBN 978-3-03868-281-3). The Eurographics Association. 📄
11. Jorge, J., Volonte, M., Anslow, C., Duchowski, A., Bickmore, T., Lok, B. C., ... Schott, D. & Heinrich, F. (2025, March). IEEE VR 2025 Workshops: 3rd Workshop on XR Technologies for Healthcare, Wellbeing, and Medicine. In 2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)(pp. 911-912). IEEE. 📄
12. Heinrich, F., Schott, D., Schwenderling, L., Hansen, C. (2025). Do You See What I See? Evaluating Relative Depth Judgments Between Real and Virtual Projections. In Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-8). 📄
13. Mielke, T., Allgaier, M., Schott, D., Hansen, C., Heinrich, F. (2025). Virtual Studies, Real Results? Assessing the Impact of Virtualization on Human-Robot Interaction. In Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-8). 📄
14. Kunz, M., Schott, D., Wunderling, T., Halloul, M., Hansen, C., Albrecht, A., Braun-Dullaeus, R. (2025). "Embryonic heart development as an immersive experience: Unveiling learning effects and influential factors in virtual learning environments." Computers in Biology and Medicine, Volume 187, 109638, ISSN 0010-4825. 📄
15. Huber, T., Huettl, F., Vradelis, L., Tripke, V., Schott, D., Chheang, V., Saalfeld, P., Allgaier, M., Saalfeld, S., Preim, B., Hansen, C., Hanke, L. I., & Lang, H. (2025). Virtual Reality in der Leberchirurgie – Planen, Weiterbilden, Prüfen. Die Chirurgie, 96(1), 16–22. 📄
16. Schott, D., Kunz, M., Heinrich, F., Mandel, J., Albrecht, A., Braun-Dullaeus, R., Hansen, C. (2024). Stand Alone or Stay Together: An In-situ Experiment of Mixed-Reality Applications in Embryonic Anatomy Education. Proceedings of the 2024 Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST), Trier, Germany, pp. 1–10. 🏆 Best Paper Award 📄
17. Schott, D., Heinrich, F., Kunz, M., Mandel, J., Albrecht, A., Braun-Dullaeus, R., Hansen, C. (2024). CardioCoLab: Collaborative Learning of Embryonic Heart Anatomy in Mixed Reality. Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine. 🥇 Best Short Paper Honorable Mention Award 📄
18. Wagnerberger, Schott, D., Schwenderling, L., Hansen, C., Schumacher, D. (2024). Empowering Patients: Improve Gender-Sensitive Medical Knowledge Through Interactive Edutainment. Proceedings of the Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (NordiCHI), Uppsala, Sweden, pp. 1–12. 📄
19. Chheang, V., Schott, D., Saalfeld, P., Vradelis, L., Huber, T., Huettl, F., Lang, H., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2024). Advanced liver surgery training in collaborative VR environments. Computers & Graphics, Vol. 119, pp. 103879. 📄
20. Schreiter, J., Heinrich, F., Hatscher, B., Schott, D., Hansen, C. (2024). Multimodal human–computer interaction in interventional radiology and surgery: a systematic literature review. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery: 1-10. 📄
21. Schott, D., Kunz, M., Mandel, J., Schwenderling, L., Braun-Dullaeus, R., Hansen, C. (2024). An AR-Based Multi-User Learning Environment for Anatomy Seminars. 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), pp. 949–950. 📄
22. Schott, D., Heinrich, F., Stallmeister, L., Moritz, J., Hensen, B., Hansen, C. (2023). Is this the vReal Life? Manipulating Visual Fidelity of Immersive Environments for Medical Task Simulation. 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), pp. 1171–1180. 📄
23. Schott, D., Kunz, M., Wunderling, T., Heinrich, F., Braun-Dullaeus, R., Hansen, C. (2023). Cardiogenesis4d: Interactive Morphological Transitions of Embryonic Heart Development in a Virtual Learning Environment. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), Vol. 29, No. 5, pp. 2615–2625. 🥇 Best Paper Honorable Mention Award 📄
24. Mielke, T., Joeres, F., Schott, D., Hansen, C. (2023). Interactive Registration Methods for Augmented Reality in Robotics: A Comparative Evaluation. 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct), pp. 501–506. 🥇 Best Poster Honorable Mention Award 📄
25. Schreiter, J., Mielke, T., Schott, D., Thormann, M., Omari, J., Pech, M., Hansen, C. (2023). A multimodal user interface for touchless control of robotic ultrasound. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Vol. 18, No. 8, pp. 1429–1436. 📄
26. Schott, D., Moritz, J., Hansen, C., Joeres, F. (2023). The UUXR-Framework: A Draft Classification for Using Extended Reality in Usability and User Experience Research. 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct), pp. 460–465. 📄
27. Chheang, V., Schott, D., Saalfeld, P., Vradelis, L., Huber, T., Huettl, F., Lang, H., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2022). Towards Virtual Teaching Hospitals for Advanced Surgical Training. 2022 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), pp. 410–414. 📄
28. Schott, D., Heinrich, F., Labsch, D., Hensen, B., Hansen, C. (2022). Towards Multimodal Interaction for Needle-Based Procedures in a Virtual Radiology Suite. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 70–73. 📄
29. Schott, D., Heinrich, F., Stallmeister, L., Hansen, C. (2022). Exploring Object and Multi-Target Instrument Tracking for AR-Guided Interventions. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 74–77. 📄
30. Schreiter, J., Schott, D., Schwenderling, L., Hansen, C., Heinrich, F., Joeres, F. (2022). AR-Supported Supervision of Conditional Autonomous Robots: Considerations for Pedicle Screw Placement in the Future. Journal of Imaging, Vol. 8, No. 10, Article 255. 📄
31. Boedecker, C., Borchardt, T., Huettl, F., Müller, N., Schott, D., Saalfeld, P., Hansen, C., Lang, H., Huber, T. (2021). In Virtual Reality durch die Pandemie: Digitale Lehre mit modernster Technologie in der Leberchirurgie. Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie, Vol. 59, No. 8, pp. e218. 📄
32. Joeres, F., Heinrich, F., Schott, D., Hansen, C. (2021). Towards Natural 3D Interaction for Laparoscopic Augmented Reality Registration. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 384–391. 📄
33. Kwapik, R., Moritz, J., Hensen, B., Janny, B., Schott, D., Rose, G., Speck, O., Wacker, F. (2021). Virtual Reality-Based Usability Laboratory for Interventional MR Applications. Proc 5th Conf on Image-Guided Interventions, pp. 51–52. [IGIC 2021 Proceedings]. 📄
34. Schott, D., Saalfeld, P., Schmidt, G., Joeres, F., Boedecker, C., Huettl, F., Lang, H., Huber, T., Preim, B., Hansen, C. (2021). A VR/AR Environment for Multi-User Liver Anatomy Education. 2021 IEEE Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR), pp. 296–305. 📄
35. Schott, D., Hatscher, B., Joeres, F., Gabele, M., Hußlein, S., Hansen, C. (2020). Lean-Interaction: Passive Image Manipulation in Concurrent Multitasking. Graphics Interface 2020. 📄
36. Herzog, M. A., Schott, D., Greif, C., Schumacher, D., Brody, F. T., Herrklotsch, S. (2019). Deus ex Machina: The Automation of a Religious Ritual in a Data-Driven Machine – Design, Implementation, and Public Reception. In K. Blashki & P. Isaías (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Human-Computer Interfaces and New Modes of Interactivity (pp. 71–95). IGI Global. 📄

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