Daniel Zielasko

Daniel is a postdoctoral researcher in the HCI group at Trier University. He earned his doctoral degree in 2020 from the Virtual Reality and Immersive Visualization group at RWTH Aachen University, specializing in desk-centered Virtual Reality. Collaborating across disciplines, he engaged with neuroscientists, psychologists, medical technicians, archaeologists, biologists, and geologists on various projects, including the EU flagship initiative HBP (Human Brain Project) and SMHB (Supercomputing and Modelling for the Human Brain).
In 2013, he obtained his Master's degree in Computer Science from RWTH Aachen University, focusing on correction mechanisms for optically tracked anatomical joints. Currently, Daniel is dedicated to integrating VR technologies and methodologies into everyday life, particularly within professional workflows and entertainment contexts. His primary interests lie in promoting empathy and environmental awareness through immersive technologies, investigating the underlying concepts, addressing cybersickness associated with immersive experiences, and designing compelling and innovative 3D user interfaces to enhance immersive interactions.

Research Interests

Personal Interests

Grants

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title

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24,000€

Support for International Scientific Events: ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, 2024

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DFG 

450,000€

Put me There: A Systematic Investigation of the Foundations of Egocentric Selection-Based Travel in Virtual Reality, 2023, (pro rata 225,000€)

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DFG 

4,000€

Initiation of International Collaboration: Virtual Reality Awareness Mediation of Geological Phenomena in Education and for Decision-Making, 2022, (pro rata 2,000€)

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DFG 

23,000€

AKuT (Antikes Kulturerbe Trier), 2020

writing and supervision

Forschungsfonds Rheinland-Pfalz 

5,000€

Determination of Biophysical Markers of Cybersickness, 2020

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Forschungsfonds Trier University

500€

Travel Grant: IEEE Virtual Reality, 2020

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Forschungsfonds Trier University

three more grands with a total budget of 1,300,000€ are in review or the final stage of preparation to DFG and BMBF.

Reviewing History

Community Services

Editorships

Conference Participation

Teaching

Trier University

RWTH Aachen University

Supervised Ph.Ds., Internships, Bachelor & Master Theses

Reviewed Theses

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

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2024

Simple and Efficient: Evaluation of Transitions for Task-Driven Cross-Reality ExperiencesNico Feld, Pauline Bimberg, Benjamin Weyers, and Daniel Zielasko IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

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🏆 Best Poster Award 🏆
How Long Do I Want to Fade Away? The Duration of Fade-To-Black Transitions in Target-Based Discontinuous Travel
Matthias Wölwer, Benjamin Weyers, and Daniel ZielaskoIEEE VR Abstracts and Workshops

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🏆 Best Research Demo Award 🏆
Navigating Realities: Assessing Cross-Reality Transitions Through a Spatial Memory Game in VR and AR Environments
Nico Feld, Pauline Bimberg, Benjamin Weyers, and Daniel Zielasko IEEE VR Abstracts and Workshops
Sitting or Standing in VR: About Comfort, Conflicts, and HazardsDaniel Zielasko and Bernhard RieckeIEEE Computer Graphics and Applications

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The Influence of Environmental Context on the Creation of Cartoon-like Avatars in Virtual RealityPauline Bimberg, Michel Feldmann, Benjamin Weyers, and Daniel ZielaskoIEEE Virtual Reality

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Carry-Over Effects Ruin Your (Cybersickness) Experiments and Balancing Conditions Is Not a SolutionDaniel Zielasko, Ben Rehling, David Clement, and Gregor DomesIEEE VR Workshop on Immersive Sickness Prevention

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2023

🏆 Best Paper Award 🏆
Stay Vigilant: The Threat of a Replication Crisis in VR Locomotion Research 
Daniel Zielasko and Tim WeisskerACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology

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Keep it Simple? Evaluation of Transitions in Virtual RealityNico Feld, Pauline Bimberg, Banjamin Weyers, Daniel Zielasko ACM Extended Abstracts of CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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2022

Integrating Continuous and Teleporting VR Locomotion Into a Seamless ‘HyperJump’ ParadigmAshu Adhikari, Daniel Zielasko, Ivan Aguilar, Alexander Bretin, Ernst Kruijff, Markus von der Heyde, Bernhard E. RieckeIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

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HyperJumping in Virtual Vancouver: Combating Motion Sickness by Merging Teleporting and Continuous VR Locomotion in an Embodied Hands-Free VR Flying ParadigmBernhard E. Riecke, David Clement, Denise Quesnel, Daniel Zielasko, Markus von der Heyde ACM SIGGRAPH Immersive Pavilion

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Systematic Design Space Exploration of Discrete Virtual Rotations in VRDaniel Zielasko, Jonas Heib, Benjamin WeyersIEEE Virtual Reality

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How to Take a Brake from Embodied Locomotion – Seamless Status Control Methods for Seated Leaning InterfacesCarlo Flemming, Benjamin Weyers, Daniel ZielaskoIEEE Virtual Reality

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2021

Subject 001 - A Detailed Self-Report of Virtual Reality Induced SicknessDaniel ZielaskoIEEE VR Workshop on Immersive Sickness Prevention

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To Sit or Not to Sit In VR: Analyzing Influences and (Dis) Advantages of Posture and Embodied InteractionDaniel Zielasko and Bernhard E. RickeMDPI Computers

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Design and Evaluation of a Free-Hand VR-Based Authoring Environment for Automated Vehicle TestingSevinc Eroglu, Frederic Stefan, Alain Chevalier, Daniel Roettger, Daniel Zielasko, Torsten W Kuhlen, Benjamin WeyersIEEE Virtual Reality

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2020

Take a Look Around - The Impact of Decoupling Gaze and Travel-direction in Seated and
Ground-based Virtual Reality Utilizing Torso-directed Steering
Daniel Zielasko, Yuen C. Law, Benjamin Weyers
IEEE Virtual Reality

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Open TSST VR: Trier Social Stress Test in Virtual RealityWilliam Standard, Daniel Zielasko, Bernadette von Dawans, Gregor Domes, Benjamin WeyersGI VR/AR Workshop

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Towards Preservation and Availability of Heterogeneous Cultural Heritage Research Data via a Virtual MuseumDaniel Zielasko, Nico Feld, Carlo Flemming, Philip Lungershausen, Andreas Morgenthal, Sascha D. Schmitz, Torsten Mattern, Benjamin WeyersGI VR/AR Workshop

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Can We Give Seated Users in Virtual Reality the Sensation of Standing or Even Walking? Do We Want To?Daniel Zielasko, Bernhard E. RieckeIEEE VR Workshop on Seated VR

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Either Give Me a Reason to Stand or an Opportunity to Sit in VRDaniel Zielasko, Bernhard E. RieckeIEEE VR Workshop on Seated VR

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2019

Voxel-based Edge Bundling Through Direction-aware Kernel SmoothingDaniel Zielasko, Xiaoqing Zhao, Ali Can Demiralp, Torsten W. Kuhlen, Benjamin Weyers
Computers & Graphics

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A Non-Stationary Office Desk Substitution for Desk-Based and HMD-Projected Virtual RealityDaniel Zielasko, Benjamin Weyers, Torsten W. Kuhlen
IEEE VR Workshop on Immersive Sickness Prevention

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Passive Haptic Menus for Desk-Based and HMD-Projected Virtual RealityDaniel Zielasko, Marcel Krüger, Benjamin Weyers, Torsten W. Kuhlen
IEEE VR Workshop on Everyday Virtual Reality

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2018

Dynamic Field of View Reduction Related to Subjective Sickness Measures in an HMD-based Data Analysis TaskDaniel Zielasko, Alexander Meißner, Sebastian Freitag, Benjamin Weyers, Torsten W. Kuhlen
IEEE VR Workshop on Everyday Virtual Reality

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2017

A Reliable Non-Verbal Vocal Input Metaphor for ClickingDaniel Zielasko, Neha Neha, Benjamin Weyers, Torsten W. Kuhlen
IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces

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Remain Seated: Towards Fully-Immersive Desktop VRDaniel Zielasko, Benjamin Weyers, Martin Bellgardt, Sebastian Pick, Alexander Meißner, Tom Vierjahn, Torsten W. Kuhlen
IEEE VR Workshop on Everyday Virtual Reality

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A Collaborative Simulation-Analysis Workflow for Computational Neuroscience Using HPCJohanna Senk, Alper Yegenoglu, Olivier Amblet, Yury Brukau, Andrew Davison, David Roland Lester, Anna Lührs, Pietro Quaglio, Vahid Rostami, Andrew Rowley, Bernd Schuller, Alan Barry Stokes, Sacha Jennifer van Albada, Daniel Zielasko, Markus Diesmann, Benjamin Weyers, Michael Denker, Sonja Grün
JARA-HPC Symposium on High-Performance Scientific Computing

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2016

Interactive 3D Force-Directed Edge BundlingDaniel Zielasko, Benjamin Weyers, Bernd Hentschel, Torsten W. Kuhlen
Computer Graphics Forum

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Evaluation of Hands-Free HMD-Based Navigation Techniques for Immersive Data AnalysisDaniel Zielasko, Sven Horn, Sebastian Freitag, Benjamin Weyers, Torsten W. Kuhlen
IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces

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2015

Blowclick: A Non-Verbal Vocal Input Metaphor for ClickingDaniel Zielasko, Sebastian Freitag, Dominik Rausch, Yuen C. Law, Benjamin Weyers, Torsten W. Kuhlen
ACM Spatial User Interaction

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Cirque Des Bouteilles: The Art of Blowing on BottlesDaniel Zielasko, Dominik Rausch, Yuen C. Law, Thomas C. Knott, Sebastian Pick, Sven Porsche, Joachim Herber, Johannes Hummel, Torsten W. Kuhlen
IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces

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Integrating Visualizations Into Modeling Nest SimulationsChristian Nowke, Daniel Zielasko, Benjamin Weyers, Alexander Peyser, Bernd Hentschel, Torsten W. Kuhlen
Frontiers in Neuroinformatics

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Invited Talks and Panels

Open Source Projects

Contact & Media

daniel.zielasko [at] rwth-aachen.de

 zielasko [at] uni-trier.de