Research

Publications and research projects.

This page collects my virtual reality research work in a cleaner publication format, with each item linking to its own detail page.

Figure for the HieraVisVR paper

CHI 2026

04/2026

HieraVisVR: Hierarchical Visual Analytics for Motion-Centric VR Playtesting

Yongqi Zhang, Erdem Murat, Liuchuan Yu, Haikun Huang, Minsoo Choi, Christos Mousas, and Lap-Fai Yu

A conference paper on hierarchical visual analytics for motion-centric VR playtesting, with Erdem Murat as presenting author.

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Presentation slide for the metaverse education research paper

IEEE VR 2024

03/2024

Understanding Online Education in Metaverse: Systems and User Experience Perspectives

Ruizhi Cheng, Erdem Murat, Lap-Fai Yu, Songqing Chen, and Bo Han

A study of online education in virtual reality using Mozilla Hubs, custom data collection scripts, and system-level analysis of performance and user experience.

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Screenshot from the master's thesis virtual reality project

Master's Thesis

12/2022

Machine Learning Automation for Virtual Reality

Authors: Erdem Murat

Master's thesis exploring data-driven automation for virtual reality design, with procedural level generation and user studies to better understand player experience.

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