Dr Wenge Xu is a lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). He specialises in HCI, Extended (Virtual, Augmented, Mixed) Reality (XR), (External) Human-Machine Interface, and Serious Games.
Dr Xu earned his PhD in Computer Science in 2021 with “Motion-based Interaction for Head-Mounted Displays” at the University of Liverpool. His PhD studies were fully supported by a Postgraduate Research Scholarship. He is an award-winning academic and researcher.
His awards include IEEE VR honorable mentions for best paper awards (2020, 2024), ACM CHI PLAY Student Game Design Competition Finalist, and Outstanding Teaching Team Award in Suzhou. He has won a research grant from the Royal Society (£69.5k) on Inclusive External Human-Machine Interface for Automated Vehicles-d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing Pedestrian Interaction.
Wenge has a strong HCI, XR, and Serious Games background. He has published roughly 30 International journals and conference full papers. Many of these publications are published in top-tier HCI conferences like ACM CHI; top-tier XR conferences like IEEE VR and IEEE ISMAR; top-ranked journals like IEEE TVCG, IJHCI, Springer VR, JMIR serious games and Games for Health. In addition,
He is an Associate Chair for leading conferences like ACM CHI, ACM CHI PLAY, and IEEE ISMAR and an editor for journals like IEEE Transactions on Games, Springer Discover Computing, and Frontiers in Virtual Reality.
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Virtual Reality
- Augmented Reality
- Human-Machine Interface
- Serious Games
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Games Technology)
- MSc (Dist) Advanced Computing with Management
- PhD Computer Science
- BSc Digital Media Computing
- BSc Computer Science
- MSc User Experience Design
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Extended (Virtual, Augmented, Mixed) Reality
- Serious Games
- (External) Human-Machine Interface
Wenge is particularly interested in supervising PhD students in projects broadly related to Human-Computer Interaction, Extended Reality, Games. Please get in touch directly with Dr Xu if you would like to discuss potential projects in these areas further.
Selected recent publications. For a more updated list, visit Wenge's Google Scholar page.
Journal
- Guo, H. Wang, H. Deng, W. Xu, N. Baghaei, C.-H. Lo, and H.N. Liang. Breaking the Isolation: Exploring the Impact of Passthrough in Shared Spaces on Player Performance and Experience in VR Exergames. IEEE TVCG (2024) DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2024.3372114
- Wan, R. Shi, W. Xu, Y. Li, K. Atkinson, L. Yu, H.N. Liang. Hands-free Multi-Type Character Text Entry in Virtual Reality. Springer Virtual Reality. (2024) DOI: 10.1007/s10055-023-00902-z
- Xu, H.N. Liang, K. Yu, S. Wen, N. Baghaei, H. Tu. Acceptance of Virtual Reality Exergames Among Chinese Older Adults. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction (2023) DOI: 10.1080/10447318.2022.2098559
- Xu, K. Yu, X. Meng, D. Monteiro, D Kao, H.N. Liang. Exploring the Effect of the Size and Feedback of Non-Player Character Spectators in Virtual Reality Exergames. Frontier in Psychology (2023) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1079132
- Wenge Xu, Hai-Ning Liang, Nilufar Baghaei, Xiaoyue Ma, Kangyou Yu, Xuanru Meng, Shaoyue Wen. Effects of an Immersive Virtual Reality Exergame on University Students’ Anxiety, Depression, and Perceived Stress: Pilot Feasibility and Usability Study. JMIR serious games. (2021) DOI: 10.2196/29330
- Xu, H.N. Liang, N. Baghaei, W.B. Bing, and Y. Yue. Health Benefits of Digital Videogames for the Ageing Population: A Systematic Review. Games for Health. (2020) DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2019.0130
- Xu, H.N. Liang, Z. Zhang, and N. Baghaei. Studying the Effect of Display Type and Viewing Perspective on User Experience in Virtual Reality Exergames. Games for Health. (2020) DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2019.0102
- Xu, H.N. Liang, Y. Zhao, T. Zhang, D. Yu, D. Monteiro, and Y. Yue. RingText: Dwell-free and hands-free Text Entry for Mobile Head-Mounted Displays using Head Motions. IEEE TVCG. (2019) DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2019.2898736.
- Yu, K. Fan, H. Zhang, D. Monteiro, W. Xu, and H.N. Liang. PizzaText: Text entry for virtual reality systems using dual thumbsticks. IEEE TVCG. (2018) DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2018.2868581
Conference
- Guo, W. Xu, J. Zhang, H. Wang, C.-H. Lo, H.N. Liang. Who's Watching Me?: Exploring the Impact of Audience Familiarity on Player Performance, Experience, and Exertion in Virtual Reality Exergames. IEEE ISMAR’23 DOI: 10.1109/ISMAR59233.2023.00077
- Xu, X. Meng, K. Yu, S. Sarcar, H.N. Liang. Evaluation Text Selection in Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Displays. IEEE ISMAR’22 DOI: 10.1109/ISMAR55827.2022.00027
- Monteiro, H.N. Liang, X. Wang, W. Xu, H. Tu. Design and Development of a Low-cost Device for Weight and Center of Gravity Simulation in Virtual Reality. ACM ICMI’21. DOI: 10.1145/3462244.3479907
- Xu, H.N. Liang, K. Yu, N. Baghaei. Effect of Gameplay Uncertainty, Display Type, and Age on Virtual Reality Exergames. ACM CHI’21. DOI: 10.1145/3411764.3445801
- Lu, D. Yu, H.N. Liang, W. Xu, Y. Chen, X. Li, K. Hasan. Exploration of Hands-free Text Entry Techniques for Virtual Reality. IEEE ISMAR’20. DOI: 10.1109/ISMAR50242.2020.00061
- Xu, H.N. Liang, Y. Chen, X. Li, and K. Yu. Exploring Visual Techniques for Boundary Awareness During Interaction in Augmented Reality Head-Mounted Displays. IEEE VR’20. Nominated for the best conference paper award (top5%). DOI: 10.1109/VR46266.2020.00039
- Yu, H.N. Liang, X. Lu, T. Zhang, and W. Xu. DepthMove: Leveraging Head Motions in the Depth Dimension to Interact with Virtual Reality Head-Worn Displays. IEEE ISMAR’19. DOI: 10.1109/ISMAR.2019.00-20
- Xu, H.N. Liang, A. He, and Z. Wang. Pointing and Selection Methods for Text Entry in Augmented Reality Head-Mounted Displays. IEEE ISMAR’19. DOI: 10.1109/ISMAR.2019.00026
- Xu, H.N. Liang, Y. Zhao, D. Yu, and D. Monteiro. DMove: Directional Motion-based Interaction for Augmented Reality Head-Mounted Displays. ACM CHI’19. DOI: 10.1145/3290605.3300674
