Bernhard E. Riecke
Assistant Professor
Simon Fraser University
Summary
Position & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor at SFU-SIAT (School of Interactive Arts and Technology)
- Associate Member of SFU Cognitive Science Program
Research Lab:
iSpaceLab: Immersive Spatial Perception Action/Art Cognition Embodiment

Brief Biography
Bernhard Riecke received his PhD in Physics from the Tübingen University in Germany and researched for a decade in the Virtual Reality group of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Germany. After a post-doc in Psychology at Vanderbilt University he joined the School of Interactive Arts & Technology of Simon Fraser University as an assistant professor in 2008. His research approach combines fundamental scientific research with an applied perspective of improving human-computer interaction.
Research Interests
My research interests include:
- Human multi-modal spatial cognition, spatial orientation, spatial updating, and navigation
- Enabling robust and effortless spatial orientation in virtual environments
- Self-motion perception, illusions (“vection”), and simulation; Multi-modal contributions and interactions
- Design and iterative evaluation and improvement of perceptually oriented, multi-modal human-computer interfaces and human-centered, effective virtual reality simulations
- Multi-modal, interactive art/dance performances
| Current Institution | Simon Fraser University |
| Current School | School of Interactive Arts and Technology |
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| Address | 250 –13450 102 Avenue Surrey British Columbia V3T 0A3 Canada Phone: +1 778.782.8432 |
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