2026
JourneyVR: Designing for Continuous Workflow Experience in Virtual Reality
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)
About
Minchae Kim
Incoming PhD Student at Virginia Tech
Human-Computer Interaction · Extended Reality · Spatial Computing · 3D User Interface
I am an incoming PhD Student in Computer Science at Virginia Tech this fall, where I will work with Dr. Doug Bowman in the 3D Interaction Group. My M.S. research explored an immersive interaction model that reframes fragmented VR workflows into continuous, spatially organized journeys to enhance task continuity and user engagement.
I am interested in the intersection of XR and AI, particularly in 3D space management and the design of intelligent, context-aware spatial workspaces.
News
- Mar 2026 Served as a Student Volunteer Leader at IEEE VR 2026.
- Mar 2026 Two papers accepted to CHI 2026 (first author, co-author).
- Feb 2025 Admitted to the PhD program in Computer Science at Virginia Tech (Fall 2026).
- Dec 2025 Successfully defended my Master's thesis.
- Aug 2025 One poster accepted to ISMAR 2025.
Publications
2026
Quantifying Low-Level Motor Effects of Emotion: Validating Fitts' Law in Affective Contexts
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)
2025
JourneyVR: Experience Design for Continuous Timed Activities in Virtual Reality
IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct)
2025
BalanceVR: balance training to increase tolerance to cybersickness in immersive virtual reality
Springer Virtual Reality