University of Utah Perception and Computer Graphics Research Group

Selected Publications

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1998

In Press

S.A. Kuhl, W.B. Thompson, and S.H. Creem-Regehr, “HMD Calibration and Its Effects on Distance Judgments,” ACM Transactions on Applied Perception. [pdf]

M. Bratkova, P. Shirley, and W.B. Thompson, “Artistic Rendering of Mountainous Terrain,” ACM Transactions on Graphics. [pdf]

B.R. Kunz, L. Wouters, D. Smith, W.B. Thompson, and S.H. Creem-Regehr, “Revisiting the Effect of Quality of Graphics on Distance Judgments in Virtual Environments: A Comparison of Verbal Reports and Blind Walking,” Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics.

B.R. Kunz, and S.H. Creem-Regehr, and W.B. Thompson, “Evidence for motor simulation in imagined locomotion,” Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance.

S.H. Creem-Regehr, “Body mapping and spatial transformations,” in F. Dolins and R. Mitchell (Eds.) Spatial Cognition, Spatial Perception, Cambridge University Press.

2009

P. Willemsen, M.B. Colton, S.H. Creem-Regehr, and W.B. Thompson, “The Effects of Head-Mounted Display Mechanical Properties and Field-of-View on Distance Judgments in Virtual Environments,” ACM Transactions on Applied Perception, 6(2), 2009. [pdf]

S.H. Creem-Regehr, “Sensory-motor and cognitive functions of the human posterior parietal cortex involved in manual actions,” Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 91:166-171, 2009.

2008

S.A. Kuhl, S.H. Creem-Regehr, and W.B. Thompson, “Recalibration of Rotational Locomotion in Immersive Virtual Environments,” ACM Transactions on Applied Perception, 5(3), August 2008. [pdf]

P. Willemsen, A.A. Gooch, W.B. Thompson, and S.H. Creem-Regehr, “Effects of Stereo Viewing Conditions on Distance Perception in Virtual Environments,” Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 17(1), 2008. [abstract/pdf]

S.A. Kuhl, W.B. Thompson, and S.H. Creem-Regehr, “HMD calibration and its effects on distance judgments,” Proc. Fifth Symposium on Applied Perception in Graphics and Visualization, August 2008. [pdf]

B.J. Mohler, H.H. Bülthoff, W.B. Thompson, and S.H. Creem-Regehr, “A full-body avatar improves distance judgments in virtual environments,” Proc. Fifth Symposium on Applied Perception in Graphics and Visualization, August 2008. [pdf]

T.R. Ziemek, S.H. Creem-Regehr, and W.B. Thompson, “Using Mental Rotation as a Methodology to Evaluate Shape Perception in Computer Graphics,” Proc. Fifth Symposium on Applied Perception in Graphics and Visualization, August 2008. [pdf]

2007

S.H. Creem-Regehr, V. Dilda, A. Vicchrilli, F. Federer, and J. N. Lee, “The influence of complex action knowledge on representations of novel graspable objects: Evidence from fMRI,” Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 13(6), 2007. [abstract/pdf]

W.B. Thompson, V. Dilda and S.H. Creem-Regehr, “Absolute Distance Perception To Locations Off the Ground Plane,” Perception, 36(11), 2007. [abstract/pdf]

B.J. Mohler, W.B. Thompson, S.H. Creem-Regehr, H.L. Pick, Jr., and W.H. Warren, Jr., “Visual Flow Influences Gait Transition Speed and Preferred Walking Speed,” Experimental Brain Research, 181(2), August 2007. [abstract/pdf]

B.J. Mohler, W.B. Thompson, S.H. Creem-Regehr, P. Willemsen, H.L. Pick, Jr., and J.J. Rieser, “Calibration of Locomotion due to Visual Motion in a Treadmill-based Virtual Environment,” ACM Transactions on Applied Perception, 4(1), 2007. [abstract/pdf]

S.H. Creem-Regehr, J.A. Neil, and H.J. Yeh, “Neural Correlates of Two Imagined Egocentric Spatial Transformations,” Neuroimage, 35, 916-927, 2007. [abstract/pdf]

2006

S.A. Kuhl, W.B. Thompson, and S.H. Creem-Regehr, “Minification Influences Spatial Judgments in Virtual Environments,” Proc. Third Symposium on Applied Perception in Graphics and Visualization, July 2006. [abstract/pdf]

B.J. Mohler, S.H. Creem-Regehr, and W.B. Thompson, “The Influence of Feedback on Egocenteric Distance Judgments in Real and Virtual Environments,” Proc. Third Symposium on Applied Perception in Graphics and Visualization, July 2006. [abstract/pdf]

2005

B.J. Mohler, W.B. Thompson, B. Riecke, and H.H. Bülthoff, “Measuring Vection in a Large Screen Virtual Environment,” Proc. Second SIGGRAPH Symposium on Applied Perception in Graphics and Visualization, August 2005. [abstract/pdf]

Sarah H. Creem-Regehr, Peter Willemsen, Amy A. Gooch, and William B. Thompson, “The Influence of Restricted Viewing Conditions on Egocentric Distance Perception: Implications for Real and Virtual Environments,” Perception, 34(2), February 2005. [abstract/pdf]

William B. Thompson, Sarah H. Creem-Regehr, Betty J. Mohler, and Peter Willemsen, “Investigations on the Interactions Between Vision and Locomotion Using a Treadmill Virtual Environment,” Proc. SPIE/IS&T Human Vision & Electronic Imaging Conference, January 2005. [pdf]

Cynthia S. Sahm, Sarah H. Creem-Regehr, William B. Thompson, and Peter Willemsen, “Throwing versus walking as indicators of distance perception in real and virtual environments,” ACM Transactions on Applied Perception, 2(1), January 2005. [abstract/pdf]

2004

William B. Thompson, Peter Willemsen, Amy A. Gooch, Sarah H. Creem-Regehr, Jack M. Loomis, and Andrew C. Beall, “Does the Quality of the Computer Graphics Matter When Judging Distances in Visually Immersive Environments?,” Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, October 2004. [abstract/pdf]

Sarah H. Creem-Regehr, Amy A. Gooch, Cynthia S. Sahm, and William B. Thompson, “Perceiving Virtual Geographical Slant: Action Influences Perception,” Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 30(5), October 2004. [abstract/pdf]

Scott A. Kuhl, “Recalibration of Rotational Locomotion in Immersive Virtual Environments,” Proc. First SIGGRAPH Symposium on Applied Perception in Graphics and Visualization, August 2004 [pdf]

Betty J. Mohler, William B. Thompson, Sarah Creem-Regehr, Herbert L. Pick, Jr., William Warren, Jr., John J. Rieser, and Peter Willemsen, “Visual Motion Influences Locomotion in a Treadmill Virtual Environment,” Proc. First SIGGRAPH Symposium on Applied Perception in Graphics and Visualization, August 2004 [pdf]

Cynthia S. Sahm, Sarah H. Creem-Regehr, William B. Thompson, and Peter Willemsen, “Throwing vs. Walking as Indicators of Distancer Perception in Real and Virtual Environments,” Proc. First SIGGRAPH Symposium on Applied Perception in Graphics and Visualization, August 2004 [pdf]

Peter Willemsen, Mark B. Colton, Sarah H. Creem-Regehr, and William B. Thompson, “The Effects of Head-Mounted Display Mechanics on Distance Judgments in Virtual Environments,” Proc. First SIGGRAPH Symposium on Applied Perception in Graphics and Visualization, August 2004 [pdf]

2003

W.B. Thompson, A.A. Gooch, P. Willemsen, S.H. Creem-Regehr, J.M. Loomis, and A.C. Beall, “Compression of Distance Judgments When Viewing Virtual Environments Using a Head Mounted Display", presented at the 2003 meeting of the Vision Sciences Society [abstract].

S.H. Creem-Regehr, P. Willemsen, A.A. Gooch, and W.B. Thompson, “The Effects of Restricted Viewing Conditions on Egocentric Distance Judgments" presented at the 2003 meeting of the Vision Sciences Society [abstract].

2002

Helen H. Hu, Amy A. Gooch, Sarah H. Creem-Regehr, and William B. Thompson, “Visual Cues for Perceiving Distances from Objects to Surfaces" Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, December 2002. [abstract/pdf]

William B. Thompson, Peter Shirley, and James A. Ferwerda, “A Spatial Post-Processing Algorithm for Images of Night Scenes,” Journal of Graphics Tools, vol. 7, number 1, 2002. [pdf]

Amy. A. Gooch and Peter Willemsen, “Evaluating Space Perception in NPR Immersive Environments", Proceedings Non-Photorealistic Animation and Rendering 2002 (NPAR '02), Annecy, France, June 3-5, 2002. [pdf]

Pete Willemsen and Amy A. Gooch, “Perceived Egocentric Distances in Real, Image-Based, and Traditional Virtual Environments,” Proceedings of IEEE VR2002 (IEEE Virtual Reality Conference), Orlando, Florida, March, 2002.

2001

Cindee Madison, William B. Thompson, Daniel J. Kersten, Peter Shirley, and Brian S. Smits, “Use of Interreflection and Shadow for Surface Contact,'' Perception & Psychophysics, (63)2, February, 2001. [abstract/pdf]

2000

Helen H. Hu, Amy A. Gooch, William B. Thompson, Brian E. Smits, Peter Shirley, and John J. Rieser, “Visual Cues for Imminent Object Contact in Realistic Virtual Environments,” IEEE Visualization 2000, October 2000. [pdf]

1998

William B. Thompson, Peter Shirley, Brian Smits, Daniel J. Kersten, and Cindee Madison, “Visual Glue,” University of Utah Department of Computer Science Technical Report UUCS-98-007, March 1998. [pdf]