Pass-Through Embodiment (PTE) on IEEE VR 2026

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗥.

Imagine looking down and seeing no avatar. Just your clothes, every fold of your shirt, and your precise, natural movements. This is the core of 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀-𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗣𝗧𝗘), a technique we first introduced last year at IEEE VR 2025, where it received incredible positive feedback!

This year at Hashtag#IEEEVR2026, we are thrilled to present the next steps in our journey! 🚀

On 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, we will present our 𝗧𝗩𝗖𝗚 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿, “𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝘂𝘁𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀-𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗿,” during the 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 session in 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝟯𝟮𝟯 from 𝟭𝟲:𝟯𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟳:𝟯𝟬, where we evaluated the impact of cutout rendering for PTE using a first-of-its-kind 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗥.

And…
…if you are curious about how it actually feels to be present with your own body in a digital space, you are in luck! We are also hosting a 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼 called “𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲: 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀-𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻” at 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝟯𝟭. You can experience the interaction firsthand in different scenes during every break from Monday through Wednesday in the Grand Ballroom. I would love to see you there and hear your thoughts!

A huge thanks to my co-authors and supervisors, Arnulph Fuhrmann and Daniel Roth for their incredible support. I look forward to continuing this journey and pushing the boundaries of AR and VR innovation even further!

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