Dr Lionel Jayaraj

Lecturer Games (Visual Effects and Animation)

I am Dr Lionel Jayaraj PhD, MRes (Virtual Reality Games), FHEA, PGCHPE, Independent Oculus Game developer with Industry experience 2011-2014 and backgrounds in Engineering Technology.

I鈥檓 an Educator, Virtual Reality Researcher and independent Game Producer with an engineering background seeking to leverage a wide range of skills and experience in both industry and education in a distinguished position at a reputable institution. My aim is to to inspire and instruct the upcoming wave of game developers and researchers, while propelling VR evolution through inventive pedagogy and cutting-edge research.

Qualifications

  • PhD and Research Masters from 天美传媒, UK.
  • PGCHPE-FHEA from Staffordshire 天美传媒, UK.
  • Bachelors of Engineering and Technology from Pondicherry 天美传媒, India.

Teaching Areas

  • Games Art and Games Technology
  • AR, VR and MR application and experimental games development.
  • Animation and VFX.

Research Interests

  • Serious Games using Extended reality (i.e., AR, VR and MR)

Industrial Certifications

  • Animation Diploma Certification from Emagic Academy (Maya)

Professional Membership

  • Member of British Education Research Association

Publications

  • Jayaraj, 鈥淚mproving the immersion in a virtual reality batting simulator with real-time performance capture and haptics,鈥 uobrep.openrepository.com, Mar. 2021, Available: https://uobrep.openrepository.com/handle/10547/625477
  • Jayaraj, J. Wood and M. Gibson, "Engineering a Mobile VR Experience with MEMS 9DOF Motion Controller," 2018 IEEE Games, Entertainment, Media Conference (GEM), Galway, Ireland, 2018, pp. 1-9, doi: 10.1109/GEM.2018.8516496.
  • Jayaraj, J. Wood and M. Gibson, "Improving the Immersion in Virtual Reality with Real-Time Avatar and Haptic Feedback in a Cricket Simulation," 2017 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR-Adjunct), Nantes, France, 2017, pp. 310-314, doi: 10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct.2017.95.
  • Jayaraj, 鈥淎 study on virtual reality and developing the experience in a gaming simulation,鈥 uobrep.openrepository.com, 2016, Available: https://uobrep.openrepository.com/handle/10547/622105

Contact Details

Dr Lional Jayaraj
E: Lionel.jayaraj@beds.ac.uk

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