The Social and hUman ceNtered XR (SUN) project aims at investigating and developing extended reality (XR) solutions that integrate the physical and the virtual world in a convincing way, from a human and social perspective. The virtual world will be a means to augment the physical world with new opportunities for social and human interaction.

The project address the following limitations:
●  Lack of solutions to develop scalable and cost-effective new XR applications.
●  Lack of convincing solutions for mixing of the virtual and physical environment.
●  Lack of plausible and convincing human interaction interfaces in XR.
●  Barriers due to resource limitations of end-user devices.

Developed solutions to surpass current limitations, include:
●  Development of scalable solutions to obtain plausible and convincing virtual copies of physical objects and environments.
●  Development of solutions for a seamless and convincing interaction between the physical and the virtual world.
●  Development of wearable sensors and haptic interfaces for convincing and natural interaction with the virtual environment.
● Development of artificial intelligence-based solutions to address current computing, memory, and network limitations of wearable devices.

The developed solution is demonstrated in three real-life scenarios:
●  XR for rehabilitation after accidents or diseases.
●  XR in the industry to increase safety and improve social interaction among workers.
●  XR to remove interaction barriers for persons with disabilities.

Period: 1 Dec 2022 – 30 Nov 2025