Donald  Degraen

2025.
TactStyle: Generating Tactile Textures with Generative AI for Digital Fabrication
Faraz Faruqi, Maxine Perroni-Scharf, Jaskaran Singh Walia, Yunyi Zhu, Shuyue Feng, Donald Degraen, Stefanie Mueller
In: Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '25)
full paper
link
Spatial Haptics: A Sensory Substitution Method for Distal Object Detection Using Tactile Cues
Iddo Yehoshua Wald*, Donald Degraen*, Amber Maimon*, Jonas Keppel, Stefan Schneegass
In: Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '25)
full paper
link
CollabJam: Studying Collaborative Haptic Experience Design for On-Body Vibrotactile Patterns
Dennis Wittchen, Alexander Ramian, Nihar Sabnis, Christopher Chlebowski, Richard Böhme, Georg Freitag, Bruno Fruchard, Donald Degraen
In: Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '25)
honorable mention
full paper
link
Motion-Coupled Asymmetric Vibration for Pseudo Force Rendering in Virtual Reality
Nihar Sabnis, Maelle Roche, Dennis Wittchen, Donald Degraen, Paul Strohmeier
In: Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '25)
honorable mention
full paper
link
Demonstration of TactStyle: Generating Tactile Textures with Generative AI for Digital Fabrication
Faraz Faruqi, Maxine Perroni-Scharf, Jaskaran Singh Walia, Yunyi Zhu, Shuyue Feng, Donald Degraen, Stefanie Mueller
In: Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '25)
demonstration
link
Demonstrating Spatial Haptics: Detecting Distal Objects through Tactile Cues
Iddo Yehoshua Wald*, Donald Degraen*, Amber Maimon*, Jonas Keppel, Stefan Schneegass
In: Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '25)
demonstration
link
The Impact of Bike-Based Controllers and Adaptive Feedback on Immersion and Enjoyment in a Virtual Reality Cycling Exergame
Jonas Keppel, Marvin Strauss, Shuoheng Zhang, Markus Stroehnisch, Stefan Lewin, Uwe Gruenefeld, Donald Degraen, David Goedicke, Andrii Matviienko, Stefan Schneegass
In: Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '25)
extended abstract
link
winDirect: Studying the Effect of a Wind-Based Haptic Bracelet on Presence and the Detectability of Hand Redirection
Ulrike Kulzer, André Zenner, Donald Degraen
In: 2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)
extended abstract
link
pdf
2024.
Prototyping Surface Slipperiness using Sole-Attached Textures during Haptic Walking in Virtual Reality
Donald Degraen*, Martin Feick*, Serdar Durdyyev, Antonio Krüger
In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM '24)
honorable mention
full paper
link
EcoMeal: Gamified Eco-Feedback of Food Consumption using a Virtual Garden
Donald Degraen, Elena Werny, Marc Schubhan, Maximilian Altmeyer, Antonio Krüger
In: Companion Proceedings of the 2024 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI Play '24)
extended abstract
link
Auditory, Visual, or Both? Comparing Visual and Auditory Representations of Game Elements in a Gamified Image-Tagging Task
Marc Schubhan, Maximilian Altmeyer, Katja Rogers, Donald Degraen, Pascal Lessel, Antonio Krüger
In: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Issue CHI PLAY (CHI Play '24)
full paper
link
Exploring User-Defined Interactions for Virtual Reality
Donald Degraen, Marco Speicher, André Zenner, Antonio Krüger
In: Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI '24)
extended abstract
link
Dropping Hints: Visual Hints for Improving Learning using Mobile Augmented Reality
Nick Wittig, Uwe Gruenefeld, Lukas Glaser, Mak Krvavac, Florian Rademaker, Johannes Waltmann, Donald Degraen, Stefan Schneegass
In: Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI '24)
extended abstract
link
CollabJam: Collaborative Design of Vibrotactile Patterns
Dennis Wittchen, Alexander Ramian, Nihar Sabnis, Donald Degraen, Bruno Fruchard, Georg Freitag
In: IEEE 14th International Conference on Haptics: Science, Technology, Applications (EH '24)
demonstration
link
Look Over Here! Comparing Interaction Methods for User-Assisted Remote Scene Reconstruction
Carina Liebers, Niklas Pfützenreuter, Marvin Prochazka, Pranav Megarajan, Eike Furuno, Jan Löber, Tim C. Stratmann, Jonas Auda, Donald Degraen, Uwe Gruenefeld, Stefan Schneegass
In: Extended Abstracts of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '24)
extended abstract
link
2023.
MetaReality: enhancing tactile experiences using actuated 3D-printed metamaterials in Virtual Reality
Martin Feick*, Donald Degraen*, Fabian Hupperich, Antonio Krüger
In: Frontiers in Virtual Reality
journal paper
link
Designing Tactile Experiences for Immersive Virtual Environments
Donald Degraen
PhD Thesis, Saarland University
thesis
link
2022.
Demonstration of Weirding Haptics: Prototyping Vibrotactile Feedback through Vocalization in Virtual Reality
Bruno Fruchard, Donald Degraen
In: IEEE 7th VR Workshop on Sonic Interactions for Virtual Environments (SIVE 2022)
demonstration
link
VRySmart: a Framework for Embedding Smart Devices in Virtual Reality
Akhmajon Makhsadov, Donald Degraen, André Zenner, Felix Kosmalla, Kamila Mushkina, Antonio Krüger
In: Extended Abstracts of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '22)
extended abstract
link
link
video
video
Sustainable Haptic Design: Improving Collaboration, Sharing, and Reuse in Haptic Design Research
Oliver Schneider, Bruno Fruchard, Dennis Wittchen, Bibhushan Raj Joshi, Georg Freitag, Donald Degraen, Paul Strohmeier
In: Extended Abstracts of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '22)
workshop
link
link
TactJam: An End-to-End Prototyping Suite for Collaborative Design of On-Body Vibrotactile Feedback
Dennis Wittchen, Katta Spiel, Bruno Fruchard, Donald Degraen, Oliver Schneider, Georg Freitag, Paul Strohmeier
In: Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI '22)
full paper
link
Explorative Study on Asymmetric Sketch Interactions for Object Retrieval in Virtual Reality
Daniele Giunchi, Riccardo Bovo, Donald Degraen, Stuart James, Anthony Steed
In: 2nd International Conference on Interactive Media, Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies (IMET 2022)
full paper
link
2021.
FamilyFlower: an Artifical Flower to Foster Distant Family Connections
Donald Degraen, Hannah Hock, Marc Schubhan, Maximilian Altmeyer, Antonio Krüger
In: 20th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM '21)
extended abstract
link
pdf
pdf
Does Physicality Enhance the Meaningfulness of Gamification? Transforming Gamification Elements to their Physical Counterparts
Maximilian Altmeyer, Donald Degraen, Tobias Sander, Felix Kosmalla, Antonio Krüger
In: 33rd Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (OzCHI '21)
full paper
link
Capturing Tactile Properties of Real Surfaces for Haptic Reproduction
Donald Degraen, Michal Piovarči, Bernd Bickel, Antonio Krüger
In: The 34th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST '21)
full paper
link
pdf
Weirding Haptics: In-Situ Prototyping of Vibrotactile Feedback in Virtual Reality through Vocalization
Donald Degraen*, Bruno Fruchard*, Frederik Smolders, Emmanouil Potetsianakis, Seref Güngör, Antonio Krüger, Jürgen Steimle
In: The 34th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST '21)
full paper
link
pdf
github
Hakoniwa: Enhancing Physical Gamification using Miniature Garden Elements
Donald Degraen, Marc Schubhan, Maximilian Altmeyer, Antonio Krüger
In: Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Academic Mindtrek (AcademicMindtrek '21)
nomination
full paper
link
pdf
Ambient Living Media as Haptic Proxy Interfaces for Virtual Reality
Donald Degraen, Marc Schubhan, Felix Kosmalla, André Zenner, Antonio Krüger
In: Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Everyday Proxy Objects for Virtual Reality. (EPO4VR '21)
position paper
link
pdf
Haptic Proxies for Virtual Reality: Success Criteria and Taxonomy
Niels Christian Nilsson, André Zenner, Adalberto L. Simeone, Donald Degraen, Florian Daiber
In: Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Everyday Proxy Objects for Virtual Reality. (EPO4VR '21)
position paper
link
pdf
Smart Devices as Proxy Objects for Virtual Reality Position Paper
Akhmajon Makhsadov, Donald Degraen, André Zenner, Florian Daiber
In: Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Everyday Proxy Objects for Virtual Reality. (EPO4VR '21)
position paper
link
pdf
Everyday Proxy Objects for Virtual Reality
Florian Daiber, Donald Degraen, André Zenner, Frank Steinicke, Oscar Javier Ariza Núñez, Adalberto L. Simeone
In: Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '21)
workshop
link
website
2020.
AmbiPlant - Ambient Feedback for Digital Media through Actuated Plants
Donald Degraen, Marc Schubhan, Kamila Mushkina, Akhmajon Makhsadov, Felix Kosmalla, André Zenner, Antonio Krüger
In: Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '20)
extended abstract
link
video
video
Envisioning Haptic Design for Immersive Virtual Environments
Donald Degraen, Anna Reindl, Akhmajon Makhsadov, André Zenner, Antonio Krüger
In: Companion Publication of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS' 20 Companion)
extended abstract
link
Everyday Proxy Objects for Virtual Reality
Florian Daiber, Donald Degraen, André Zenner, Frank Steinicke, Oscar Javier Ariza Núñez, Adalberto L. Simeone
In: Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '20)
workshop
link
website
Demonstration of Drag:On - A VR Controller Providing Haptic Feedback Based on Drag and Weight Shift
André Zenner, Donald Degraen, Florian Daiber, Antonio Krüger
In: Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '20)
demonstration
link
2019.
Enhancing Texture Perception in Virtual Reality Using 3D-Printed Hair Structures
Degraen Donald, André Zenner, Antonio Krüger
In: Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '19)
honorable mention
full paper
link
pdf
Exploring Visual Guidance in 360-Degree Videos
Marco Speicher, Christoph Rosenberg, Donald Degraen, Florian Daiber, Antonio Krüger
In: Proceedings of the 2019 ACM International Conference on Interactive Experiences for TV and Online Video (TVX '19)
full paper
link
Overgrown: Supporting Plant Growth with an Endoskeleton for Ambient Notifications
Donald Degraen, Felix Kosmalla, Antonio Krüger
In: Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '19)
extended abstract
link
Pseudo-Haptic Controls for Mid-Air Finger-Based Menu Interaction
Marco Speicher, Jan Ehrlich, Vito Gentile, Donald Degraen, Salvatore Sorce, Antonio Krüger
In: Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '19)
extended abstract
link
Mixing Realities for Sketch Retrieval in Virtual Reality
Daniele Giunchi, Stuart James, Donald Degraen, Anthony Steed
In: The 17th International Conference on Virtual-Reality Continuum and Its Applications in Industry (VRCAI '19)
extended abstract
link
Addressing Bystander Exclusion in Shared Spaces During Immersive Virtual Experiences
André Zenner, Donald Degraen, Antonio Krüger
In: Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Challenges Using Head-Mounted Displays in Shared and Social Spaces. (socialHMD '19)
position paper
link
pdf
Exploring Interaction Design for the Social Internet of Things
Donald Degraen
In: Social Internet of Things
book chapter
link
2018.
Immersive Notification Framework: Adaptive & Plausible Notifications in Virtual Reality
André Zenner, Marco Speicher, Sören Klingner, Donald Degraen, Florian Daiber, Antonio Krüger
In: Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '18)
extended abstract
link
github
video
2017.
The Geography of Pokémon GO: Beneficial and Problematic Effects on Places and Movement
Ashley Colley, Jacob Thebault-Spieker, Allen Yilun Lin, Donald Degraen, Benjamin Fischman, Jonna Häkkilä, Kate Kuehl, Valentina Nisi, Nuno Jardim Nunes, Nina Wenig, Dirk Wenig, Brent Hecht, Johannes Schöning
In: Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '17)
full paper
link
github
2016.
Hidden in Plain Sight: An Exploration of a Visual Language for Near-Eye Out-of-Focus Displays in the Peripheral View
Kris Luyten, Donald Degraen, Gustavo Rovelo Ruiz, Sven Coppers, Davy Vanacken
In: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '16)
full paper
link
No more Autobahn! Scenic Route Generation Using Googles Street View
Nina Runge, Pavel Samsonov, Donald Degraen, Johannes Schöning
In: Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI '16)
full paper
link
Purpose-Centric Appropriation of Everyday Objects as Game Controllers
Kashyap Todi, Donald Degraen, Brent Berghmans, Axel Faes, Matthijs Kaminski, Kris Luyten
In: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '16)
extended abstract
link
Neighborhood Dashboard: An Open Tool for Child Health and Neighborhood Researchers
Donald Degraen, Joy Piontak, Candice Odgers, Johannes Schöning
In: Society for Research in Child Development (SCRD) - Special Topic Meeting: Technology and Media in Children's Development (SRCD'16)
extended abstract
github
SCATE - Smart Computer-Aided Translation Environment
Vincent Vandeghinste, Tom Vanallemeersch, Liesbeth Augustinus, Joris Pelemans, Geert Heymans, Iulianna van der Lek-Ciudin, Arda Tezcan, Donald Degraen, Jan Van den Bergh, Lieve Macken, Els Lefever, Marie-Francine Moens, Patrick Wambacq, Frieda Steurs, Karin Coninx, Frank Van Eynde
In: Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference of the European Association for Machine Translation: Projects/Products (EAMT '16)
other
link
link
2015.
Gestu-Wan - An Intelligible Mid-Air Gesture Guidance System for Walk-up-and-Use Displays
Gustavo Rovelo, Donald Degraen, Davy Vanacken, Kris Luyten, Karin Coninx
In: IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (INTERACT '15)
full paper
link
Recommendations for Translation Environments to Improve Translators' Workflows
Jan Van den Bergh, Eva Geurts, Donald Degraen, Mieke Haesen, Iulianna Van der Lek-Ciudin, Karin Coninx
In: Proceedings of the 37th Conference Translating and the Computer (TC37)
full paper
link
Web-Powered Virtual Site Exploration Based on Augmented 360 Degree Video via Gesture-Based Interaction
Maarten Wijnants, Gustavo Rovelo Ruiz, Donald Degraen, Peter Quax, Kris Luyten, Wim Lamotte
In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Interactive Content Consumption (WSICC '15)
extended abstract
link
2014.
Iterative refinement for real-time local stereo matching
Maarten Dumont, Patrik Goorts, Steven Maesen, Donald Degraen, Philippe Bekaert and Gautier Lafruit
In: 2014 International Conference on 3D Imaging (IC3D) (IC3D)
full paper
link
2012.
Emotional computing in collaborative gaming
Donald Degraen
M.Sc. Thesis, Hasselt University
thesis
link