Jonathan Tschanter

Jonathan Tschanter is a researcher at the University of Würzburg's Human-Computer Interaction department, specializing in virtual reality (VR) and extended reality (XR) systems. He contributes to the Reality Stack team's development of reusable XR software components and has worked on projects like BMBF-funded HiAvA (social VR accessibility) and ViLeArn (XR education).

Educational Background:

• B.Sc. in Human-Computer Systems
• M.Sc. in Human-Computer Interaction (both from University of Würzburg)

His research focuses on XR interaction design, including:

• Harassment dynamics in social VR environments
• Comparative analysis of handwriting input across VR/VST AR platforms
• Virtual-to-physical surface alignment techniques
• Modular pipeline architectures for real-time character animation

Key publication trends highlight:

• Systematic studies of avatar self-similarity for harassment mitigation
• Empirical evaluations of XR display technologies and surface alignment
• Open-source software frameworks for character animation pipelines

Scientific Recognition:

• IDEATExR Best Paper Award (2025)

Currently teaching XR development courses, he previously contributed to:

• HiAvA project (2021-2024): Scalable hybrid avatar-agents technology
• ViLeArn project (2021-2023): Student worker role
• Ubiquitous Interaction group (2023): Research intern at University of Helsinki