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’m 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 University of Bedfordshire, UK.
• PGCHPE-FHEA from Staffordshire University, UK.
• Bachelors of Engineering and Technology from Pondicherry University, 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, “Improving the immersion in a virtual reality batting simulator with real-time performance capture and haptics,” 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, “A study on virtual reality and developing the experience in a gaming simulation,” uobrep.openrepository.com, 2016, Available: https://uobrep.openrepository.com/handle/10547/622105

Contact Details

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