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On stage, in the field & in the news.

Invited talks, international research collaborations, media appearances, and community outreach — moments where augmented reality research meets real people and places.

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In the Spotlight

Dr. Yasas Sri Wickramasinghe and HIT Lab NZ researchers presenting at the Interactive Content Design Lab, Tohoku University, Japan
8 December 2025 · Sendai, Japan

Research Visit to Tohoku University — Building an NZ–Japan AR Collaboration

In December 2025, Prof. Rob Lindeman and I (HIT Lab NZ, University of Canterbury) visited the Interactive Content Design Lab at the Research Institute of Electrical Communication (RIEC), Tohoku University. We presented our research on location-based augmented reality and immersive interaction, and explored a joint research project bridging New Zealand and Japan — connecting two leading labs working at the frontier of spatial computing and human–computer interaction.

International CollaborationHIT Lab NZ × RIECInvited Visit
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Presentation and discussion at the Interactive Content Design Lab, RIEC, Tohoku University
HIT Lab NZ and Interactive Content Design Lab researchers during the collaboration visit at Tohoku University
Research collaboration session between HIT Lab NZ and Tohoku University
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Talks & Media

Yasas Sri Wickramasinghe presenting Breaking the Wall of Loneliness through Play at Falling Walls Lab New Zealand 2024Falling Walls Lab
Royal Society Te Apārangi · 2024

Breaking the Wall of Loneliness Through Play

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Yasas Sri Wickramasinghe on the AR game development panel at the New Zealand Game Developers Conference 2023NZGDC 2023
YouTube · Panel

The First Annual NZGDC AR Game Dev Rant

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Yasas Sri Wickramasinghe's three-minute Falling Walls Lab pitch videoWatch
YouTube · 3-min pitch

Falling Walls Lab — My 3-Minute Pitch

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New Zealand Game Developers Conference · 2023

Talking AR Game Design on the National Stage

I joined a panel of New Zealand augmented reality developers for the first-ever AR Game Dev Rant at NZGDC — a candid, fast-paced conversation about what it really takes to design and ship location-based AR experiences, alongside Evie, Melanie and Devi.

PanelAR Game DesignCommunity
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Outreach & Community

Yasas Sri Wickramasinghe delivering a technical workshop on immersive technology to a packed room of studentsWorkshops
Since 2015 · Talks & Workshops

Tech Talks, Lectures & Awareness Sessions

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Visitors trying virtual reality at an exhibition booth built by Yasas Sri WickramasingheVR Platform
Project · VirtualExpo

VirtualExpo — Bringing Exhibitions Online in VR

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Yasas Sri Wickramasinghe demonstrating an augmented reality prototype to an audienceFollow
X / Twitter · @sri_yasas

Field Notes & Updates on AR / XR

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From the timeline

A moment, shared.

A snapshot from the journey in immersive technology — straight from my X (Twitter) feed, where I share updates from the lab, talks, and life in AR/XR.

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