Robert Teather, Carleton University

Research

virtual reality 3d user interfaces collaboration cybersickness haptic feedback multi-user systems virtual navigation virtual object selection and manipulation

Latest funding

The Art of Eight Limbs: A Longitudinal Study of Embodied Performance of Muay Thai by Women and Non-Binary Practitioners
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$42,275
Interaction in Cross-Platform Multi-User Virtual Reality
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$80,000
3D Virtual Learning Environments
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$20,000

All 7 grants and awards

The Art of Eight Limbs: A Longitudinal Study of Embodied Performance of Muay Thai by Women and Non-Binary Practitioners

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: McArthur, Victoria

Keywords: Ethnography; Motion Capture; Immersive Storytelling; Qualitative Analysis; Reflexive Ethnography

$42,275

Interaction in Cross-Platform Multi-User Virtual Reality

Principal investigatorNSERC2023DND/NSERC Discovery Grant Supplement

Principal investigators: Teather, Robert

$80,000

3D Virtual Learning Environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Teather, Robert RJ

Keywords: artificial intelligence; assessment; educational technology; emotional engagement; inclusion; information technology; learning; process metric; professional training; virtual reality

$20,000

Interaction in Cross-Platform Multi-User Virtual Reality

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Teather, Robert

Keywords: virtual reality; 3d user interfaces; virtual object selection and manipulation; virtual navigation; cybersickness; haptic feedback; multi-user systems; collaboration

$82,000

Viewpoint Control in Interactive Virtual Reality Film Experiences

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Teather, Robert

$25,000

Cybersickness Reduction when Navigating Virtual Environments in Small Physical Environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Teather, Robert

$25,000

Towards "Walk-Up" Usable 3D User Interfaces

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Teather, Robert

$154,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: virtual reality Dear Professor Teather, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on virtual reality connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Interaction in Cross-Platform Multi-User Virtual Reality" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]