Illuminating the Scene: How Virtual Environments and Learning Modes Shape Film Lighting Mastery in Virtual Reality
Zheng Wei, Jin Shan, Junxiang Liao, Lik-hang Lee, Chan In SIO, Pan Hui, Huamin Qu, Wai Tong*, Xian Xu* (*corresponding author)
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (IEEE VR'25)
🏆 Best Paper Honorable Mention
CineVision: An Interactive Pre-visualization Storyboard System for Director–Cinematographer Collaboration
Zheng Wei, Hongtao Wu, lvmin Zhang, Xian Xu, Yefeng Zheng, Pan Hui, Maneesh Agrawala, Huamin Qu, Anyi Rao
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (ACM UIST’25)
Open Horizons, Colliding Bodies: Adaptive Lure Agents in a Glass Maze
Baoyan Chen, Xian Xu, Huamin Qu
SIGGRAPH Art Papers (SIGGRAPH ASIA'25)
Airy Lift, Competitive Pulse, Veiled Machine Will
Baoyan Chen, Xian Xu, Huamin Qu
SIGGRAPH Art Papers (SIGGRAPH ASIA'25)
Unpacking Discourses on Childbirth and Parenthood in Popular Social Media Platforms Across China, Japan, and South Korea
Zheng Wei, Yunqi Li, Yucheng He, Yuelu Li, Xian Xu, Huamin Qu, Pan Hui, Muzhi Zhou
International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM’26)
At the Peak: Empirical Patterns for Creating Climaxes in Data Videos
Zheng Wei, Yuelu Li, Wenchuan Lu, Qiming Gu, Huamin Qu, Xian Xu* (*corresponding author)
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, (TVCG'25)
Multi Layered Autonomy and AI Ecologies in Robotic Art Installations
Baoyan Chen, Xian Xu*, Huamin Qu (*corresponding author)
SIGGRAPH Art Papers (SIGGRAPH'25)
EchoAid: Enhancing Livestream Shopping Accessibility for the DHH Community
Zeyu Yang, Zheng Wei, Yang Zhang, Xian Xu, Changyang He, Muzhi Zhou, Pan Hui
ACM SIGCHI Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work Social Computing (CSCW'25)
TangibleNet: Synchronous Network Data Storytelling through Tangible Interactions in Augmented Reality
Kentaro Takahira, Wong Kam-Kwai, Leni Yang, Xian Xu, Takanori Fujiwara, Huamin Qu
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'25)
'Even When Success Seems Impossible, I Keep Streaming': How Do Chinese Elderly Streamers Interact with Platform Algorithmic (In)visibility
Junxiang Liao, Zheng Wei, Zeyu Yang, Xian Xu, Pan Hui, Changyang He, Muzhi Zhou
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'25)
Symbiosis of Agents: A Robotic Tapestry of Agency, Ethics, and Interstellar Dreams
Baoyan Chen, Xian Xu*, Huamin Qu (*corresponding author)
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA'25 Art Program), 2025
'I Can’t Even Recall What I Bought': How Design Influences Impulsive Buying in Douyin Live Sales
Zheng Wei, Lik-hang Lee, Wai Tong, Xian Xu*, Chaozhe Zhang, Huamin Qu, Pan Hui* (*corresponding author)
International Journal of Human Computer Interaction (IJHCI 2025)
Telling Data Stories with the Hero’s Journey: Design Guidance for Creating Data Videos
Zheng Wei, Huamin Qu, Xian Xu
IEEE VIS 2024 (TVCG)
Hearing the Moment with MetaEcho! From Physical to Virtual in Synchronized Sound Recording
Zheng Wei, Yuzheng Chen, Wai Tong, Xuan Zong, Huamin Qu, Xian Xu*, Lik-Hang Lee* (*corresponding authors)
ACM Multimedia 2024
Multi-Role VR Training System for Film Production: Enhancing Collaboration with MetaCrew
Zheng Wei, Shan Jin, Wai Tong, David Kei Man Yip, Pan Hui, Xian Xu
ACM SIGGRAPH 2024 Posters
Is It the End? Guidelines for Cinematic Endings in Data Videos
Xian Xu, Aoyu Wu, Leni Yang, Zheng Wei, Rong Huang, David Yip, Huamin Qu
ACM CHI 2023
From 'Wow' to 'Why': Guidelines for Creating the Opening of a Data Video with Cinematic Styles
Xian Xu, Leni Yang, David Yip, Mingming Fan, Zheng Wei, Huamin Qu
ACM CHI 2022
Cinematography in the Metaverse: Exploring the Lighting Education on a Soundstage
Xian Xu, Wai Tong, Zheng Wei, Meng Xia, Lik-Hang Lee, Huamin Qu
IEEE VR Poster 2023
A Design Space for Applying the Freytag's Pyramid Structure to Data Stories
Leni Yang, Xian Xu, Xingyu Lan, Ziyan Liu, Shunan Guo, Yang Shi, Huamin Qu, Nan Cao
IEEE VIS 2021 (TVCG)
Feeling Present! From Physical to Virtual Cinematography Lighting Education with Metashadow
Zheng Wei, Xian Xu, Lik-Hang Lee, Wai Tong, Huamin Qu, Pan Hui
ACM Multimedia 2023
The Golden Ratio in Narrative Structure: Visualizing the Rising-Climax in Data Videos
Xian Xu, David Yip, Huamin Qu
VIS 2023 Posters
Digital Democracy at Crossroads: A Meta-Analysis of Web and AI Influence on Global Elections
Zheng Wei, Xian Xu, Pan Hui
ACM WWW (The Web Conference) 2024
Transforming Cinematography Lighting Education in the Metaverse
Xian Xu, Wai Tong, Zheng Wei, Meng Xia, Lik-Hang Lee, Huamin Qu
Visual Informatics