Lab Director

Dr. Sungchul Jung

Dr. Sungchul Jung

Assistant Professor · Lab Director

I am an Assistant Professor of Computer Game Design and Development at Kennesaw State University. I completed my Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Central Florida in 2018 and was a postdoctoral fellow researcher at the Human Interface Technology Lab (HIT Lab) in New Zealand from 2018 to 2021. My research interests lie in Extended Reality (VR/MR/AR) and data-driven Empathic Computing from a human-computer interaction perspective. I investigate personalized immersive experiences for education, learning, collaboration, simulation, game design, healthcare, and other human-centered applications.

Ph.D. Students

Arpita Paul

Arpita Paul

Empathic VR classroom

M.S. & Undergraduate Researchers

Rishi Kiran Aiyatham Prabakar

Rishi Kiran Aiyatham Prabakar

Neural Interface

Ben Freeman

Ben Freeman

VIP: Interlligence Virtual Human

Alumni

Mason Prather

M.S. Mason Prather, Spring, 2026

Interventions in VR Lectures on Learning

Seth Brice

B.S. Seth Brice, Spring, 2026

Virtual Avatar Gestures in VR

Former Members

Umme Afifa Jinan Former Ph.D. Student · Virtual Reality · Empathic Computing · Healthcare
Fareedah Ashiru Former Undergraduate Researcher · Physiological Sensing · Data Analysis
Adele Rousseau Former Undergraduate Research Intern · VR · Game Development · 3D Modeling