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Hello! I am Eugene Kukshinov, a postdoc at the ICCIT of the University of Toronto (Mississauga). I study how people experience and interact with emerging, immersive, and/or interactive technologies and media, with some focus on illusory experiences or misperceptions; also, I care about critical scholarship and often try to integrate or apply it in my research.
I got my PhD from Temple University (#TempleMade), and I previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the HCI Games Group of the University of Waterloo in the Games Institute!
Recent news
- New in 2026! 3 publications and 2 conferences
1) Kukshinov, E., Nathan, K. S., Bowman, N., Rooney, B., & Nacke, L. E. (2026). Walking into the Unknown: Manipulating Knowledge of the External Environment to Promote Presence in VR. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2025.2605178 Likely, my… Read more: New in 2026! 3 publications and 2 conferences - ACM IMX’25 in Niteroi/Rio de Janiero!
In this study, we think we have discovered a new phenomenon specific to social virtual environments. It is closely related to the subjective individual sense of embodiment in VR, but it is not the same. It is an… Read more: ACM IMX’25 in Niteroi/Rio de Janiero!
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Eugene Kukshinov, PhD 