Dr Brett Stevens
Biography
I am a Principal Lecturer and Strategic Innovation Lead for the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries. I am also Course Leader for the MSc Creative Technologies and MA Creative Technologies, in the School of Film, Media, and Creative Technologies.
I completed my PhD in 2001, at the University of Portsmouth, focusing on Projection Augmented Models. This is a novel XR technology that combines physical models and projected data. The same year, I joined the academic staff, teaching multimedia production, virtual reality and research methods at Masters’ level.
My research focuses on user interaction, with a particular interest in Augmented and Virtual Reality, Computer Games, Computer Animation, and physical interaction technologies for museums, libraries and other heritage organisations. I have supervised 22 PhD students to successful completion in areas, such as VR, AR, Sematic Metadata, Game Design, Character Animation and Computer Vision, all with a focus on User Experience Design. I am a Member of the British Computing Society and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
PhD degrees previously examined in:
• Computer Vision
• Health Technology
Research outputs
2025
Expert video game domain knowledge and decision-making: applying the critical decision method to Team Fortress 2 players
Smith, C., Howell, P., Navarro, M., Stevens, B.
8 Aug 2025, In: Journal of Electronic Gaming and Esports. 3, 1, 14p., jege.2024-0047
Research output: Article
2024
LoCoMoTe – a framework for classification of natural locomotion in VR by task, technique and modality
Croucher, C., Powell, W., Stevens, B., Miller-Dicks, M., Powell, V., Wiltshire, T., Spronck, P.
1 Aug 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 30, 8, p. 5765-5781, 19p.
Research output: Article
Perceptual loss guided Generative adversarial network for saliency detection
Cai, X., Wang, G., Lou, J., Jian, M., Dong, J., Chen, R. C., Stevens, B., Yu, H.
1 Jan 2024, In: Information Sciences. 654, 13p., 119625
Research output: Article
2023
An open preservation framework for digital archaeological data
Papageorgiou, P., Bailey-Ross, C. S., Stevens, B., Teba, T.
3 May 2023,
Research output: Other
Is high-fidelity important for human-like virtual avatars in human computer interactions?
Cao, Q., Yu, H., Charisse, P., Qiao, S., Stevens, B.
27 Mar 2023, In: International Journal of Network Dynamics and Intelligence. 2, 1, p. 15-23, 9p.
Research output: Article
2022
Transforming team training: the influence of virtual environment features
Balint, B., Dudfield, H., Stevens, B.
28 Nov 2022,
Research output: Paper
Virtual reality as a pain distraction modality for experimentally induced pain in a chronic pain population: an exploratory study
Brown, P., Powell, W., Dansey, N., Al-Abbadey, M., Stevens, B., Powell, V.
12 Jan 2022, In: Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. 25, 1, p. 66-71, 6p.
Research output: Article
2021
Visual capture of a tactile sensation is influenced by repeated, structured exposure of a visual stimulus in virtual reality
Willis, D., Stevens, B., Powell, W.
28 May 2021, In: Frontiers in Virtual Reality. 2, 9p., 642061
Research output: Article
The use of embedded context-sensitive attractors for clinical walking test guidance in virtual reality
Croucher, C., Powell, W., Dicks, M., Stevens, B., Powell, V.
29 Apr 2021, In: Frontiers in Virtual Reality. 2, 13p., 621965
Research output: Article
2020
Exploring the characteristics of immersive technologies for teamwork
Balint, B., Stevens, B., Dudfield, H., Powell, W.
30 Nov 2020,
Research output: Paper