Kick-off Meeting Held Online

The EyeCon VR/AR Lab consortium came together for its online kick-off meeting on 12 December 2025, bringing team members from LMU Munich, ÇOMU, and Çanakkale Technopark face to face for the first time.

Meeting Information

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Participants

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Canakkale Teknoloji Gelistirme Bolgesi A.S. (Türkiye) Bengi Ünal, Çağlar Ababay, Kadir Yılmaz, Mert İnal

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Germany) Zhuanghua Shi, Artyom Zinchenko, Chunyu Qu

Agenda & Discussion

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1. VR and EEG Laboratory Setup — Current progress of the VR and EEG laboratory setup was presented, including VR hardware deployment, integration with EEG systems, and laboratory positioning for research and teaching.

2. Project Website — The project website was reviewed and confirmed as the main dissemination and visibility platform.

3. Budget Review Procedures — Partners exchanged information on institutional budget review processes and emphasized alignment between implementation progress and financial procedures.

4. Transnational Training Visits

• Germany → Türkiye: 6–10 April 2026 (VR/EEG training, Çanakkale)
• Türkiye → Germany: End of September 2026 (VR/AR, Unity, research practice, Munich)

5. VR Teaching and Training Plan — Training aims to provide foundational knowledge of VR and Unity and support experimental design and data collection.

6. External Expert Support — External expert support for VR training was confirmed.

7. VR and EEG Research Directions — Discussion covered multimodal research combining VR, EEG, behavior, and eye-tracking.

Conclusions

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• The project implementation phase was formally initiated.
• VR and EEG laboratory development was confirmed as a core objective.
• Key training periods for 2026 were identified.
• Partners aligned on teaching, training, and research directions.

Next Steps

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• Further refinement of training plans
• Coordination of schedules and responsibilities
• Continuous documentation for Erasmus+ management and audit requirements