The XRTG is excited to highlight a summer camp that introduced students to extended reality technologies as well as principles of all HFES members! These students are the next generation of HFE and XR professionals, and we love to see summer camps that encourage students to think about human factors engineering and human-centered design!
On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, students in 7th, 8th, and 9th grade participated in the https://wise.umich.edu/k-12-families-educators/wise-gise/. Click or tap if you trust this link." target="_blank" rel="noopener">WISE GISE Summer Camp in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where they were introduced to activities in industrial and operations engineering. During their visit to the Warden Lab, students completed a mixed-reality design activity focused on human factors engineering. In this activity, they applied principles of human-centered design to create a head-up display interface that could support an astronaut during extravehicular activity on the lunar surface. (Photo credit Erin Kirkland/U-M IOE).
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Ahmad Albawaneh
Research Assistant
Chicago IL
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