​​The wearable computer laboratory was founded in 1998 when it developed the Tinmith outdoor augmented reality backpack system which was used for the world’s first outdoor augmented reality game ARQuake. Since then it has contributed towards founding work in the areas of augmented, virtual and mixed reality systems. The group also has a diverse range in supporting technologies including e-textiles, input devices, visualization methods and human-computer interaction techniques. The technologies have been applied in a diverse range of areas and we are collaborating with industrial designers, defence, health and more to understand how these technologies will be used in our future societies. 

We are located at the Mawson Lakes Campus of the University of South Australia in building W. The wearable computer lab is a member of the Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments.