Theses Supervision

Overview

Throughout my academic career at the Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, I have had the privilege of supervising and consulting on 16 student theses. I found supervising students to be one of the most rewarding aspects of my academic journey. Although mentoring is not at all expected or required of PhD students, I voluntarily took on these projects because I genuinely enjoyed guiding emerging researchers, sharing my technical frameworks, and watching their innovative ideas come to life.

Many of these theses directly extend or integrate with my primary research platforms, helping to test new modules, UX paradigms, and educational scenarios.

Clinical & Cognitive VR Assessment (Invenio Research)

These projects are closely tied to the Invenio VR Stress Tool, focusing on creating deterministic, standardized immersive environments to measure cognitive load, spatial orientation, and collaborative skills.

• Developing Fufan: An Interactive VR Game for Assessing Scientific Reasoning
  Bc. Rebeka Mikulášová (Master’s thesis, Defended: 18/6/2026)
  This thesis explores the design and implementation of a specialized VR game tailored to evaluate scientific reasoning. The project embeds complex problem-solving mechanics into an engaging narrative to subtly test users without breaking immersion.
• VR Tool for Measuring Spatial Orientation Based on 2D-to-3D Perception
  Klaudia Pohanková (Bachelor’s thesis, Defended: 22/6/2026)
  A clinical application designed to test how users translate 2D spatial instructions into 3D environmental navigation, establishing a standardized baseline for psychological spatial orientation testing.
• The Use of VR to Assess Communication and Collaboration Skills Among University Students
  Bc. Ondřej Bochin (Master’s thesis, In Progress)
  An ongoing research initiative utilizing collaborative VR environments as a diagnostic tool to systematically evaluate how students communicate and work together under pressure in shared tasks.

Core VR Frameworks (eDIVE & VRdeo)

These theses expand upon the modular architecture of the eDIVE platform and the spatial recording concepts established in VRdeo, addressing specific UX and networking challenges in collaborative immersive spaces.

• Improving Audio-related UX in Collaborative VR
  Zuzana Pitsmausová (Bachelor’s thesis, Defended: 1/2/2023)
  Applied research focusing on spatial audio systems and voice communication interfaces to enhance co-presence and reduce audio-related friction in multi-user VR spaces.
• Note-taking Methods Supporting Education in Collaborative Virtual Reality
  Tereza Tódová (Bachelor’s thesis, Defended: 29/6/2022)
  An investigation into effective UX mechanics that allow students to seamlessly take notes, annotate, and record information while fully immersed in a collaborative session.
• Two-handed Object Manipulation in Virtual Reality
  Ondřej Mravík (Bachelor’s thesis, Defended: 29/6/2022)
  The development of intuitive physics-based interaction models that allow users to naturally grab, scale, and manipulate virtual objects using both hands simultaneously.
• Comparison of Networking Solutions for Unity Game Engine
  Martin Šepeľa (Bachelor’s thesis, Defended: 29/6/2022)
  A rigorous technical analysis and benchmarking of various multiplayer networking frameworks, evaluating their performance and scalability specifically for educational VR deployments.
• Unity Toolkit for 3D Scene Recording and Reconstruction
  Ján Popeláš (Bachelor’s thesis, Defended: 11/2/2022)
  A reusable Unity architecture bridging concepts from VRdeo and eDIVE, enabling developers to capture object movements and player actions for later analysis or asynchronous replay.
• Virtual Reality Toolkit for the Unity Game Engine
  Vojtěch Juránek (Bachelor’s thesis, Defended: 29/6/2021)
  A foundational package of scripts designed to drastically streamline the initial setup of VR projects in Unity, covering baseline locomotion and interaction standards.
• Customizable 3D Avatar for Virtual Reality Applications
  Hana Tokárová (Bachelor’s thesis, Defended: 29/6/2021)
  The creation of a modular 3D avatar system with robust inverse kinematics (IK), allowing users to visually customize their presence while ensuring natural body tracking.
• Teaching in Collaborative VR: UX Optimization (Consulted)
  M. Kučerová (Bachelor’s thesis, Defended: 2022)
  Research addressing the specific interface needs of educators leading sessions within collaborative virtual environments.

Game-Based Learning, Minecraft & Web Platforms

These projects push the boundaries of serious gaming, leveraging popular platforms like Minecraft to scale educational engagement. Many of these directly tie into initiatives like Emcify, EbAcraft, and Craft-My-Play.

• A Quest for Information: Enhancing Game-Based Learning with LLM-Driven NPCs 🏆 Dean’s Award
  Bc. Tereza Tódová (Master’s thesis, Defended: 3/2/2025)
  An innovative exploration of integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) into non-player characters to generate dynamic, context-aware, and highly educational narratives in game-based learning environments.
• Interactive Storytelling in Minecraft: A Server Plugin and Web Tool for Dialogue Creation
  Samuel Šlesar (Bachelor’s thesis, Defended: 5/2/2025)
  A comprehensive toolset, directly relevant to the narrative needs of projects like Craft-My-Play, featuring a custom plugin and a web interface for authoring interactive NPC dialogues.
• TerraTinker — Crafting Playful Visualizations from Geospatial Data 🏆 Dean’s Award
  Bc. Jonáš Rosecký (Master’s thesis, Defended: 17/6/2024)
  Building upon the algorithmic generation principles used in Emcify, this tool transforms complex geospatial data sets into playful, interactive 3D environments.
• Mempolis: Game-Based Learning System for Primary School Computer Science Education 🏆 Dean’s Award
  Valérie Taftová (Bachelor’s thesis, Defended: 27/6/2024)
  A heavily gamified web system designed to teach foundational computer science and logic concepts to primary school students through engaging play.
• The Usage of Minecraft to Create Educational Scenarios to Increase Students’ Engagement (Consulted)
  Ondřej Bochin (Bachelor’s thesis, Defended: 11/6/2024)
  This thesis leveraged a section of the Emcify map to design green roof scenarios, testing educational engagement. The insights were also highly relevant to our UCD collaboration on Craft-My-Play.
• Application for Learning Math Using Augmented Reality (Consulted)
  T. Mikulová (Bachelor’s thesis, Defended: 2023)
  An interactive XR application utilizing marker-based tracking to visualize and solve spatial mathematics problems.
• Web-based Information System for Duha AZ
  Jonáš Rosecký (Bachelor’s thesis, Defended: 11/2/2022)
  A custom-built, full-stack web application designed to streamline member, event, and operational management for a youth organization.
• Draw Sound — A MIDI Instrument Based on an Image Input
  Matouš Synek (Bachelor’s thesis, Defended: 15/2/2021)
  An experimental interactive application that algorithmically translates visual image data (such as drawings or photographs) into MIDI audio signals, turning visual art into playable music.