HIT Lab NZ

HIT Lab NZ is a multidisciplinary research centre within the University of Canterbury's Faculty of Engineering, operating since 2002 and internationally recognised as a leader in human interface technology research and education. The lab's work focuses on the intersection of people and technology, with core expertise spanning virtual reality, augmented reality, applied immersive game design, and human-robot interaction. Based in Christchurch, HIT Lab NZ has produced decades of postgraduate research and theses that have shaped New Zealand's broader understanding of immersive interaction design, training many of the researchers and practitioners who now work across the country's commercial XR studios and university programmes.