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Overview
Josef Spjut is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Game Design, Development & Innovation Master of Engineering in the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University and a Research Scientist at NVIDIA. His current research interests include online gaming including esports and competitive gaming. His past work included ray tracing hardware, virtual and augmented reality hardware and user experience, computer graphics, and display technology.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs
·
2023 - Present
Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs,
Pratt School of Engineering
Recent Publications
Monitor refresh rate impacts FPS video gamers' perceptions of display ‘smoothness’ and target acquisition performance
Journal Article Social Sciences and Humanities Open · June 1, 2026 Esports, particularly First-Person Shooter (FPS) games, rely heavily on one's ability to rapidly perceive and respond to visual targets, a skill known as target acquisition. Modern gaming monitors increasingly feature higher refresh rates (up to 360Hz). Th ... Full text CiteImpact of Graphical Fidelity and Frame-Time Stutter in a First-Person Shooter Game
Journal Article Proceedings of the ACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques · May 1, 2026 Frametime spikes and graphical fidelity both matter for the feel of first-person shooter (FPS) games, yet their combined effects are not well understood. This paper examines how graphics settings and frametime spikes during aiming interact with player perf ... Full text CiteEsports Rendering: Industry and Player Perspectives
Conference Proceedings SIGGRAPH 2025 Frontiers · August 19, 2025 Esports is a unique challenge for rendering research, with players regularly turning off even basic rendering techniques to reduce latency. In this workshop, three esports developers and three competing esports athletes will form an expert panel on esports ... Full text CiteEducation
University of Utah ·
2015
Ph.D.
University of California, Riverside ·
2006
B.S.