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Virtual crowds produce real behavior insights

By Guest PostOctober 19, 2014Sciencealexander todorov, brown university, bundesbevoelkerung, elke groh, first impression, geologic anatomy, geological heart, image enhancement techniques, massnahmen der energiewende, navigation, old faithful, psychological function, sayles swarm, school of fish, sin mei wu, soko energiewende, vims lab, virtual environment, william warren, zufrieden

William Warren’s research group is advancing virtual reality technology in the service of studying the science of the swarm: how patterns of crowd movement emerge from individual behaviors. He described his work June 29 in a keynote address to a conference in Vancouver.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — The cognitive scientists in the Virtual Environment Navigation lab at Brown University are not only advancing a frontier of behavioral research but also of technology. (more…)

Question: Do your legs know what your tongue is doing?

By Guest PostNovember 9, 2013Healthauditory cues, mental map, multisensory virtual world, virtual environment, visual cues

UCLA researchers build a multisensory virtual world

To survive, animals must explore their world to find the necessities of life. It’s a complex task, requiring them to form them a mental map of their environment to navigate the safest and fastest routes to food and water. They also learn to anticipate when and where certain important events, such as finding a meal, will occur.
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NASA Gives Public New Internet Tool to Explore the Solar System

By Guest PostSeptember 3, 2011Scienceblaine baggett, Environment, eyes on the solar system, jim green, jupiter, kevin hussey, nasa data, planetary science division, solar system, spacecraft, virtual environment, Washington, web application

PASADENA, Calif. –– NASA is giving the public the power to journey through the solar system using a new interactive Web-based tool.

The “Eyes on the Solar System” interface combines video game technology and NASA data to create an environment for users to ride along with agency spacecraft and explore the cosmos. Screen graphics and information such as planet locations and spacecraft maneuvers use actual space mission data. (more…)

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Virtual crowds produce real behavior insights

Question: Do your legs know what your tongue is doing?

NASA Gives Public New Internet Tool to Explore the Solar System