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Virtual reality on ice

By Guest PostFebruary 4, 2018Sciencearctic ocean, chandra kambhamettu, ice, image enhancement techniques, scott sorensen, vims lab, virtual reality

Computer scientists bring polar region to life using virtual reality

Scott Sorensen’s experiences as a computer science student at the University of Delaware were hardly typical. (more…)

With virtual reality, bringing the Gaspee Affair to life

By Guest PostJanuary 7, 2018Education, Technologyadam blumenthal, gaspee affair, gaspee project, google vr technology, virtual reality, vr for education

A team of Brown students led by the University’s virtual reality artist-in-residence have created an immersive experience to expose new generations of students to a dramatic, historically important Revolutionary War event. (more…)

UCLA helps virtual reality lead the charge in battle for U.S. Army recruitment

By Guest PostOctober 6, 2017Education, Weaponsbrian tan, charge in battle, google cardboard, holor media, leaders made here, oculus rift, samsung gear vr, shannon stambersky, us army recruitment, virtual reality

The video, titled “Leaders Made Here,” features students from the UCLA ROTC unit

The UCLA Army ROTC is working to inspire people to choose the U.S. military as a potential career path. Students from the current Bruin battalion appear in the Army’s first virtual reality recruitment video, which can be viewed through nearly any virtual reality viewer, including Google Cardboard, Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive or Oculus Rift. (more…)

Treating aortic aneurysms through virtual reality

By Guest PostOctober 9, 2015Sciencealzheimar, bergmann rule, image, kollision, new england campus, pleistocene tar deposits, simulation, treating, university of montreal, virtual reality

Virtual models can be created in the angiography room thanks to an approach developed by researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) and the university’s departments of radiology, radiation oncology, and nuclear medicine. The latest advances were presented by Dr. Gilles Soulez at the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE) conference on September 27, 2015. (more…)

Bats: Virtually a model of flight

By Guest PostDecember 20, 2013Nature, Science3d glasses, 3d visualization, bat, bats in flight, body oriented navigation, cave, cave painting, connor gramazio, david laidlaw, design for science, Environment, kind of visualization, long nosed bats, mexican, motion tracking technology, risd, sharon swartz, timothy parsons, virtual reality, virtual reality environment

“Virtual Reality Design for Science” is a co-listed class at Brown and RISD that unites artists, designers, computer scientists, and experts in scientific visualization. The goal: to create tools for immersive interaction with scientific data. Test case for the course: the flight mechanics of bats.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — If you want to get a good look at a bat, a cave is a pretty good place to go. But on a Thursday in mid-December at Brown’s Granoff Center, there were virtual bats flapping about in a cave of a different sort. (more…)

Virtual Reality Could Help People Lose Weight, Fight Prejudice, Says MU Researcher

By Guest PostNovember 8, 2012Healthavatar, electronic doppelganger, interactive games, obesity treatment, virtual reality, virtual worlds

Study found that online presence can positively affect physical health and well-being

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Internet-based interactive games and social media outlets have become intertwined with the physical realities of millions of people around the world. When an individual strongly identifies with the cyber representation of themselves, known as an avatar, the electronic doppelganger can influence that person’s health and appearance, according to a University of Missouri researcher’s study. Harnessing the power of the virtual world could lead to new forms of obesity treatment and help break down racial and sexual prejudices. (more…)

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