A Look at Where UM XR Started and Where…
Where It Started
First, a little background. Åbo Akademi University (ÅAU) in Turku, Finland is the only exclusively Swedish language, multi-faculty university in Finland (or anywhere outside Sweden). Looking to extend their campus into the immersive, virtual world of XR, a couple of years ago Podcast Host Tobias Andtfolk (ÅAU’s IT Projektchef, and IT Project Manager, ICT Services) bought a couple of headsets and began evaluating them with teacher and students. Read more “A Look at Where UM XR Started and Where it’s Going | Tom Merrick on The DUTAR Pod”
Catch the Replay: Computing Day 2024 Panel Discussion
Corporate and government professionals, faculty, student scholars, and the community engaged in a discussion on computing to design the future and foster interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation at the second annual Computing Day held at the University of Miami on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. UM faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and staff showcased research posters and interactive demos.
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Computing Day 4/23
UM faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and staff will showcase their research posters and /or demos at the second annual Computing Day to be held at the Frost Institute for Chemistry and Molecular Science building on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
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Computing Day Showcases University Research 4/23
UM faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and staff will showcase their research posters and /or demos at the second annual Computing Day to be held at the Frost Institute for Chemistry and Molecular Science building on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
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CALL FOR POSTERS + DEMOS: Computing Day 4/23
UM faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and staff are invited to submit posters and /or demos for presentation at the second annual Computing Day to be held at the Frost Institute for Chemistry and Molecular Science building on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
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NSF Award to Mingzhe Chen on XR Wireless Sensing…
IDSC Core Faculty Member Professor Mingzhe Chen, a joint hire with the College of Engineering’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department has received a National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications, and Cyber Systems ( NSF ENG/ECCS) grant for research on connectivity in deploying XR services over NextGen wireless networks.
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FilmGate Interactive Media Festival + UM XR Day 11/29-12/3
At the crossroads of visual storytelling, entertainment, and the latest immersive technology, this one-of-a-kind international event invites all curious and tech-savvy audiences to explore the best mind-bending stories in interactive and immersive storytelling. Join us at the University of Miami Lakeside Village on the Coral Gables campus 11/30-12/2, the full Festival runs 11/29-12/3 at multiple locations.
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FilmGate Interactive Media Festival + UM XR Day 11/30-12/2
At the crossroads of visual storytelling, entertainment and new immersive technology, this one-of-a-kind international event invites all curious and tech-savvy audiences to explore the best mind-bending stories in interactive and immersive storytelling. Join us at the University of Miami Lakeside Village on the Coral Gables campus 11/30-12/2, the full Festival runs 11/29-12/3 at multiple locations.
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WINNERS! “Mangrove City” Brings Home AWE XR Challenge Win…
“Mangrove City“, a VR experience geared towards educating middle schoolers on the crucial role mangrove forests in protecting coastal communities and mitigating climate change, took home the XR prize for the Educate category at the AWE 2023 Awards. This collaborative project was submitted as part of the “XR Challenge: Fight Climate Change.” Read more “WINNERS! “Mangrove City” Brings Home AWE XR Challenge Win in the EDUCATE Category”