[1st-mile-nm] IAIA announces $575, 000 research grant for Digital Dome

[John Osmon]

I've stood inside such a dome.  Very impressive.  I look forward to
seeing the results!

There was some press on UNM folks that work with this technology
last year.  In case people missed it:
  http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/daily-planet/september-2011/daily-planet---september-06-2011/#clip527472


On Wed, Feb 08, 2012 at 02:47:48PM -0700, Richard Lowenberg wrote:
>  Here's one of the many high-bandwidth applications requiring enhanced 
>  fiber infrastructure.
>  Congratulations to IAIA.
>  RL
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> 
>  http://digitaldomeiaia.wordpress.com/
> 
>  Digital Dome @ IAIA: the worlds only fully articulating dome
> 
>  The Institute of American Indian Arts announces $575,000 research grant 
>  to develop interactive technology for the Digital Dome
> 
>  February 8, 2012 //
> 
>  The Institute of American Indian Arts is proud to announce that it has 
>  received a $573,321 grant from the Department of Defense: Research and 
>  Educational Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and 
>  Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MIs). The project entitled Fulldome 
>  Development for Interactive Immersive Training Capabilities will support 
>  the research the development of interactive technology for fulldome 
>  theaters.
> 
>  The research project will build on an existing partnership between the 
>  IAIA and the University of New Mexico???s Art, Research, Technology & 
>  Science Laboratory (ARTS Lab). IAIA is one of three partners in a 
>  2010-2012 National Science Foundation Partnership for Innovation (NSF 
>  PFI) grant to the University of New Mexico (UNM) entitled ???A Consortium 
>  for Fulldome and Immersive Technology Development???.
> 
>  The project will further develop this existing research to deliver true 
>  interactive immersive environments. The primary objective is the 
>  development of real-time interactivity for fulldome technology through 
>  the use of external devices and gestural navigation. Fundamental 
>  research problems in group interaction, perception, and interactive 
>  display will be investigated.
> 
>  IAIA will collaborate with the UNM ARTS Lab to develop curriculum and 
>  deliver a series of courses in the areas of immersive media, interactive 
>  visualization, 3D animation, computer programming, and fulldome 
>  technology. Through these courses, students will work alongside 
>  professional researchers and computer programmers to engage in hands-on 
>  studies, experiments, and techniques to develop an interactive 
>  environment. Students will also have an opportunity to work as paid 
>  interns on the project.
> 
>  Ethan Bach, Director of the Digital Dome @ IAIA, will serve as the lead 
>  Principal Investigator. David Beining, Associate Director for Immersive 
>  Media at the University of New Mexico ARTS Lab, will serve as 
>  co-Principal Investigator. Jonathan Strawn, UNM ARTS Lab technical 
>  director, and Charles Veasey, IAIA???s Lab Technician and software 
>  developer, will serve as key project personnel.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
>  Richard Lowenberg
>  1st-Mile Institute
>  Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504
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