Last week, Studio X hosted an enthusiastic group of seniors from Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School as part of their International Baccalaureate program. Joined by their biology and physics teachers, the students explored extended reality (XR) to link immersive virtual experiences with science and physiology.
The Open Education Resources (OER) Working Group of the River Campus Libraries (RCL) is pleased to announce another round of Zero Cost Heroes (ZCH). This is our sixth round in four years and we are up to an official count of 41 and rising!
Dr. Nebeling is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor School of Information, where he leads the Information Interaction Lab. His lab investigates new methods, tools and technologies that enable users to interact with information in more natural and powerful ways, and also make it easier for designers to create more usable and effective user interfaces.
Alissa Brodsky is a video game Production Director. She has produced digital content for over 25 years, with a focus on games for the last 15 years. Her published titles include Where's My Water? 2 for Disney, Oddworld: Soulstorm with Oddworld Inhabitants, and Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria plus an unannounced multiplayer AAA game with Free Range Games. Alissa's diverse background includes a Master of Music degree from Manhattan School of Music in opera and a performing career in musical theater, as well as an endorsed ukulele artist, professional puppeteer, and children's musician.
Kyoko Omori is an Associate Professor of Japanese at Hamilton College and a film/literary scholar specializing in historical media and XR technologies. She leads the Benshi: Silent Film Narrators in Japan digital archive project, which examines the evolution of benshi storytelling in Japanese cinema from its early 20th-century origins to its contemporary intermedia adaptations. The project incorporates digital tools such as VR recreations of 1920s theaters and 360° cameras to document post-WWII small theaters.
Dr. Robb Lindgren is a Professor of Educational Psychology and Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He has affiliate appointments at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), the Informatics program in the School of Information Systems (iSchool), the Center for Immersive Computing.
Nihar Mohanty works with Near Eye Display Technology at Meta, where he is an Optical Integration Scientist. He leads a team of world-class research scientists and engineers toward the development of an all-day wearable augmented reality display. Nihar’s specialties are in Augmented Reality, Display, Waveguides, Diffractive Optics, Patterning Integration, Materials Development, Plasma Etch, Project Management, Graphene Devices, Graphene Sensors.
Steve is a visionary leader and technology enthusiast, who is revolutionizing the way people interact with science through immersive technology. As the Founder and CEO of Nanome, a San Diego-based company, he is at the forefront of this cutting-edge field, leading a dynamic team of scientists, software developers, and business development professionals to take the company to new heights.
