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Addendum on 1-20-11:
The future of the TV is online — from telegraph.co.uk
Your television’s going to get connected, says Matt Warman
On 12/06/2010,
in 3D, computer science, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, higher education, immersion, mathematics, research, science, simulations, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, visualizing information,
by Daniel Christian
UMC packs 3-D visuals into cutting-edge research lab — from grandforksherald.com by Ryan Johnson
$145,000 virtual immersion lab creates realistic 3-D simulations
Think virtual reality, only more realistic. Add to that cutting edge-technology and the ability to interact with and walk around 3-D holograms and you get the newest addition to the University of Minnesota-Crookston, complete with special effects impressive enough to put the 2009 blockbuster film “Avatar” to shame
— Dr. Adel Ali from grandforksherald.com
On 08/17/2010,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, blended learning, change, changing business models, collaboration, convergence, dangers of the status quo, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, distance education, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, expectations, face-to-face, future, game-changing environment, global / globalization, hybrid learning, innovation, interactivity, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, multimedia, online learning, online media, social learning / networks, technologies for your home, telecommunications, trends, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, vision/possibilities, webinars,
by Daniel Christian
Online collaboration: New innovations pave the way for convergence — from prnewswire.com
Merger of television and computer takes giant step closer as innovative online tool suite is released
CALABASAS, Calif., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Anticipating the coming paradigm shift that will merge your television and your computer, NxtGenTV has just released the most cohesive system of online tools to facilitate the ultimate interactive communication platform. Four years of innovating has resulted in NetConference.com, an elegant, easy-to-use online meeting system that supports the diverse requirements of single users, small and medium size businesses as well as enterprise and nonprofit organizations. Creating a new opportunity for the global audience to interact online in even greater and more efficient ways is only one of the many benefits of building a social media broadcasting system that facilitates Communication, Collaboration, Presentation and Education.
An industry leader in online games, apps, widgets, banners and rich media development for major entertainment brands, The Illusion Factory created a new company, NxtGenTV to develop and patent cutting-edge online technologies such as shared synchronized visual media and other key innovations that will further blur the lines between computers and television. “We have been passionate about creating the cumulative new systems that will drive Convergence,” shares Brian Weiner, CEO of The Illusion Factory, “our creation of NxtGenTV will lead the push for truly interactive television.”
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On 08/16/2010,
in animation, cost of getting a degree, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, e-books, e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future of higher education, game-changing environment, generational differences, higher education, multimedia, new business models, play, simulations, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning,
by Daniel Christian
The type of learning materials that can be produced by an organization such as Virtual Heroes is the type/quality of material that will be produced in a vision that I have been calling “The Forthcoming Walmart of Education.”
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Also see:
- Duke U School of Medicine Expands Virtual Game Use for Future Doctors — from CampusTechnology.com by Dian Schaffhauser [via SteveKnode.com]
The Duke University School of Medicine is expanding its efforts to train future doctors in clinical skills through 3D virtual games. The school, which has about 421 students in its MD program, is once again teaming up with Virtual Heroes, a company that creates training products for healthcare, federal systems, and business. Virtual Heroes, a division of research and engineering firm Applied Research Associates, worked with the school in 2007 to create 3DiTeams, an immersive environment that allows participants to play a role in a team medical setting.
From DSC:
This is why I would encourage the U.S. government to see if they can get 1-2 billion — from the billionaires who are donating much of their wealth to charitable causes — in order to create such professionally-done, interactive, engaging, team-created learning materials. Then make those materials available — free of charge — throughout the world.
On 07/21/2010,
in education, education reform, engagement / engaging students, higher education, innovation, using teams, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning,
by Daniel Christian
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On 04/22/2010,
in art, computer science, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, economics, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, engineering, interaction design, interactivity, interface design, learning spaces, multi-touch, multimedia, music, new media literacies, physics, programming, project-based learning, psychology, science, smart classrooms, sociology, storytelling, student-related, user experience (UX), virtual field trips, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, visualizing information, web-based collaboration, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
What sorts of cross-disciplinary assignments come to mind when you view these items?
- Visitors explore the electromagnetic spectrum on a custom 100? multitouch table
- AudioTouch Multitouch Audio Table
- MT 50 Multitouch Table
- Microsoft Surface – The Possibilities
- Innovative use of technology
- Interactive Retail Solutions
- “Holographic” Multitouch (Eatang Digital Technology)
- The Big Screens Show
- Touch Topics
- Multi Touch Music Wall
- Video-wall / Multi-display / Big Screen / Super Size Display
- How to Build a 20′ Multitouch Screen in 3 Weeks
- Interactive Storytelling on Microsoft Surface
- More Multi-touch: Multi-touch Table at Schlossmuseum Linz, by Struckt Design Studio (added 4/24/10)
For these and other reasons, I’m trying to get a multi-touch wall built into our future smart classrooms.
Talk about keeping students engaged! Talk about working together in teams — very real-world!
On 03/12/2010,
in 21st century, 3D, Apple, Augmented Reality (AR), blended learning, change, colleges, computer science, convergence, creativity, dangers of the status quo, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital video, disruption, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, face-to-face, faculty/staff, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, generational differences, geography / geology, global / globalization, higher education, hybrid learning, innovation, internet, learning, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, liberal arts, online learning, online media, pace of change, participation, passions, pedagogy, smart classrooms, strategy, teaching & learning, teaching online, training / L&D, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, visualizing information, web-based collaboration, webinars,
by Daniel Christian
A vision of the future Smart Classroom — Daniel S. Christian
On 02/25/2010,
in computer science, digital audio, digital storytelling, digital video, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future of higher education, game-changing environment, graphics, instructional design, interaction design, interface design, internet, multimedia, online learning, online media, online tutoring, personalized/customized learning, simulations, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning,
by Daniel Christian
The International Journal of Multimedia & Its Applications (IJMA) is a quarterly open access journal that publishes articles which contribute new results in all areas of the Multimedia & its applications. The journal focuses on all technical and practical aspects of Multimedia and its applications. The goal of this journal is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to focus on understanding recent developments this arena, and establishing new collaborations in these areas.
Authors are solicited to contribute to the journal by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the areas of Multimedia & its applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following
- Audio, image, video processing
- Digital Multimedia Broadcasting
- Education and Training
- Multimedia analysis and Internet
- Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence
- Multimedia Applications
- Multimedia Communication and Networking
- Multimedia Content Understanding
- Multimedia Databases and File Systems
- Multimedia human-machine interface and interaction
- Multimedia Interface and Interaction
- Multimedia security and content protection
- Multimedia Signal Processing
- Multimedia standards and related issues
- Multimedia Systems and Devices
- Operating system mechanisms for multimedia
- Virtual reality and 3-D imaging
- Wireless, Mobile Computing and Multimedia
On 02/23/2010,
in Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning,
by Daniel Christian
Virtual worlds are not dead; they’re waiting — from vator.tv/news
Top researcher says tipping point for 3D immersive environments is just around the corner.
Remember SecondLife? Last we heard it had turned into a virtual wasteland, the sound of flies buzzing about empty Coca-Cola amphitheatres and abandoned Hummer showrooms, moss growing on the wings of the flying cars. But virtual worlds may be in a quiet incubation period, readying a fierce comeback. At the Virtual Edge Summit Monday, Eilif Trondsen, the Research & Program Director at Strategic Business Insights and a director at SRI for 28 years, said that 3-dimensional immersive environments could hit a tipping point in a few years, once a handful of key technologies fall into place.
From DSC:
I believe this is probably right on the mark…3D immersive environment have the potential to be very powerful, engaging mechanisms through which learning could flow. Second Life and most folks (including myself) never quite saw eye-to-eye; as it was too complex and it required too high of a learning curve. The solution(s) here need to be — as always — extremely easy-to-setup-and-use.
On 02/17/2010,
in Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning,
by Daniel Christian
After Frustrations in Second Life, Colleges Look to New Virtual Worlds — from The Chronicle by Jeffrey Young
The hype is gone, but not the interest, and professors think some emerging projects may have instructional staying power