Hollywood Special Effects Producer RICHARD KIDD
to Speak @ UF on THURS OCT 15 at 1:50 PM
RICHARD KIDD, a UF graduate and accomplished Hollywood special effects producer, will be visiting and speaking at the Digital Worlds Institute on October 15. Kidd has worked on a number of high profile projects since graduating from UF. He will be presenting at the Digital Worlds REVE at 1:50 PM. The presentation, which will include audience interaction, is free and open to the UF Community.more »
WORLD HOUSE:
Connecting the Global Community
On the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, the University of Florida’s Digital Worlds Institute in cooperation with King’s alma mater Morehouse College in Atlanta kicked off the first of four interactive global webcasts at 10 a.m. EDT on Friday, April 4. Experts from UF and Morehouse, along with institutions in China, India, Kenya and South Africa, discussed and shared in real-time King’s meaning for the 21st century. The other three programs were also scheduled at 10 a.m. on successive Fridays in April, and all can be viewed on the Internet here and at www.worldhouse.morehouse.edu. more »
A Multi-media Suite in Three Movements
A three-movement symphonic suite performed live to an original digital movie created by the UF Digital Worlds Institute incorporating dramatic time-lapse cinematography, 3D computer animation and imagery from historic Renaissance paintings and sculptures. more »
Ingenuity Festival
Percussionists from across North America convened LIVE onstage (physically and virtually) to present In Common Time: MAXIMUM IMPACT. The event included CODEX Tympanos, DRUMMA and the World Premiere of SMOKE|WIRE|ROCK a new site-specific work created specially for the Ingenuity Festival. more »
Human Interactive Simulation and Training
The HIST system allows larger numbers of medical students to interact with patient symptoms, both in the local classroom and at a distance. The system can track each student’s reactions to dynamic medical situations, giving professors a useful tool to assess individual progress and understanding. more »
SECOND Life's "College Fair 2008"
DW Staff and Students Build UF's Online Presence
To take advantage of this globally accessible online showcase, the University of Florida (UF) Digital Worlds Institute assembled an interdisciplinary team of staff and students to create an interactive presence for UF on Second Life’s Information Island. more »
A Hardware-in-the-Loop Experiment and Simulation
Facility for Vision-Based Control of Micro-Air-Vehicles (MAVs)
The Micro-Air-Vehicle (MAV) Virtual Environment system provides
a synthetic environment in which hardware MAVs can be flight tested
virtually. The project, headed by Dr. Andrew Kurdila of the UF Mechanical
and Aerospace Engineering Department, is funded by the United States
Air Force. more »
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