[ISUGameDev-annc] [Fwd: [massmail] Museum exhibit and talk]

[Chad A. <ae...@vr...>]

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Subject: [massmail] Museum exhibit and talk
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 10:21:32 -0600
From: Carolina Cruz-Neira <car...@vr...>




* Virtual Reality in the Arts and Humanities Exhibit
Iowa State University Brunier Museum
Until March 30, 2003*
An immersive display is used to present Ashes-to-Ashes, an interactive
memorial to 9/11 with testimonials from WTC survivors, and the Virtual
Hindu Temple, an immersive experience of a traditional Hindu ritual.

/Sponsored by VRAC, IMSE, College of Engineering and the ISU Games
Developers Club./

On February 20 at 7p.m. the creators of the exhibit will be doing a
presentation and panel discussion about the technical, artistic, and
conceptual aspects of the exhibit. The event is open to the general
public at no cost. See information below.

* VIRTUAL STORYTELLING
February 20, 7p.m.
Brunier Museum*
Dr. Carolina Cruz-Neira
Associate Professor
Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Virtual Reality Applications Center

The Virtual Reality Applications Center at Iowa State University  has
been applying virtual reality to the arts and humanities for many years.
Working in the areas of Virtual Heritage and Storytelling we can show
how long-lost places looked like, we can virtually travel to remote
world locations to visit a sacred place, or we can aid on restoration
efforts of historical landmarks.  Additionally, our work involves
creating technology that can be taken outside the boundaries of our
research laboratories and shared with the public through instalations in
Museums.

The exhibit currently installed at the ISU Brunier Museum showcases our
latests technology: a low-cost easy-to-move virtual reality system. In
this system, we are showing two virtual reality storytelling
applications: Ashes to Ashes and the Virtual Hindu Temple. Ashes to
Ashes is a memorial to 9/11 that  invited those who endured the tragedy
of the September 11th attacks to tell their stories of survival. The
stories are the basis for the development of the immersive environment
that captures the horror of that day and celebrates the resilience of
the human spirit as the healing from that horror continues. The Virtual
Hindu Temple integrates a realistic model of the Hindu temple of
Radharaman in Vrindavan with simulations of the ceremonies that are held
at the temple. It provides a virtual experience of a Hindu
Temple equivalent to visiting the actual temple accompanied by an expert.

Dr. Cruz-Neira, accompanied by members of her research team will discuss
details about the instalation and the process of creating the
applications. During the talk, the public will be  welcome to
participate in the discussion.



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