October 28th : Designing Delight through Media Surfaces and Architecture
As a Senior Designer at EDI Design in New York, Michael Schneider draws upon diverse expertise in interactive systems, interaction design, AV hardware system design and assistive technology to design innovative technological solutions for high-profile projects such as the Shanghai Corporate Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo, the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate, and Terrell Place in Washington, DC, featuring 1,700 square feet of motion-activated digital displays. Prior to joining ESI, Schneider created innovative work for a broad range of institutions including the American Museum of Natural History, Staten Island Children’s Museum, and Sydney Museum of Contemporary Art, where he was an artist-in-residence.
November 11th: Women in Tech Panel
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Women in tech industries are far outnumbered by men, despite having once been a powerhouse in the field. How do women make it successfully to the top of the corporate tech ladder today? What are the challenges and obstacles they face along the way? In this panel discussion, women who are leaders in the tech industry will share their own stories, explore the role of women in the tech industry, and discuss why men should be advocates for an inclusive workplace.
Moderated by Monisha Pulimood, Chair of Computer Science at TCNJ
Prototyping Future Reality
December 2, 2016
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In the near future, how will communication between people evolve? How might language itself evolve, as children will be able to augment speech by drawing their ideas directly in the air, and gestures can trigger simulations as part of speech itself? One way that we explore this question is by creating prototypes in which people wear lightweight, untethered VR headsets within a shared alternate reality where they see each other as avatars, their positions tracked via Motion Capture, while sharing social experiences like drawing in 3D in thin air.
Presented by Ken Perlin, Academy Award winning computer graphics artist, Professor of Computer Science at NYU, and Director for Games for Learning Institute.