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October 8, 2020
Near the end of Spring semester in 2020 when Covid-19 forced students and faculty to switch to online learning, The J. Warren McClure School of Emerging Communication Technologies created multiple gaming servers as a way for students to socialize and continue extracurricular learning as done through the Bobcat Network Innovation Center (BNIC).
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October 8, 2020
On September 29th, 2020, the AI for Good Global Summit held a webinar for a keynote speaker to discuss the beneficial use of artificial intelligence (AI) and about principles which should govern new social norms and legislation about its use.
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October 1, 2020
When does the brain treat virtual and augmented reality as if they were real? How do virtual experiences affect people? What psychological theories explain how we interact with virtual people? How can augmented reality systems maximize remote communication?
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September 24, 2020
Using technologies such as artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality, Project Nourished creates an experience designed to heighten sensations of food, beverage, and medicine, while also producing therapeutic effects by altering the motion, form, color, scent, taste, temperature and more.
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September 17, 2020
With the continued enhancement of virtual reality, or VR for short, charities and non-profit organizations are trying to use VR to help encourage charitable acts, whether from money or volunteering. Charities and non-profits already tell stories to try to inspire charitable giving, but with the use of VR, it takes storytelling to a different level.
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September 17, 2020
From the J. Warren McClure School of Emerging Communication Technologies, Professor John Bowditch, director of the Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab, sorts through these challenges this semester with his Digital Game Design class, an introductory class to the Game Development track in the Games and Animation degree.
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September 17, 2020
The ECT school upgrades their network to increase efficiency and speed
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September 15, 2020
Brandon Saunders, professor at the McClure School and current instructor for this semester’s run of ITS 3110, decided that if students couldn’t come to his lab, he would bring the lab to his students.
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September 11, 2020
On September 3rd, 2020, the AI for Good Global Summit held a webinar and discussed how ITU and the Global Esports Federation can use esports and emerging technologies to scale AI for Good.
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September 10, 2020
Max Semenzcuk talks about the energy consumption of accessing the digital world, as well as alternatives we may need in the future.
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September 3, 2020
Micah Tóbon, the current Bobcat Esports President, will be coming back to Ohio University for the fall semester with aspirations of promoting and enhancing the organization.
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September 3, 2020
April 2020, the U.N. held a virtual meeting on Zoom discussing the implications of self-driving autonomous cars, and how COVID-19 has impacted the production and advancement of the technology.
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September 3, 2020
On August 26th, 2020, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosted a webinar to publicly introduce the NIST extended reality community of interest.
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August 27, 2020
Eric Williams implements 360 video and VR in his Master’s Media Pedagogy class.
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August 27, 2020
On June 23rd, 2020, the AI for Good Global Summit hosted a webinar apart of their global dialogue on accelerating the United Nations sustainable development goals. The panel was comprised of what the AI for Good Global Summit calls their Gender Brain Trust. This Brain Trust is a team of people with expertise in data and AI, short for artificial intelligence, systems to help drive global initiatives in the area of gender equity.
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August 19, 2020
On July 2nd, 2020, the installation of Ohio University’s new green roof was completed, with it residing outside the third floor of Schoonover Center for Communication. Let's take a deeper look into the green roof's construction and future!
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August 13, 2020
One of many projects undertaken by the GRID Lab is the Medicaid Equity Simulation Project (MESP), a multi-million dollar, multi-year, grant funded project that focuses on creating and testing the use of virtual reality videos and simulations to address biases that may occur towards certain population groups when seeking medical care.
- AI for Good Global Dialogue on esports: How AI blurs the line between traditional and virtual sports
August 10, 2020
On July 23rd, 2020, AI for Good Global Summit hosted part two of its global dialogue on esports, exploring the evolution of AI and its impact on both esports and the future.
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August 6, 2020
Former Bobcat Esports President, Kristofer Meyeres, is leaving the university with a successful organization and a springboard for esports expansion for years to come.
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August 4, 2020
Adam Maslowski reviews the Cloud Computing class!
