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December 4, 2021 / May 10, 2023 by admin
Host: the Emerging Media Lab at UBCTheme: Reinventing XRDate: December 17, 2021 Registration is now closed EMCoP is evolving and increasing our focus on building a strong network & bringing opportunities to collaborate across different communities that care about the role of virtual/augmented reality in education and research. Join this month’s EMCoP meeting hosted by […]
November 10, 2021 / May 10, 2023 by admin
Co-Host: the University of Victoria and the Emerging Media Lab at UBCTheme: Limitless Possibilities: To Infinity and Beyond!Date: November 19, 2021 Registration is now closed Our reality is more interconnected with technology than it ever has. Join this month’s EMCoP conference co-hosted by the University of Victoria and the Emerging Media Lab at UBC to […]
August 3, 2021 / May 10, 2023 by admin
Host: University of OttawaTheme: Solving Problem with Emerging MediaDate: July 30, 2021 Whether it’s using virtual reality to treat mental disorders or to develop student engineering design projects, or whether it’s using Minecraft to create community during the pandemic, July’s EMCoP session hosted by the University of Ottawa explored problems and the solutions afforded by […]
June 21, 2021 / May 10, 2023 by admin
Host:University of Michigan Theme: XR for Teaching & Learning at Scale.Date: June 18, 2021 Jeremy Nelson is the director of the University of Michigan Extended Reality Initiative, where he works alongside a team of developers and student fellows to create XR content for faculty members to include in their courses. Projects funded by the XR […]
Theme : Perception of Self in VRHost : Emerging Media Lab ,UBC The event featured three exceptional speakers who talked about their work in virtual reality! Speakers: Behrang Keshavarz, PhD | Scientist at the KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network and an Assistant Professor (adjunct) with the Department of Psychology at Ryerson University. Multisensory self-motion perception […]
February 28, 2021 / May 10, 2023 by admin
Collaborating in XR hosted by VCC (Vancouver Community College) & VFS (Vancouver Film School) February 26th, 2021, 3:00-5:00pm (PDT) About this event: Join us for our Collaborating in XR event, moderated by Mary Lim, VR/AR Design & Development Program Lead at Vancouver Film School. XR is bringing the world together. Come explore some of the […]
January 18, 2021 / May 10, 2023 by admin
Impact of the Shared Experience: Immense Displays and Immersive Environments Since The Arrival of a Train in the early motion picture projection, humankind has been in love with the power media has to act as a window between worlds the likes of which is limited only by the imagination. As technology evolves, so does this […]
December 8, 2020 / May 10, 2023 by admin
Using Simulation to Support E-Learning Online learning is here to stay, and the potential is endless when it comes to creating a meaningful, engaging, and accessible experience for students. At BCIT, educators are pushing the envelope with e-learning through the creative use of immersive technologies for a diverse range of subjects. From demonstrating flight dynamics […]
October 30, 2020 / May 10, 2023 by admin
Creatives in Extended Reality (XR): Art and Emerging Technology What does art look like in the field of emerging technology? Big thinkers in digital media production share their thoughts on the intersection between extended reality (XR) and artistic creativity. From building inclusive and diverse communities within tech for artists, to real-time use of special effects […]
August 25, 2020 / May 10, 2023 by admin
Educators and industry experts explore ideas, innovations, and questions surrounding the shift from in-person to online education. About this Event: Are you wondering how you can add further value to your at-a-distance interactions with students in the fall? Are you curious how some educators and learning organizations are creating added value to online education? Do […]
March 13, 2020 / May 10, 2023 by admin | Leave a Comment
This month’s meeting will be hosted at the National Film Board of Canada in downtown Vancouver from 3:00 to 5:00 PM on Friday, March 6, located at 351 Abbott Street in the Screening Room. As per usual, we will have guest presentations from leaders in the emerging technology community share their work, so that we […]
March 2, 2020 / May 10, 2023 by admin | Leave a Comment
The first meeting of 2020 will be hosted by Microsoft next Friday, January 10 from 3:00 – 5:00 PM at 725 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, V7Y 1G5 on the 7th floor. Speaker list: Dr. Chang Lu | postdoc research fellow at Blockchain@UBC. Dr. Chang Lu studies the adoption of Blockchain technology in healthcare from an […]
For this month’s EMBC CoP, we’re doing something a little different. Emerging Media Lab’s Faculty-in-Residence Dr. Patrick Pennefather has put together a holiday special for all! Debunking Myths: The Hazards and Joys of Emerging Tech Development Still have unanswered questions about diving into xR development? Anxious about integrating emerging technology in your teaching, research, artistic […]
Our November EMBC CoP meeting is taking place in the second week of the month as per usual. Innovation UBC will be hosting the event on Friday, November 15 from 3:00-5:00 PM in their space at UBC Robson Square. Speakers: Atif Mahmud, an Emerging Media Lab project lead, will present an introduction to Scholars VR. […]
October 31, 2019 by admin | Leave a Comment
October 2019 This month’s EMBCoP was centered around the theme “Photogrammetry and 3D Modelling”. Agenda: 1. “Using Phones to Augment Immersive Experiences,” with David Clement Summary: A series of demonstrations and discussion on ways we can use phones to greatly increase the quality and impact of immersive experiences: Real-time localization using ARKit 3, real-time object detection […]
June 30, 2019 by admin | Leave a Comment
June 2019 The Emerging Media BC Community of Practice is a community of experts and professionals from academic institutions, industry and community groups, as well as others whose work and interests are related to immersive media and emerging technologies. The June 2019 meeting will be hosted by Vancouver Coastal Health. Agenda: Welcome, Conrad Cone, VCH […]
May 10, 2019 by admin | Leave a Comment
May 2019 The Emerging Media BC Community of Practice is a community of experts and professionals from academic institutions, industry and community groups, as well as others whose work and interests are related to immersive media and emerging technologies. The May 2019 meeting will be hosted by the Centre for Digital Media at the Hangar […]
April 12, 2019 by admin | Leave a Comment
April 2019 The Emerging Media BC Community of Practice is a community of experts and professionals from academic institutions, industry and community groups, as well as others whose work and interests are related to immersive media and emerging technologies. The April 2019 meeting will be hosted at the School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) […]
February 8, 2019 by admin | Leave a Comment
Yao Wang – Industry Speaker Yao Wang is a multimedia composer, sound designer and producer. She started ICTUS, an immersive content creation company that specializes in spatial audio. After graduating from Berklee College of Music, Yao worked at MIT for about a year to help integrate VR into their curriculum. Her time is now fully […]
July 18, 2018 by admin | Leave a Comment
Dr. Stoo Sepp, University of Wollongong | Human movement, cognition and learning: Implications for VR in educational research and practice Dr. Li Ji, LlamaZOO Interactive Inc | Towards Industrial Digital Twin Visualization for the Resource Sector
April 18, 2018 by admin | Leave a Comment
Graham Cunliffe, FingerFood Studios VP of Business Affairs | Using Technology as a Tool to Solve Problems Bernie Garrett, School of Nursing | Clinical Healthcare Applications and Research for VR
March 14, 2018 by admin | Leave a Comment
Bernard Reike, Assistant Professor, SIAT | Could Virtual Reality Make Us More Human? Qian Zhou, UBC PhD Student | Spherical Fish Tank VR
February 14, 2018 by admin | Leave a Comment
David Gyimah, Head of disLAB, University of Westminster | Interdisciplinary approach to VR, via looking at Art, Cinema Journalism, Emotions and Technology Maria Lantin, Director, Research S3D Centre at Emily Carr University | Being Basically Good In The Digital World Claudia Krebs, Professor of Teaching, UBC | Holobrain