[SGVLUG] Telexploration von Karman lecture @ PCC on Friday 9/13

[John Kim]

Hi,

Wow, that's really immersive, even from the web browser.  I wish it had more than one picture though, but that's just me.

John Kim
Student/FOSS Enthusiast
www.internet-in-a-box.org
thinkndev at gmail.com



On Sep 13, 2013, at 8:36 PM, Lan Dang <l.dang at ymail.com> wrote:

> 
> Hi al,
> 
> Glad I went to the talk. It was pretty cool. Dr. Norris does a good job of laying out the reasons why JPL would pursue this technology and how to get to an immersive environment step-by-step. Lot of cool videos and live demos.
> 
> Someone got a question in about open sourcing the work that Dr. Norris's group is doing, and he seemed very enthusiastic about it. It's more a matter of getting institutional support to do it.
> 
> The talk will eventually be available online, but I've never paid attention to how long it takes. Just check the von Karman lecture website.
> 
> You can get a taste of the immersive experience by going to the following link using a smartphone or tablet device. It will let you pan around a Mars panorama. He recommended an iphone because the sensors are more sensitive.
> 
> http://is.gd/marspan
> 
> Try it while you can. Looks like it uses Amazon cloud computing so I am not sure when they will shut it off.
> 
> Lan
> 
> 
> From: Lan Dang <l.dang at ymail.com>; 
> To: SGVLUG Discussion List. <sgvlug at sgvlug.net>; 
> Subject: [SGVLUG] Telexploration von Karman lecture @ PCC on Friday 9/13 
> Sent: Fri, Sep 13, 2013 7:32:26 AM 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> There is an interesting von Karman lecture at PCC on Friday (technically today) on using various technologies like those from the video game industry to build immersive environments for exploring space. Hey, the words "low-cost holodeck" were used. Nuff said.
> 
> "Telexploration: How Video Game Technologies can take NASA to the Next Level" by Dr. Jeff Norris 
> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/lectures_archive.php?year=2013&month=9
> 
> I've been to a couple of talks by this guy. He's always got cool things to show off and is a charismatic speaker. I don't think I've heard this talk before so I'll try to attend. It's at 7pm at the Vosloh Forum at PCC. It is on the east side of campus near Colorado and Bonnie.
> 
> Lan
> 

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