HCI was well represented at the 3rd Annual Graduate and Professional Students’ Research Conference held in the ISU Memorial Union on April 12. Open to students from every college at Iowa State, the conference provides an opportunity for the sharing … Continue reading
Approximately 50 middle school students from Boone attended an event at Iowa State University on April 12 sponsored by a grant from the American Physical Society (APS) with the purpose of inspiring students to study STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and … Continue reading
An article in The New Yorker titled “The Breathless Rhetoric (and Prosaic Economics) of Virtual Reality” references the results of a study that Boeing conducted with researchers at Iowa State University. The study suggests that instructions presented in augmented reality help workers … Continue reading
Zayira Jordan has accepted a new position, becoming Iowa State’s first web accessibility coordinator. Zayira has a PhD in Human Computer Interaction from Iowa State University and was a lecture for the Human Computer Interaction program. Read more at: Inside … Continue reading
Applications for this summer’s SPIRE-EIT REU program are now being accepted! This is a 10-week NSF sponsored program that provides undergraduates with hands-on research experience. For more details and to apply please visit the SPIRE-EIT REU website at http://reu.vrac.iastate.edu. … Continue reading
Researchers are using the sophisticated tools of the Virtual Reality Applications Center to create a virtual Jack Trice Stadium for football recruits. It’s a way to show off the stadium’s game-day atmosphere and the university’s strengths in science and technology. … Continue reading
The Washington Post talks with Lockheed Martin and VRAC director James Oliver on how the military is using augmented reality tools to prepare airmen for battle. http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/brand-connect/wp/enterprise/how-the-military-prepares-airmen-for-battle/ … Continue reading
VRAC researchers help Boeing improve assembly workflows by making tasks easier and faster to perform with less errors. Read the full article from AREA (Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance), an on-line forum dedicated to widespread adoption of interoperable AR-enabled enterprise … Continue reading
VRAC and HCI alumni Jane Karpinsky was recently recognized by SME Mechanical Engineering magazine with their annual “30 under 30” award that recognizes the future leaders in manufacturing. Jane earned the award for her work at Boeing. Jane worked as … Continue reading
Carl Kirpes is being recognized by the Institute of Industrial Engineers for the incredible accomplishments he’s made as a young professional. Carl worked at VRAC as an undergraduate research assistant and graduated from ISU in 2012. His assistantship was funded … Continue reading