Setting Up A 3D Lab
I am setting up the devices, downloading drivers and software, and testing out the various components.
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The Augmented Reality Sandbox: Details
In Building an Augmented Reality Sandbox, I provided a brief history leading up to the assembly of my university’s first augmented reality sandbox (ARS). Now, I want to layout in as graphic of detail as possible the steps necessary to bring our ARS to fruition. One of the most frustrating things about the Internet is…
Building an Augmented Reality Sandbox
Background In 2012, or thereabouts, I sat down with my boss, Dr. Kit Wesler. He didn’t really have an open door policy in spite of leaving his door open. Usually, an open door simply meant he was venting heat from his office into the hallway. Happens when one works in an old building with south-facing…
Educators Succeed Despite Adversity
education is supposed to be about nurturing thoughtful creativity, yet we are often forced to “stay on script.”
San Diego and Geospatial Education
Once a year, for about a week, San Diego becomes home to thousands of geeks, nerds, technophiles, and other creative people who seek out each other to share, collaborate, network, eat, drink, and run around the Gaslamp District. No, I’m not referring to the San Diego Comic-Con, the most important event in pop culture geekery.…
When Art and Science Collide, STEAM Happens
Many years ago I worked on a mapping project for our local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Some people may remember the U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service (SCS). The SCS no longer exists; it’s duties and responsibilities being folded within the NRCS. Another fellow and I managed a team of undergraduates in the mapping of county…
From Where Inspiration Arises
One can never tell from where inspiration arises. The Maker Movement is one of the best, most inspiration movements to have arisen in the United States since the Boy or Girls Scouts. The Maker Movement draws inspiration from circumstances and people from all walks of life, is not limited by race or gender, and is…
