Workshops and Lectures

Developing an Adaptive xR Prototyping Pipeline in Educational Contexts

Lecturer: Dr. Patrick Pennefather | Tuesday, July 31 4-5:30PM | IKB Room 185 | With a minimum amount of time spent on talking about specific xR (VR, AR, MR, whateverR) prototyping use cases from the Master of Digital Media Program, this workshop will guide participants in the development of an xR pipeline for projects that they and others bring to the table.

It’s About Bananas: Approaching Narrative Form in Digital Interactive Storytelling

It’s About Bananas: Approaching Narrative Form in Digital Interactive Storytelling

Lecturer: Jennifer Moss | How does technology impact the way we create and share stories? This interactive lecture will explore the relationship of story to form in the context of digital interactive new media storytelling.

Intro to Immersive Media Development

Workshop Presenter: Juyeong Oh | October 9 5-8PM | Location: PCOH 1003 | Get a behind the scenes look into the development of VR/AR/MR with the Emerging Media Lab’s workshop series. This workshop is a beginner level introduction to the basics of how to create 3D objects and develop interactions between them.

Towards Better User Interfaces for 3D Lecture

Lecturer: Wolfgang Stuerzlinger | Inspired by visions in media, there are now many systems that enable people to interact with 3D content. Based on reflections on the capabilities and limitations of both humans and technologies, Dr. Stuerzlinger will present recent research improvements to 3D user interfaces.

Human-Computer Interaction Research Issues in VR/AR Lecture

Human-Computer Interaction Research Issues in VR/AR Lecture

Lecturer: Dongwook Yoon | Are virtual and augmented realities (VR/AR) the next human-computer interaction (HCI) paradigm? This lecture examines issues in interactive VR/AR systems through a lens of HCI research.

Development for WebVR Workshop

Development for WebVR Workshop

Ever heard of WebVR but was never sure what it was? Here’s your chance to learn about creating your own WebVR experiences!

Making Art with AI Lecture

Making Art with AI Lecture

Lecturer: Dr. Steve DiPaola, SFU | Using computational and AI techniques including Deep Learning, DiPaola will demonstrate his research lab’s (ivizlab.sfu.ca) work, in modeling how humans express themselves in systems.

Virtual Reality Night – VR and BCI

Virtual Reality Night – VR and BCI

Ever wanted to create and explore a world controlled by your mind? Follow along as the Emerging Media Lab’s Eyemole team teaches us how to create a simple virtual reality app with gaze input as well as EEG input.