Date: Friday, March 26,2019| 11:30am-2:00pm
Location: IKB 182 | 1961 East Mall
We invite you to the grand opening of Emerging Media Lab’s new space in Irving K. Barber Learning Center. Through collaborations between EML, UBC Library, and the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology, there is now a more public and accessible space in the heart of campus for all who are interested in emerging media technology.
In celebration of this grand opening, EML invites you to experience 8 of our VR/AR experiences and to come to our panel discussion featuring 4 of our faculty members who use emerging technologies to enhance student education.
Our panel features:
- Moderator Kathryn Gretsinger from the Graduate School of Journalism.
- Dr. Claudia Krebs from the Faculty of Medicine, principal investigator for HoloBrain and Pocket Pelvis.
- Dr. Matthew Yedlin from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, principal investigator for Math World and Jupyter.
- Dr. Patrick Pennefather from the Department of Theatre and Film and assistant professor at the Centre for Digital Media.
Featured AR/VR projects:
Schedule:
11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. – Welcome and Opening Remarks from Kathryn Gretsinger (Victoria Room 182)
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 a.m. – Panel Discussion (Victoria Room 182)
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Project Demos (IKB 156, IKB 157, IKB 183)
For questions you can contact:
Jin Li
604.822.6834
emergingmedia.lab@ubc.ca