{"62634":{"#nid":"62634","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Launches 3D Campus Environment Demo","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Imagine Lab in the Georgia Tech College of Architecture, in partnership with the Georgia Tech Library and Information Center, will launch a demo of an interactive, virtual environment of Georgia Tech\u2019s campus in the LEC Performance Space on November 16, 4 pm to 6 pm. The launch event will give the entire Georgia Tech community an opportunity to help envision and articulate the possibilities for a \u201cvirtual\u201d Georgia Tech.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the environment, users can explore a portion of campus on a computer using a mouse and keyboard, similar to other virtual worlds like Second Life. Additionally, multiple users can interact in the environment in real-time, facilitating virtual meetings among multiple parties. \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u201cWe are inviting our colleagues and community to help build a powerful virtual environment base that could potentially support and enhance our educational, cultural, research and administrative settings,\u201d said Imagine Lab director Tolek Lesniewski. \u201cWe are eager to let students, faculty and staff experience Georgia Tech in a 3D virtual context, and share their own innovative ideas on how this environment could support the Georgia Tech culture of excellence in research and education.\u201d \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003ESome initial possibilities include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EVirtual lectures where the Georgia Tech community can attend and participate in live or past discussion\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EVirtual classrooms or galleries where users can explore student work\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EVirtual labs where users can experience current research projects in real-time\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA multiplayer game that highlights Georgia Tech\u2019s traditions and culture\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Imagine Lab\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Imagine Lab is housed in the College of Architecture and creates virtual, interactive environments to facilitate complex planning and communication for Georgia Tech researchers and collaborators. It is a key component to the Georgia Tech Digital Building lab, which collaborates with corporate and government entities on building research ranging from conceptualization and design to fabrication and project management. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Georgia Tech Library and Information Center\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Georgia Tech Library and Information Center is a national leader in providing technologically robust environments and resources in support of student learning and faculty research. The Library is an active participant in the teaching, research, and service mission of Georgia Tech and welcomes opportunities to showcase innovative research from around campus.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Students, faculty, staff invited to beta test and submit ideas at launch event Nov. 16"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents, faculty, staff invited to beta test and submit ideas at launch event Nov. 16\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27213","created_gmt":"2010-11-09 10:52:42","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:42","author":"Teri Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-11-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-11-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"62672":{"id":"62672","type":"image","title":"3D Campus Environment - Campus","body":null,"created":"1449176382","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:59:42","changed":"1475894544","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:24","alt":"3D Campus Environment - Campus","file":{"fid":"191538","name":"LowPolyShot.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/LowPolyShot_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/LowPolyShot_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":546291,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/LowPolyShot_0.jpg?itok=jRlcbIdU"}},"62671":{"id":"62671","type":"image","title":"3D Campus Environment - Game","body":null,"created":"1449176382","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:59:42","changed":"1475894544","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:24","alt":"3D Campus Environment - Game","file":{"fid":"191537","name":"StealTheT.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/StealTheT_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/StealTheT_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":876533,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/StealTheT_0.jpg?itok=3IhhRijx"}},"62670":{"id":"62670","type":"image","title":"3D Campus Environment - COA Showcase","body":null,"created":"1449176382","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:59:42","changed":"1475894544","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:24","alt":"3D Campus Environment - COA Showcase","file":{"fid":"191536","name":"COAShowcase.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/COAShowcase_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/COAShowcase_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":691057,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/COAShowcase_0.jpg?itok=bwSF3bTb"}}},"media_ids":["62672","62671","62670"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[{"id":"137","name":"Architecture"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"143","name":"Digital Media and Entertainment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"175","name":"Architecture"},{"id":"4932","name":"FutureMedia"},{"id":"5874","name":"imagine lab"},{"id":"11209","name":"library events"},{"id":"11208","name":"virtual campus"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:racel.williams@coa.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERacel Williams\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech Imagine Lab\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-3308\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}