Season 1
December 2002
Featuring:
"THE WALL"
UM faculty and students will display content from different disciplines showing what they are doing with 3D.
Russ Burdick: Recent Graduate of the University of Minnesota
Originally from Ontario, Canada he completed his Bachelor of Science in
physics at the University of Windsor and has gone on to obtain his
Masters of Science in Scientific Computation from the University of
Minnesota. He is responsible for the first working geowall at the
University of Minnesota and many more throughout the country. He has
worked on projects ranging from stereo visualization, to web programming
and computational materials science. He is a proud geek with strong
interests in Linux and open source software.
Russ will be talking about applications of the Geowall, including history, astronomy, geology, chemistry, art, and much more.
Terry Jones: UM Professor in the Department of Astronomy
We have cloned the Geowall (we call it the AstroWall) and have written some
applications for it that are more specific to Astronomy education. Our
principle products to date are:
1. A 3D simulation of the Moon in its orbit around the Earth.
2. A 3D simulation of stars orbiting in a globular cluster.
3. The distribution of stars in our local solar neighborhood.
4. A stereo pair viewer.
5. Object files specific to the immersaview software used by Geology to
display 3D objects. A 3D representation of a telescope is one example.
Ben Yarger: UM Senior Undergraduate
Ben is developing his own major in Computer Animation and Virtual Reality, with an emphasis in Computer Science, Art and Business, through the Inter-Collegiate Program (ICP) and University College. His work includes research under Dr. Paul Schrater in The Computational Perception and Action Laboratory, studying human perception and sensation of human-computer interactions, and 3D Animation work under Marjorie Franklin. Ben has been creating 3D models and animations for the past four years and has adding interactive real-time aspects to his work through written computer code. Being awarded the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program's (UROP) acceptance of his proposed work under Marjorie Franklin in development of a stereo projection drawing tool was quite an honor. All the design elements, code and development has been done solely by Ben over the past two semesters. The project focuses on the artist's ability to draw on a stereo projection wall utilizing the added third-dimension for artistic expression. Using a gamepad, artists can draw in all three planes of space, allowing the use of dimensional perspective in art. Having three dimensions allows viewers to then navigate the artwork as a sculpted piece of art, no longer viewing the artwork from one direction.
Martin B. Gwinup: Univ. of Minnesota, Theatre Arts & Dance
Sound Designer/Multimedia & Video Production
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