Media X at Stanford University

Summer Institute on Immersive Collaboration

Media X at Stanford University is offering an intensive course in collaboration for work groups. The course is part of the Wallenberg Summer Institute, held August 1 through 3 at Stanford University.

Two and a half days to review the past, touch the present, and leverage each other’s experience to step up the momentum in creating the future of virtual environments for training, education, collaboration, research and communications.

Pioneering efforts in creating, stabilizing and optimizing the digital infrastructure have enabled successful application trials. Early experimental efforts on immersive 3-D environments in academic and industry sectors have now given way to trial applications with stated user requirements and case scenarios. The physical sciences, social sciences, engineering, humanities, and fine arts are all involved in a variety of training, education, collaboration, research and art-making endeavors in 3-D environments. The original technologies and tools are now in advanced beta stages; some second generation tools are available. Learnings from first and second round trials are informing use case scenarios for new programs and services.

We’d like to invite you to participate in a hand-picked group of thought leaders and application leaders who will convene at Stanford August 1-3 to raise a virtual periscope on the evolving practice of collaboration in virtual environments. During the two and a half days, this invited group will:

1. Get hands-on experience with state-of-the-art tools and preview next stage releases with their developers through Bay area visits and virtual tours.
2. Share war stories (victories and retreats) of pilot programs.

3. Articulate a functionality and usability agenda for next stage technical developments.

4. Explore critical pathways for creating, evaluating and managing technical and organizational infrastructures that will support business and education cost justification requirements.

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posted by Martha Russell @ 6:06 PM