ISEA Workshop
Creative [Uses] of AI Image Generation Techniques for the 3D Art Pipeline
Soft Interaction Lab, led by professor J. Hwaryoung Seo, is an interactive art/design research group. We integrate physical and digital experiences experimenting soft/organic materials and tangible interaction techniques. Our primary aim is to engage diverse audiences who could get benefits from soft interaction through research and creative activities.
If you would like to join SIL as a graduate student or a undergraduate student, please contact Dr. Seo at hwaryoung@tamu.edu.
Creative [Uses] of AI Image Generation Techniques for the 3D Art Pipeline
The Institute for Applied Creativity (IAC) is offering annual fellowships to Texas A&M Undergraduate and graduate students whose research relates to our mission. The fellowship program aims to attract scholars and artists from across a broad spectrum of academic disciplines, with an emphasis on creativity and innovation.
Key themes:
In general, the IAC student fellowships are awarded to research proposals that respond to one or more of the following themes:
Requirements:
Accepted students
Scholarship:
Undergraduate fellow: $300
Graduate fellow: $500
If you are interested in the student fellow program, please submit your application here by Dec. 20th, 2021.
Contacts:
Dr. Jinsil Hwaryoung Seo (director): hwaryoung@tamu.edu
Jennifer Robertson (coordinator): jrobertson@arch.tamu.edu
Hello VIZ Undergraduate students!
Are you interested in participating in research activities as an undergraduate research student?
Soft Interaction lab and Institute for Applied Creativity (IAC) invite both undergraduate and graduate students to innovative research projects exploring Virtual and Augmented reality. We frequently collaborate with other departments such as Nursing, Veterinary Medicine, and the Dance Program to identify unique challenges in education. Our applications look at how we might use immersive virtual environments to engage students in learning a difficult or complex subject.
If you are interested in joining the research team, please read through this email carefully and then submit an application using this link (https://forms.gle/HmHYm1N7126zcixw9).
We would like to share with you some of our current projects for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Nursing Education VR
This Virtual Reality application will help rural physician’s offices and clinics train their nurses for potential mental health-related scenarios they might encounter with patients on the job. Using digital avatars and an interactive virtual environment, users will be able to engage in a variety of situations that they normally would not be able to experience in person.
Collaborative VR Research:
Collaborative VR became an effective tool for remote education. We are studying how avatar design, environment design would affect the quality of student’s learning in VR. Students will work on designing 2D, 3D assets including avatars, environmental assets. They will also be involved with testing the designs with users.
This is how the VIZ Undergraduate Research Program works once you are accepted.
If you are interested in participating in any of these opportunities or want to know more about undergraduate research, please submit your application using the submission link (https://forms.gle/HmHYm1N7126zcixw9) as soon as possible.
You do not need to be experienced in a specific field to work with any of the projects. You can use this as an opportunity to learn a new skill or program!
If you have questions, please reach out to us through email.
We look forward to working with you this coming semester!
Best,
Caleb & Hwaryoung
We performed our VR performance project, Upwell at the Tempe Art Center in Arizona this week, as part of the arts track program at TEI2019 (ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction).
We appreciate all the positive feedback!
We feel extremely supported by the TEI community.
Congratulations to the team and contributors!
Austin Payne, Michael Bruner, Nathan Ayres from the VIZ department and Ashlyn Thompson, Kelsey Clark, Kali Taft, Hannah Juenke, Sarah Behseresht, Christine Simone Bergeron, and Alexandra PooWiler.
Ashlyn and Kelsey’s performance was exceptional at TEI.
I would like to thank the arts track and the local committees.
Without their endless care and support, this project wouldn’t be performed successfully.
Another note, this TEI was very special to me because we have a great SFU reunion with Huaxin, Josh and Karen.
It would have been perfect if I didn’t miss the connecting flight in Dallas. I am stuck in a hotel room tonight without my suitcase.
Orthorigami: Implementing Shape-Memory Polymers for Customizing Orthotic Applications
by Reese, J., Seo, J. H., & Srinavasa, A.
The Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching