Paul Bourke : Novel projection environments
*February Event*
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6:30pm Tonight
eCentral TAFE (in Theatrette)
140 Royal St, East Perth
Abstract
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Paul Bourke : Novel projection environments
Paul’s Website : http://local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/~pbourke/
Image Gallery of Dome Installations :
http://local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/~pbourke/exhibition/domeinstall
Paul Bourke will present and discuss a number of the more unusual
projection environments he has either developed or been involved with.
This will include VROOM (the Virtual ROOM) at the Melbourne Museum, a
360 degree stereoscopic cylinder at iCinema in Sydney, planetarium
domes including a buckyball dome at GinGin, and some smaller more
personal immersive environments. Applications of such environments
include visualisation, engaging spaces for education, entertainment,
and gaming. Some discussion will also be given to what application or
game developers need to do in order to create content for such
environments.
Biography
Paul Bourke is employed as a visualisation researcher at the
University of Western Australia providing scientific visualisation
services to researchers within university and externally. During his
career he has worked in organisations where he concentrated on
architectural, brain/medical, and recently astronomy visualisation.
One of his many interests are innovative and immersive display
technologies and how they may be used to enhance scientific
visualisation as well as support engaging exhibits in public spaces
and for education. An ongoing interest has been how to create
immersive environments at a lower price point in an attempt to remove
one barrier to their wider deployment.
Directions to the Venue
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Enter through the main doors on the corner of Royal St and Fielder St.
Follow the signs from the reception desk up the stairs to your right
and into the next building to the Theatrette. Parking is available on
the street and at the rear of the building. Claisebrook train station
is a short walk away. Bicycle parking is available at the rear of the
building.
Directions have been kindly written by Nick Lowe
(SIGGRAPH Perth Committee Member at Large and Head of One Twenty)
http://events.onetwenty.org/index.php/2006/11/24/whats-a-siggraph-perth-event-like-anyway