John Bell is Director of the CEPSE /COE Design Studio and professor of educational technology in the educational psychology and educational technology PhD program at Michigan State University. His ...

Researchers in Utah are using an inexpensive robotic platform to help teachers in rural areas implement programs for children with special needs. It's another example of the early adoption of ...

Earlier this year, MIT and the world lost the brilliant mathematician, computer scientist, inventor, author and “father” of artificial intelligence — the legendary Dr. Marvin Minsky. Among his myriad ...

We decided to find out if what Microsoft says is true: remote volumetric telepresence and collaboration can and will be done, sooner than people think and--despite obvious technical hurdles--it will ...

A growing number of colleges and universities have been experimenting with emerging virtual reality technologies, such as the Oculus Rift, and the virtual campus tour is emerging as a potential use ...

This article originally appeared in the June 2007 issue of Business Communications Review. Immersive large-format face-to-face videoconferencing systems have been around for a number of years now, but ...

In the minds of many of our clients, the term “telepresence” means an immersive, three- screen video conferencing system featuring acoustics, lighting, furniture, and directional audio all designed to ...

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The face-to-face aspect of a meeting is clearly important; it can be downright essential, in fact, for clear and productive collaboration sessions. Human beings pick up and process essential visual ...