Comments on: ARSC Closing Virtual Reality Lab http://insidehpc.com/2010/02/03/arsc-closing-virtual-reality-lab/ HPC News Without the Noise for Supercomputing Professionals | insideHPC Sun, 19 May 2013 10:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: snyde http://insidehpc.com/2010/02/03/arsc-closing-virtual-reality-lab/#comment-207033 snyde Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:42:22 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/?p=9854#comment-207033 This seems to be a more original article: http://www.newsminer.com/view/full_story/5740907/article-UAF-plans-to-close-virtual-reality-computer-lab--citing-funding-issues This seems to be a more original article:
http://www.newsminer.com/view/full_story/5740907/article-UAF-plans-to-close-virtual-reality-computer-lab–citing-funding-issues

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]]> By: Richard Hickey http://insidehpc.com/2010/02/03/arsc-closing-virtual-reality-lab/#comment-206445 Richard Hickey Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:04:57 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/?p=9854#comment-206445 I was there when it opened believe it or not. Sad to hear it's closing down. Here's a short video of 7 year old Saphire and 8 year old Megan learning about 3d worlds using the Power Wall in a cubic layout. (3 walls and a floor). Wow that was a long time ago. This was actually done before it opened up to the world. Children of nerds are so spoiled some times. (-: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNCtICSDUhY It was some pretty neat technology at the time. Heck, still is. Rich I was there when it opened believe it or not. Sad to hear it’s closing down.

Here’s a short video of 7 year old Saphire and 8 year old Megan learning about 3d worlds using the Power Wall in a cubic layout. (3 walls and a floor). Wow that was a long time ago. This was actually done before it opened up to the world. Children of nerds are so spoiled some times. (-:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNCtICSDUhY

It was some pretty neat technology at the time. Heck, still is.

Rich

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