visualization

Interactive Universe v0.9

The first, pre-release version of my portable, interactive simulator will be available soon. The system should work for a 2 - 3 meter dome, and uses open source software to capture user gestures to generate both visual and audio events. Simulations of space and celestial bodies, fractal imagery, and presentation enhancements are all possible in a small, but immersive environment that should support a modest group of viewers.

Check back here for source code, schematics, structural diagrams and video.

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Journey to the Stars Now Playing at the Morrison

The Morrison Planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences has changed its daily presentation from the (hugely successful, ahem) Fragile Planet, to a show co-produced with the Rose Center at the American Museum of Natural History, entitled, Journey to the Stars. It is adapted to contain local, San Francisco imagery and include a live presentation by an astronomer, and I'm credited as Production Engineer.

Fragile Planet will still be shown at the Academy's Nightlife program on Thursday evenings.

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AstroViz Workshop

I'll be presenting "The Technology of Science VIsualization at the California Academy of Sciences " at the Astronomy Visualization Workshop, hosted by the California Academy of Sciences. I'll attempt to cover the Morrison fulldome planetarium, the Dolby 3D stereoscopic / 2K theater of the Hearst Forum, the renderfarm and workstation environment of science visualization, and our plans for future experimentation.

Notes and details of our infrastructure and capabilities are available upon request.

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