SOFTWARE
evolution technology grid
Software aiming to create a simulation, the "EvoGrid", utilizing a large interconnected grid of computers which could plausibly model the pre-biotic chemical environment which was the precursor stage to evolution and life arising on Earth.
watershed-to-ocean visualization
Software developed for use by zoos and aquariums for community-based collective action focused on ocean conservation.
rimsim: response
Software developed for use by emergency first responders to gain a broader situation awareness through visualization skills .
cyberarts mixed media plants
Software to demonstrate plant mating and development through 3-D models as shown at the Boston Cyberarts festival in 2001 - based on the ARToolkit, X3D, and an L-System engine.
virtual scalable basin
Software to model a watershed basin for 26 key basin attributes (soil moisture, river channel flow per second, water table, etc.) using the OpenMI platform to virtualize the process based on the DHSVM and VIC hydrology models.
CLIENTS
highly active sites
- OWorld: Connecting 3-D Cyberspace
- Friends of the Moshassuck: A Local Watershed Initiative for Residents of Providence and North Providence
- Center for Environmental Visualization: A University of Washington Facility for Environmental Imagery and Web Presentation
- Community Learning Partnership: A Non-Profit Group Empowering Underserved Communities to Serve Themselves Through Education and Organization
- The Ocean Project: Advancing Ocean Conservation in Partnership with Zoos, Aquarium, and Museums Around the World
- ArtStar: The Keith Tabellione On-Line Artist Community
less active sites
- Seattle HIT Lab: Increased Bandwith to the Brain for Connecting Minds in Cyberspace
- Virtual Cities: A Blog on the Value of a Shared, Online, 3-D City
- Disc Golf Musings: Tracking the experience of an addictive new hobby
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
08.15.2010
As the dissertation writing tasks finish up, I headed to Rangeley, Maine, during the week of August 15th to focus and get some fresh air. Here's a panoramic QuickTime of the top of Bald Mountain, a lovely hike to the top of the Rangeley, Mooselookmeguntic, and Richardson Lakes area. A new disc golf course, Troll Valley also helped me let off some steam.
08.06.2010
My third full academic year at RISD ended with me teaching the annual video games with Flash course. The student projects were fantastic as a final deliverable, but the process of sharing ideas and working together was the real gem. A great group of students who could do anything in the future as a team.
06.22.2010
I finished reviewing paper submissions for the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2010 taking place in Freiburg, Germany during 26 – 31 July 2010. The submissions were informative and the schedule looks great. Sadly, I cannot attend but will be in Germany in September for a family mission instead.
05.18.2010
May 18th was a huge day in the lives of the two seniors at Central High that I had mentored through their senior year theses. Although they had both submitted great written papers on Global Warming and Brain-Computer Interfaces (A+ and B+ respectively), they still had to defend their theses orally with slide presentations — something I remember was extremely stressful back in my high school days. I beamed with pride to see the growth experienced by them both. I hope to get two new mentees next year, but of course that depends on if they independently choose topics of which I am worthy.
05.05.2010
To finish presenting a trilogy of dissertation thesis papers, I attended the 7th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management in Seattle, WA to present a paper related to our emergency response crisis visualization tool.