CITL Innovation Spaces » Spring 2019

TheatreFest 2019

Posted: June 28th, 2019 ˑ Comments Closed
Filled under: 360º Video, Public Engagement, Spring 2019, Studio, TechHub

Academy High School Visit

Posted: June 28th, 2019 ˑ Comments Closed
Filled under: Fall 2018, Spring 2019

Competitive video gaming has become big business and is the fastest growing sport world-wide. The purpose of this summit is to highlight educational and research opportunities around e-sports, and to explore opportunities for making e-sports a varsity sport on our campus. There will be research focused panels, discussion on the business of esports, and interactive […]

Posted: April 26th, 2019 ˑ Comments Closed
Filled under: Conferences, Events, RSOs, Spring 2019, TechHub

Cornerstone Home Schoolers

Thirteen home-schooled students took time away from their studies to visit the Innovation Spaces to explore laser cutting, 3D printing and virtual reality.

Posted: April 25th, 2019 ˑ Comments Closed
Filled under: Public Engagement, Spring 2019, Studio, TechHub, Visitors, VRLab

VR Lab Open Hours

The newly formed UIUC Virtual Reality Club held their first VR Open Lab Hours in April. If you’re interested in joining the VR Club contact the club president Siwen at siwenw2@illinois.edu

Posted: April 17th, 2019 ˑ Comments Closed
Filled under: Events, RSOs, Spring 2019, VRLab

Ebertfest Film Festival

Staff from CITL’s Innovation Spaces demonstrated Virtual Reality to festival goers at the 2019 Ebertfest Film Festival. An added feature of this year’s festival will be virtual reality demonstrations on the plaza outside the Virginia Theatre in between films on April 12, hosted by the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning at the U. […]

Posted: April 12th, 2019 ˑ Comments Closed
Filled under: 360º Video, In the News, Partners, Public Engagement, Spring 2019, TechHub, VRLab

Playful by Design Symposium 2019

The Armory Innovation Spaces were happy to help host the second annual Playful be Design on April 5th.

Posted: April 5th, 2019 ˑ Comments Closed
Filled under: Classroom, Conferences, Partners, Spring 2019, Studio, TechHub, VRLab

ATLAS VR Classroom Designs

CITL staff was asked to consult on the design of a new virtual reality classroom in the Foreign Language Building. This new space is scheduled to open to support a number of vr-related courses in the Fall of 2019. When completed the room will host ANTH 399 – Virtual Archeology as well as the Beginning […]

Posted: April 1st, 2019 ˑ Comments Closed
Filled under: Partners, Spring 2019, VRLab

David Hoptman Visit

Artist and photographer David Hoptman visited campus to consult on a Nature and VR Lab research project. Read more about David’s work on LinkedIn

Posted: March 18th, 2019 ˑ Comments Closed
Filled under: 360º Video, Spring 2019, Studio, Visitors, VRLab

VR@Illinois Whitepaper

Working collaboratively with Technology Services and University Library staff, we developed a virtual reality white paper to help our campus think strategically about VR for education. read the draft version of the VR white paper here

Posted: March 15th, 2019 ˑ Comments Closed
Filled under: Partners, Spring 2019, TechHub, VRLab

HKPU Visit

Hong Kong Polytechnic University Visit to the Innovation Spaces during Spring 2019.

Posted: March 14th, 2019 ˑ Comments Closed
Filled under: Events, International, Partners, Public Engagement, Spring 2019, TechHub, Visitors, VRLab

National Taipei University of Technology Visit

The Affiliated Tao-Yuan Agricultural & Industrial Senior High School of National Taipei University of Technology visited the TechHub on March 14th.

Posted: March 14th, 2019 ˑ Comments Closed
Filled under: International, Spring 2019, TechHub, Visitors

Affiliated Tao-Yuan Agricultural and Industrial Senior High School of National Taipei University of Technology

Posted: March 14th, 2019 ˑ Comments Closed
Filled under: International, Spring 2019, TechHub, Visitors

VR Flight Simulator Up and Running

CITL has successfully worked with AFROTC Detachment 190 to establish a VR flight simulator program to help cadets gain basic aviation understanding without having to pay for expensive flight hours. Last week, the program opened to cadets to sign up and come in for their first flights. The program requires cadets to take a quiz […]

Posted: February 28th, 2019 ˑ Comments Closed
Filled under: Classroom, Hardware, Partners, Spring 2019, Student Organizations, Visitors, VR Experiences, VRLab

University of Illinois Adobe Creative Jam LIVE

Register to compete in the University of Illinois Adobe Creative Jam LIVE online tournament with your classmates held on Thursday March 14 from 3:00pm to 8:00pm CST! Get a crash course in Adobe XD, a user experience design application, to help you quickly and easily create simple interactive prototypes! You and your five-person team will use Adobe XD […]

Posted: February 26th, 2019 ˑ Comments Closed
Filled under: Design, Events, Online Tools, Partners, Spring 2019, Studio

Gadget Garage Pop-Up Clinic

The Innovation Studio held a series of Pop-Up Repair Clinics during Spring semester in conjunction with the Illini Gadget Garage. Read more about the Gadget Garage. Letter to the Editor – Help is Needed at the Gadget Garage

Posted: February 26th, 2019 ˑ Comments Closed
Filled under: Public Engagement, Spring 2019, Studio

Urbana Middle School Visit

Photos from the Spring 2019 Urbana Middle School Field Trip to the CITL Innovation Spaces.

Posted: February 20th, 2019 ˑ Comments Closed
Filled under: Classroom, Public Engagement, Spring 2019, TechHub, Visitors, VRLab

Agora Days

VR Lab representatives offered an Immersive Media mini course during Uni High School Agora days.

Posted: February 19th, 2019 ˑ Comments Closed
Filled under: 360º Video, Public Engagement, Spring 2019, VRLab

ATLAS Partnerships

Beginning in the Spring of 2019 CITL’s VR Lab partnered with ATLAS to experiment with providing 20 Oculus GO headsets to support Beginning and Intermediate French courses. French students visit the Innovation Studio to use the headsets to experience Mondly and Wander to explore the potential of these technologies to support immersive language learning.

Posted: February 1st, 2019 ˑ Comments Closed
Filled under: Spring 2019, Studio, VR Experiences, VRLab