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December 2002
Mark Alpert reports on his experience of our 3D autostereoscopic display's eye-tracking system.
"I see a ghostly 3-D image floating in the space between the screen and the parallax barrier.
It's a skeletal model of a human foot, with the tarsals, metatarsals and phalanges highlighted
in different colors. The image slowly rotates, and it seems just as gruesomely real as that
severed fish head from Jaws 3-D. But now I'm not wearing any red-and-blue glasses."
To read the article, "Getting Real" click
here
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December, 2002
Technology Review mentioned Prof. Ken Perlin's work in developing software that
enables computer animators to add subtle gestures to their characters. Technology Review says, "Perlin's
software is a step closer to animation's larger goal-to dazzle our hearts as well as our eyes."
To read the article, "Automating Animation" by Gregory t. Huang click
here.
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December 10, 2002
"The honor, which includes an unrestricted grant of $25,000, is presented annually to a member of the
science faculty who has most clearly demonstrated evidence of past excellence and future prospects for
growth in his or her work for the University as a teacher, scholar, and colleague." (NYU Today 3) At the
ceremony were award recipient Ken Perlin, Mrs. Margaret Sokol, and Dean for Science Peter Lennie.
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November, 2002
Technology Review publishes a comprehensive explanation of our Autostereoscopic display. Explaining
the system's eye-tracking capabilities David H. Freedman notes, "Of course, a hologram's realism doesn't
come merely from its stereoscopic properties; holographic images can be inspected from all angles as the
viewer's head moves around them. By virtue of its eye-locating capabilities, the NYU system can readily
track head motion and almost immediately alter the images on the monitor as needed."
To read the article click
here
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November, 2002
On November 4,5, 6 representatives from the CAT attended the IST2002 conference, held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen.
In an interactive workshop panel, aimed at exploring games and creative interaction as both tools and subjects of research,
the delegation from the CAT presented with collaborative partners from the RADICAL group on issues related
to working in real-time, international collaborations and tools development. The RADICAL group, (Research Agendas Developed
in Creative Arts Labs), expresses a mission to develop a digital seedbed for creative arts practice,
leading to three major international events, a number of new software prototypes for further development, a website, and
publications providing guides to good practice in the fields of creativity for the IST programme.
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November, 2002
On November 15, 2002, the CAT joined the Computer Science Department in a Memorial Service for Henning Biermann,
who passed away on July 1. The Memorial was concluded with the bittersweet announcement that Henning has
been awarded his PhD degree posthumously. An annual scholarship fund was created in Henning's memory, and
donations are still being accepted.
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November, 2002
CAT staff traveled to London, England to facilitate a series of workshops in technology and performance
with disabled artists at the Ovalhouse Theater. With the help of our London-based collaborative partners,
the Smartlab Centre, CAT introduced some of our latest software associated with The Butterfly Project.
The software is designed for use in both performance and therapy situations. The workshops included exercises
integrating theater games and computers, brainstorms on future software and hardware developments, and culminated
in a public performance integrating technology and live performers.
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October, 2002
Cat Co-Director Ken Perlin was awarded the prestigious Margaret
and Herman Sokol Faculty Award in the Sciences by New York University
for his outstanding achievement as a Professor of Computer Science
at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and as a Faculty
of Arts and Science. Professor Perlin will receive his award
on Thursday, November 14th, 2002 at the twelth Sokol Award ceremony.
He will present a lecture on "More than Words Can Say: New Modes
of Communication for Networked Communities."
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October, 2002
The CAT will integrate its PadMap technology with the Cousteau
Society's "ecotechnie"
program.
Founded in 1973 by Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the Society
has more than 100,000 members worldwide. Under the leadership
of President Francine Cousteau, the Society continues the unique
explorations and observations of ecosystems throughout the world
that have helped millions of people understand and appreciate
the fragility of life on our Water Planet. Half a century of
protecting water systems has expanded to embrace a wide variety
of programs to encourage communities to achieve sustainable
harmony with Nature: Waters of Peace, the Cousteau Label, Coastal
Workers and more.
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September, 2002
Chris
Bregler has been a faculty member at Stanford University
where he worked on motion capturing cartoon characters, dancers,
and kangaroos. While working as an assistant professor in the
NYU computer science department, Bregler will implement a new
motion capture facility here at the CAT.
Dan
Rosenfeld, a new CAT research scientist, spent his most
recent professional life designing toys and developing new technologies
to add to their capabilities. Previously, he co-founded Headgames
Inc., worked on the Xanadu global hypertext system, and developed
methods for the broader application of neural network (AI) technology.
Rebecca
Ross will be working as a CAT research scientist while teaching
as faculty at the NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study.
She holds an MFA in design from the Yale School of Art having
worked in the areas of tangible media, electronic art, typography,
and information visualization.
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NYU Today, September 5th, 2002
"Using a patented technology developed by two NYU computer scientists,
Aaron Hertzmann and Kenneth Perlin, the new company will take
ordinary photos, slides, or digital images and transform them
into paintings on canvas, seemingly hand-painted, at low cost."
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CAT associate and filmmaker, Dan Blank, received a Bronze medal
for his stop-motion, animated film, "Shadowplay," at the Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences' 29th Annual Student Academy Awards
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CAT Professor Demetri Terzopoulos's work on bio-mimetic artificial
intelligence was recently featured on New York's Cable news channel,
NY1. You can read the article here.
To see a video of the broadcast, please click here.
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CAT staff travelled to London to participate in the RADICAL
workshops hosted by Dr. Lizbeth Goodman, Director of the SmartLab
at the Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design in July.
The weeklong conference consisted of workshops and speakers
focusing on the issue of collaboration between multimedia institutes
both within the European Union and across the Atlantic. Representatives
from Den Waag (the Netherlands) INA (France) Interative Institute
(Sweden) and the MIT MediaLab Europe (Ireland), along with the
CAT and the SmartLab ended the week with a clubbing event at
the Back Hill Theatre in London. The event featured a performance
of 'Flutterfugue,' which uses the CAT's 3D Virtual Puppet technology
in a real-time collaborative performance between a live conductor,
two live dancers - one who uses a wheelchair, and a virtual
butterfly. The exciting interaction in this performance between
the virtual butterfly puppet and the dancer in a wheelchair
sparks new possibilities for therapy options and live virtual
interaction for people with disabilties.
Click here to see a RealMedia
Video of the Performance.
Click here to see
the Quicktime version.
Photos from the event can be seen here.
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Turning photos into paintings, patents into gold?
Published 06/17/2002 in Crain's New York Business
synopsis: Artography Direct Inc. has partnered with the CAT
and received an exclusive licensing agreement for the use of
our Painterly technology in the commercial realm. Developed
by Ken Perlin and Aaron Hertzmann, the technology will be used
by Artography to produce artistic and computerized family portraits.
The pair of Artography entrepreneurs, Bill Coyer and Rudolph
Palombi, formed Artography Direct Inc. with the idea of transforming
digital photographs into simulated oil paintings on canvas.
Painterly does just that, mimicking such artistic movements
as impressionism, expressionism, pointillism, and others. Perlin
has agreed to be a director of the company.
newyork.com interviewed Ken Perlin about Artography Direct.
Read the interview here
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Co-Director Ken Perlin was honored with the Mayor's Award for
Excellence in Science and Technology on the evening of June
13th. Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented the award to Dr. Perlin,
together with eight other New Yorkers, at the Queens Hall of
Science. The award recognizes the important role that members
of the scientific community play in the success of New York
City.
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On June 13th, the CAT hosted another successful Ultraviolet
Technology Showcase featuring many new technologies. Over one
hundred and fifty guests, including scientists, entrepreneurs,
and government officials were given a glimpse into the future
of multimedia research in the fields of information technology,
finance, education, entertainment, and communications.
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Co-Director Mike Uretsky joined Mr. Nitin Desai, Under-Secretary
for Economic and Social Affairs and other Delegations from UN
Member States, the UN General Assembly, UN Secretariat, non-governmental
organizations, academia, and business for a Working Breakfast
Discussion. At this discussion, Professor Uretsky discussed
how changing economics, coupled with new information and communications
technologies, can accelerate immediately realizable global development.
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NYU President-Designate John Sexton just appointed the following
CAT Board members to his leadership team: Prof. David McLaughlin,
Dean Richard Foley, Prof. Robert Berne, and Richard Stanley.
Dave McLaughlin will become the University Provost; Dick Foley
will chair the University's Committee on Academic Priorities;
Bob Berne (Chairman of the CAT Board) will be the Senior Vice
President for Health; and Richard Stanley will be the Executive
Vice Provost. We all congratulate these CAT Board Members and
look forward to their continued leadership and support in the
coming years.
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The CAT would like to extend its heartfelt congratulations to
CAT Board Member David McLaughlin on his election to the National
Academy of Sciences. Members of the Academy are elected
in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements
in original research; election to the Academy is considered
one of the highest honors that can be accorded a scientist or
engineer.
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The CAT's 3D
autostereo display is the subject of a recent article in
Wired News' business section. In this article, Ken Perlin comments
on the commercial future of this revolutionary display technology.
Please click below for the full story:
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,51308,00.html
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TechTV's TechLive featured the CAT and its research in a story
that aired on February 26, 2002. Painterly rendering, the holographic
workbench, and the 3D autostereo display were covered.
To read the on-line article, please click here.
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In conjunction with the Markle
Foundation, the NYU CAT hosted a talk by MAXIS General Manager
Lucy Bradshaw at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
Bradshaw spoke to a mix of students, faculty, researchers and
business representatives about the production of the popular
"Sim" games. This talk was a part of the Markle Forum on Children
and Media and continues the CAT's mission to be a nexis of cutting
edge intellectual exchange on the impact of new technologies
on society.
To see the slides from Lucy Bradshaw's presentation,
please click here for html
or here to download the pdf file.
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For additional information, contact: info@cat.nyu.edu
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