Back at It/Updates/New Developments in the Virtual World

After a long year of planning, adjustments and side projects I will be back at it for Open Source Thinking and posting weekly blogs with some adding video segments. I am hopeful this will catch on and I also want to use it as a way to connect with students and the community. In the last year: 1. The Usability Testing Lab has been in development at the Metropolitan State University of Denver 2. Membership in the User Experience Professionals Association is in the works 3. Academic papers have been written by members of this group in regards to Geo-spatial Reasoning and Augmented Reality Design Models 4. A new study combining Interactive Realities and Geo-spatial Reasoning methodologies will begin soon 5. New technologies are pushing the boundaries The new lab has the capability of tracking eye movement, analyzing task completion of interactive technologies, analyzing brain wave activity, using multiple devices, and a motion controlled interface. Yes, we have been busy and the results will be worth it and the wait. A part of # 5 above, Leap Motion is push our boundaries to look at a new era of immersion into Virtual Environments: http://blog.leapmotion.com/post/66044509917/user-spotlight-leaping-into-virtual-reality?utm_source=Leap+Motion+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b0829bd821-Consumer_Newsletter_16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f0a6fbd89e-b0829bd821-60637285 What this combination of motion control interfaces and virtual environments means is full immersion without clunky devices worn by participants. This adds another layer towards our research into Interactive Realities and Geo-spatial Reasoning. Now, if we can only get "Smellivision" to become reality! --Chris