[Exciting things are happening at Brown University; this story from The Boston Globe also includes a 2:43 minute video and a photo gallery. –Matthew] [Image: Brown University graphics systems programmer Ben Knorlein demonstrated a program called Hypercube, which teaches students about geometry of the fourth dimension. Gretchen Ertl for The Boston Globe] Brown University unveils 3D virtual-reality room By Amanda Katz, Globe Staff June 20, 2015 PROVIDENCE — In a darkened room, a group of people wearing 3-D glasses clustered around someone using a wand to draw a shape, a bit klutzily, in midair. As the virtual object grew, the…

[Aside from being interesting and engaging, presence technology that brings nature into our human-made environments can have therapeutic effects. This press release from Archinect features three more images; Sky Factory has more information and the aquarium videos, and another release at Archinect contains more information about Sky Factory products and the rationale for their effectiveness. –Matthew] [Image: Designed as a portal into larger underwater environments, eSea captures the therapeutic benefits of Heraclitean Motion, the familiar, yet random movement of living systems.] Sky Factory and the Tennessee Aquarium Make an ēSea™ Splash at the T. C. Thompson Children’s Hospital at Erlanger…

[One of the best uses of presence is to delight – here’s a great example; it’s from Projection Mapping Central, where you can watch the 3:04 minute video. –Matthew] Le Petit Chef: Projection Mapping on your Dinner Plate! Rajinder Sodhi May 27, 2015 Projection mapping could be coming to a restaurant near you! It’s always a treat to see designers go that extra mile to create beautiful projection mapping content and this piece is no exception. Filip Sterckx and Antoon Verbeek over at SkullMapping put on a wonderful show for their dinner guests. [Watch the video] to see the mini-chef…

[The Huffington Post story below is all about the possible evolution of theme parks as they incorporate the latest presence-evoking VR and AR technologies. For more on what Landmark is planning, see coverage in the Washington Post Innovations blog, and for a related story see this ISPR Presence News post from last month. –Matthew] Will the Next Great Theme Park Be On Your Face? Posted: 06/08/2015 By Noah J. Nelson As we’ve been watching the Virtual Reality market spin up over the past few years the spotlight has almost entirely been on hardware. When you consider that the first heavy-duty…

[Impressive how much can be accomplished, and how users adapt, when remote telepresence offers audio and visual channels and the ability to move but no haptics or teleoperation. This press release is from Indiana State University. –Matthew] [Image: Scott Kelemen (on iPad screen) participates in a nursing research presentation April 17, 2015 via a telepresence robot. (ISU/Rachel Keyes)] Robots give Jersey student, Oregon prof virtual presence at Indiana State June 3, 2015 Scott Kelemen had a busy few months during his final semester as an Indiana State University nursing student. He attended a research seminar, trained with human patient simulators…

[This AR art event in Long Beach, California is just an example of new ways we’ll be able to experience art via presence-evoking technology; the story is from the Long Beach Post and includes more images. –Matthew ] Smartphone Users Can Access Virtual, Open-Air Art Gallery in DTLB This Weekend By Asia Morris June 15 2015 Bryan Amburgey’s goal is to make Long Beach the first augmented city of the future using a technology called Augmented Reality (AR), where a smartphone’s camera can be used to see interactive digital images superimposed on top of the real world. “We are now…