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The 6th Edition of Dorkbot Second Life was very very interesting! JJ Ventrella presented Avatar Puppeteering, and Philippe Bossut told us all about the HandsFree3D project, and his work on connecting this 3D camera tracking to the puppeteering feature. Read the Meeting Announcement for more information and bio’s of the presenters Over 70 people showed up, so obviously there is a lot of interest for these technologies. A number of people wanted to know how they could try it, and get involved in helping these technologies to fruition. Therefor I offered to make a puppeering client available, and organize a workshop in the near future. To this purpose I created the group “Avatar Puppeteers”. It’s open to join for anybody who wishes to contribute to further development and uasage of Avatar Puppeteering. Though things were kept simple using only video and text chat, the meeting was probably the most chaotic one we ever had! Anticipating on the huge interest for this topic (who doesn’t want
Some universities measure greatness in decades and centuries. Florida Atlantic University measures it with every student who earns a degree, every researcher who makes a discovery and every community that is transformed. At FAU’s dedication ceremony in 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson challenged the University’s pioneers: “It is time now…for a new, adventurous, imaginative, courageous breakthrough for a new revolution in education in America.” With those words, FAU opened its doors as the first public university in southeast Florida and the first in America designed for upper division students only. Since day one, FAU has pushed the bounds of higher education. Less than 50 years later, the University serves 27,000 freshmen, transfers and graduate students on seven campuses and sites. People from every walk of life find a place at FAU. Students choose from more than 140 degree programs, faculty researchers utilize more than 40 research centers and the community engages hundreds of cu
