INFO 498B - Immersive Information Environments

INFO 498 B (SLN: 15735) - Immersive Information Environments

·         Instructor: Ran Hinrichs

·         5 credits, graded

·         Meets online on Thursday; 6 to 8:50 p.m.

This course introduces students to immersive technologies and approaches to analyzing, designing and building immersive worlds utilizing game theory, 3D interactive design, environments, and learning theory. This course is conducted exclusively in a virtual world environment through a hands-on and practical educational approach.

3D immersive technologies create visual, not textual, engagement, including the use of gamification, virtual worlds, augmented reality, avatars, simulated environments, and experience-based interaction environments as a new space in which to architect information. Learning how to operate in these environments is critical as the web becomes more immersive. This course provides a theoretical and experiential forum for students to participate in various immersive worlds and understand their social structures, interaction models, and design elements.

ZeroG Team Looking for EEs

Hi EE undergrads,

The ZeroG team is looking for 1-2 EE students who are interested in space systems and has a background in embedded systems,  analog/digital circuit design and power systems. The team is writing a proposal for the Microgravity University to design an experiment to fly aboard the NASA Vomit Comet. It will be a highly interdisciplinary project and give opportunities for design and technical writing.

If you are interested, please contact atching@uw.edu for more info with your background and availability for the next few weeks.

Gilman Scholarship information session, Sept. 4, 3:30pm, Paccar 391

Interested in study abroad?  Please join a Gilman International Scholarship Alumna for a presentation with information about this scholarship for study and internships abroad.  The presentation will take place in the Paccar Hall, room 391 from 3:30-4:30 on September 4 and will cover information on the Gilman Scholarship and how to create a competitive application. The Gilman Scholarship program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies or credit-bearing, career-oriented internships abroad.

Please RSVP to attend this information session at https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/robinc/210056. Please also consider attending the Boren Scholarship and Fulbright U.S. Student Program information sessions scheduled for earlier that day.

Build My Lab - DIY Lab Equipment Competition from Tekla Labs

Tekla Labs is excited to announce Build My Lab, a DIY lab equipment design competition hosted by Tekla Labs and Instructables. Tekla Labs is a UC Berkeley-based non-profit organization striving to empower scientists worldwide by providing online instructions for building laboratory equipment from locally available materials (http://www.teklalabs.org/).

Submit your designs for laboratory equipment at http://www.instructables.com/contest/buildmylab/ by December 16th for your chance to win one of our fantastic prizes including a 3D printer, dremels and more!

To find out more and keep up to date on all things Tekla, like us on facebook or follow us on twitter @teklalabs.org.

Thanks! Tekla Labs

EE Job Opportunities

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING INTERNSHIP (597)

Alcoa Inc. - Wenatchee, Washington

ALCOA WENATCHEE WORKS

MUST HAVE CONCENTRATION IN POWER SYSTEMS

The position described below is for an Internship position at an entry or junior level of competence. Though not guaranteed, an offer of full time employment after successful completion of the internship and graduation may be a possibility. 

Initial tasks specifically planne ... view details

Image Processing Solution Developer Intern - Improve 3D Multi-touch Display Software (516)

Ubi Interactive, Inc. - Seattle, Washington

About Ubi Interactive: Ubi interactive is a Seattle based technology startup, that offers a patent pending gesture-control solution to turn every surface into a 3D multi-touch screen. Our solution making use of the latest depth sensing camera technology from Microsoft is uniquely innovative. We were selected by Microsoft as one of the eleven pr ... view details

Telemetry System Development Internship (515)

Ubi Interactive, Inc. - Seattle, Washington

About Ubi Interactive: Ubi interactive is a Seattle based technology startup, that offers a patent pending gesture-control solution to turn every surface into a 3D multi-touch screen. Our solution making use of the latest depth sensing camera technology from Microsoft is uniquely innovative. We were selected by Microsoft as one of the eleven pr ... view details

Usability study for a 3D multi-touch screen (517)

Ubi Interactive, Inc. - Seattle, Washington

About Ubi Interactive: Ubi interactive is a Seattle based technology startup, that offers a patent pending gesture-control solution to turn every surface into a 3D multi-touch screen. Our solution making use of the latest depth sensing camera technology from Microsoft is uniquely innovative. We were selected by Microsoft as one of the eleven pr ... view details

Engineering Information Session--UW Law

Are you interested in using your engineering degree for a legal career? Our renowned faculty are prominent educators in the areas of intellectual property, patent law, copyright law, and many more. The educational and professional experiences our students receive prepare them for the real world challenges of today’s legal issues.

I invite you to join me on Aug 8th to have an informal discussion about a career path in law and the law school application process.  Come with your questions or just come to learn about the wonderful opportunities UW Law has to offer.

UW Law Info Session for Engineering Undergrads:

·         Thursday, Aug 8

·         Electrical Engineering Building (EEB 303)

·         5-6pm

new ENTRE class in the fall

Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs is a new course for business students, geeks, and other undergraduates who want to do something out of the ordinary. The world faces some extraordinary challenges in innovation, big data, food and water, energy, education, careers, poverty, etc.  This course will explore those grand challenges—and the opportunities that come with them. Students will examine how solutions to these massive challenges can be researched, validated, and implemented using entrepreneurial creativity, opportunity recognition, business models, pivoting, and skilled execution.

SLN: 13976, 4 credits, ENTRE 490, section A, T/TH 8:30-10:20, DEM 024