Date: September 16, 2011
Time: 1 to 2 p.m.
Location: Alliant Energy/Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall
Details: The VRAC public tour offers participants a chance to learn about virtual reality (VR), the unique research facilities at Iowa State, how VRAC uses virtual reality as a research tool and a look at how computer graphics technology has improved in the past 25 years. In addition to the presentation, participants get to see several virtual reality applications that were developed at Iowa State. These demos typically include visiting the USS Ronald Reagan, a US Navy aircraft carrier, using VR for product conceptual design and exploring galaxies in the Virtual Universe.
Tours are free, but reservations should be made online at www.vrac.iastate.edu/tours.php