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Wabi-sabi is an ancient Japanese concept that means finding beauty in simplicity, transience and imperfection. We can find wabi-sabi in many things, natural and man made. It’s the crack on a piece of pottery that gives it character,  the smearing of oil paint on a canvas, or a gnarled old tree stump. It’s a barnacle

I believe that Augmented Reality (AR) has the capability of breaking the glass screen barrier between us, the audience, and virtual characters. In animated movies or video games, we are either interacting with or simply viewing the character from behind a screen. I am excited to see what content creators will come up with once

If you have read my previous posts, you’ll know that I am a fan of cheap, accessible technology. So far, I have explained why I believe it’s important and where it can lead us, but I haven’t covered the work I have done to push that future. Today, I will show one of the more

Our lab has been collaborating with Prof. Anat Lubetzky in Physical Therapy on several projects. One of the projects I have been working on is a balance assessment project. The combination of VR and Physical Therapy is not a new concept. It has been increasingly used for decades, especially since the explosion of use in

Where I left off in my last post about digital characters, I showed a visual of a dinosaur. If we examine the interaction of this dinosaur below we’ll notice that it has taken an interest in my cursor. I’ll argue that by following three rules shown in this example, anyone can create character interactions that

To ponder sonder, is to wonder yonder. Yes, Ken – I do think about sonder a lot, especially ever since I’ve started coming to the lab regularly. On top of imagining and building tools for designing future realities, I feel it comes hand in hand with imagining what stories we’d like to tell about our

For the last few weeks, as CAVE has entered its polishing stage, I have been focused on filling out the set with different props. These assets are meant to make the cave feel more lived-in and full. To that extent, I have been modeling and texturing many different objects such as skulls, spears, rope, bags,