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Microsoft Research Nightlife - Kinect WWT

I'll be presenting my Microsoft Kinect powered interface to World Wide Telescope at Nightlife on September 29th at the California Academy of Sciences. The theme of the night is Microsoft Research and uses of its products at the Academy. There will be live tours of the Earth, satellite and rover data, DJ's, booze, and you can fly through the known Universe using Minority Report style gestures, throw a planet, and possibly control an animatronic mimic-bot.

Warning: commanding the Universe after a few cocktails can induce being awesome. And vomitting. Win a date with me if you can find the easter-egg in our solar system.

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Thermographic IR at the "Summer of Slither"

The Academy of Sciences is opening the "Summer of Slither: Snakes and Lizards" exhibit to the public for the rest of the summer. In addition to having live animals and other artifacts on display, I've designed an interactive, thermographic IR camera display helping visitors understand some snakes' "heat sensing" vision. More features and interactivity will be added later.

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The Technology of Science Visualization at San Francisco Nerd Nite #10

I'll be talking about life, the Universe and everything at San Francisco Nerd Nite on Wednesday, March 16th. Be sure to RSVP here, (though it isn't mandatory.) Nerd Nite had this to say:

The Coolest A/V Club in the Universe: Science Visualization at the California Academy of Sciences
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What happens when A/V geeks grow up? The Morrison Planetarium. Boasting the largest all-digital dome in the world, state-of-the-art projection and software, and the finest scientific minds—and best data—at its disposal, the California Academy of Sciences has some pretty awesome ways of educating the public. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the new Academy’s immersive theaters, digital exhibits, and production pipeline, as we take a whirlwind tour of the known universe.

Jon Britton is Senior Systems Engineer and Production Engineering Manager of Electronics Engineering and Science Visualization at the California Academy of Sciences, and still actively trying to figure out what, exactly, that means.
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I'm presenting alongside Chris Woodfield, Sr Network Engineer at Yahoo, and Alex Handy, director of the Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment.

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Journey to the Stars Now Playing at the Morrison

The Morrison Planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences has changed its daily presentation from the (hugely successful, ahem) Fragile Planet, to a show co-produced with the Rose Center at the American Museum of Natural History, entitled, Journey to the Stars. It is adapted to contain local, San Francisco imagery and include a live presentation by an astronomer, and I'm credited as Production Engineer.

Fragile Planet will still be shown at the Academy's Nightlife program on Thursday evenings.

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AstroViz Workshop

I'll be presenting "The Technology of Science Visualization at the California Academy of Sciences " at the Astronomy Visualization Workshop, hosted by the California Academy of Sciences. I'll attempt to cover the Morrison fulldome planetarium, the Dolby 3D stereoscopic / 2K theater of the Hearst Forum, the renderfarm and workstation environment of science visualization, and our plans for future experimentation.

Notes and details of our infrastructure and capabilities are available upon request.

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