2014 News
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An article in Pointer View, the newspaper serving the West Point community, covered how the ELITE counseling trainer is being used by all students in …
December 3, 2014
The December issue of Communications of the ACM features an article by Jon Gratch and Stacy Marsella on their joint research efforts to develop computational …
December 3, 2014
In a story about Google buying 12 acres of land in Playa Vista, the The Los Angeles Times mentioned that the USC Institute for Creative …
December 3, 2014
The Los Angeles Times featured a 3-D printed bust of President Obama created using digital imaging techniques developed by the USC Institute for Creative Technologies. …
December 2, 2014
White House Releases New Behind-the-Scenes Video Detailing Process Used to Scan a Sitting President for the First Time The Smithsonian has put on view the …
November 12, 2014
An article about the recent ICT-hosted SIGGRAPH Motion in Games Conference (MIG) focused on the work of ICT’s Ari Shapiro as well as larger trends …
November 11, 2014
NPR affiliate KPCC reported on MILES, USC project that uses virtual humans to train social workers in how to counsel veterans. A collaboration between ICT …
November 10, 2014
The USC mHealth Collaboratory, co-directed by ICT’s Bill Swartout and directed by Donna Spruijt-Metz, hosted the Quantified Self Los Angeles (QSLA) Show & Tell Meetup …
November 7, 2014
RTÉ (Raidió Teilifís Éireann), Ireland’s national public-service media, featured Skip Rizzo and his work using virtual reality for treating post-traumatic stress. The story, based on …
November 3, 2014
The Army-wide availability of ELITE, the ICT-developed laptop-based couseling skills trainer was covered by Defense News. The article noted that ELITE is available to soldiers …
October 23, 2014
Madeline Brand of KCRW’s Press Play interviewed Skip Rizzo on virtual reality therapy for treating PTSD, calling him a pioneer in the field. Listen to …
October 20, 2014
Skip Rizzo is quoted in this article that covers the development, research results and new applications for virtual reality exposure therapy, including treating victims of …
October 20, 2014
Secretary of the Army John McHugh receives a briefing from Fort Leavenworth’s MAJ Greg Pavlichko about a new program, called the Emergent Leader Immersive Training …
October 16, 2014
An article on therapeutic uses for virtual humans featured ICT’s SimSensei platform, along with recent ICT research findings suggesting that people feel less judged by …
October 14, 2014
ICT is seeking a Research Programmer focused on the real-time rendering and simulation of large physical spaces using photogrammetry and similar techniques. We are flying …
October 14, 2014
A story covered the newly launched “digital humans league”, which includes Paul Debevec and other members of the ICT Graphics Lab. Along with industry partners, …
October 13, 2014
Paul Debevec joined science journalist Cara Santa Maria on her podcast to share the process of making a digital character, the importance of crossing the …
October 12, 2014
An article exploring artificial intelligence in the workforce quoted Randy Hill, ICT’s executive director on the ways technology advances can improve leadership skills. Hill expects …
October 7, 2014
Popular Science Magazine notes that virtual reality has been used as a treatment for post-traumatic stress and cites Skip Rizzo, whose team has built a …
October 5, 2014
Writer Carino Chacano spoke to Mark Bolas for her cover story on virtual reality. She wrote that Bolas began creating rudimentary virtual worlds 20 years …
September 30, 2014
An article showcased the laptop version of the Emergent Leader Immersive Training Enviroment. This new training system uses low-cost, game-based “interpersonal communications simulation” in which …
September 30, 2014
The Hollywood Reporter mentioned Paul Debevec of the USC Institute for Creative Technologies is a co-chair of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ …
September 24, 2014
A story about digital doubles focused on LightStage LLC in Burbank, a company that licensed the ICT Graphics Lab’s Light Stage technologies to use in …
September 24, 2014
The New Republic covered a recent study led by Morteza Dehghani, from USC’s departments of computer science and psychology, along with ICT researchers Peter Khooshabeh, …
September 23, 2014
RedOrbit quoted Paul Debevec about new light technology that debunks moon landing conspiracy theories. Debevec explains that light behaves in a complex way. It does …
September 22, 2014
An article about Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey in Forbes stated that in the summer of 2011, Luckey landed a part-time job working with virtual …
September 22, 2014
On their Big Idea segment, MSNBC interviewed Skip Rizzo and Gale Lucas about SimSensei, ICT’s virtual human based sensing system that tracks non-verbal behaviors and …
September 21, 2014
In a Forbes column, Steven Kotler describes ICT’s virtual reality projects being as on the “bleeding edge”. Kotler writes about Ellie, part of ICT’s DARPA-funded …
September 16, 2014
An Army News Service story covered the Army-wide availability of ELITE, a computer-based counseling training system developed by ICT. The article explains that students can …
September 15, 2014
KNX News Radio featured the work of ICT as part of the “On Your Corner” series focused on the Playa Vista area. Reporter Ed Mertz …
September 4, 2014
The cover story in the weekly Argonaut showcases ICT research and technologies that are delivering experiences for training and entertainment. The article includes descriptions of …
August 28, 2014
Science Friday is headed to the movies! Paul Debevec, ICT’s chief visual officer, joined actor Stephen Lang onstage with host Ira Flatow to discuss the …
August 28, 2014
A multi-part feature in the Verge featured ICT research and researchers and their role in virtual reality past, present and future. A history of VR …
August 15, 2014
The Economist featured a recent ICT study that suggests people share more with virtual humans than with real ones. The story notes that study co-author …
August 15, 2014
The Cognitive Science Society has named Paul Rosenbloom a fellow. Rosenbloom is a professor in the USC Computer Science Department at the University of Southern …
August 13, 2014
A Mashable story, originally posted to Live Science, highlighted Bravemind, ICT’s reality therapy system for treating post-traumatic stress disorder. The story noted that the system …
August 11, 2014
The summer issue of the Binghampton University magazine features the resiliency work of Skip Rizzo, an alumnus. The story describes how Rizzo has developed a …
August 3, 2014
An article exploring the past and future of virtual reality quotes Skip Rizzo and describes some of the VR work taking place at ICT. The …
July 31, 2014
A story on NBC News features ICT’s SimSensei project and states that it could be key screening tool for identifying PTSD. The article also covers …
July 29, 2014
ICT is seeking a Director for Learning Science Research to define the overall vision for our learning sciences research. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated …
July 25, 2014
Harvard Business Review featured an article by Randall Hill, executive director of the USC Institute for Creative Technologies, which focused on how virtual humans could …
July 24, 2014
Voice of America featured Ari Shapiro and Rapid Avatar Generation, the three minute process for turning people into avatars. “For me it is exciting to …
July 23, 2014
A story about the increasing number of scientists involved in film animation quotes Paul Debevec. “The physics behind what’s happening in these movies is incredibly …
July 21, 2014
An article in Motherboard exploring the ability for virtual reality to alter people’s perceptions quoted Skip Rizzo, cited his work treating post-traumatic stress disorder and …
July 21, 2014
A Forbes column by Steven Kotler discusses Ellie, ICT’s virtual human interview who is part of the DARPA-funded SimSensei project. Ellie evolved from the suspicion …
July 20, 2014
In advance of the SIGGRAPH 2014 conference, Paul Debevec, ICT’s chief visual officer, answered questions on Reddit’s Ask Me Anything. Debevec fielded questions on computer …
July 19, 2014
CW News Los Angeles affiliate KTLA-TV featured research by the USC Institute for Creative Technologies about the use of virtual humans used in diagnosing post-traumatic …
July 18, 2014
The Los Angeles Times, in a story about the applications of virtual reality, highlighted VRLA, a meet-up of technologists at the USC Institute for Creative …
July 18, 2014
A podcast spotlighting the SIGGRAPH RealTime Live session features Ari Shapiro and his work on the Make You an Avatar demonstration that will be part …
July 16, 2014
Psychology Today interviewed Gale Lucas of the ICT virtual humans group about recent findings that suggest patients are more willing to disclose personal information to …
July 14, 2014
Fast Company highlighted research by Skip” Rizzo on the use of virtual reality to address post-traumatic stress. The article noted that Rizzo works on several …
July 10, 2014
An article about the use of computer games to treat medical conditions noted that the virtual reality therapy system developed by ICT’s Skip Rizzo is …
July 9, 2014
Reporter Elizabeth Lee attended the VRLA Meetup and featured Evan Suma’s redirected walking research. The story stated that Suma is currently studying how to trick …
July 2, 2014
An article examining the role of technology in revolutionizing treatment featured ICT’s Bravemind, SimSensei and Games for Rehab projects. The article includes Skip Rizzo, ICT’s …
July 1, 2014
Reporter Elizabeth Lee attended the VRLA Meetup at ICT’s Mixed Reality Lab and covered Project BlueShark, a virtual reality interface for imagining the future of …
June 30, 2014
USC’s alumni magazine featured Mark Bolas and his open-door, open-source philosophy towards helping people create new virtual reality technologies and immserive experiences “I believe a …
June 28, 2014
CBS News featured the work of Mark Bolas and the ICT Mixed Reality Lab. The story highlights Mark Bolas’ 30 years working in VR and …
June 27, 2014
Bloomberg Businessweek, in a story about Google’s new smartphone virtual reality kit, reported that the USC Institute for Creative Technologies has been developing similar kits …
June 27, 2014
Hackertrips, a blog that explores emerging hacker trends, covered the VRLA Meetup #2 event at ICT’s Mixed Reality Lab and featured a series of interviews …
June 24, 2014
The Washington Post featured the first 3D printed bust of a sitting president, which was created using facial scans of President Obama with assistance from …
June 24, 2014
Games writer Eric Johnson wrote a story about the VRLA Virtual Reality Meetup at ICT’s Mixed Reality Lab, a place he calls a de facto …
June 24, 2014
An article in the summer issue West Point Magazine features cadets working with ICT’s Virtual Human Toolkit as part of the Engineering Psychology major, a …
June 20, 2014
Pacific Standard covered research by Gale Lucas and colleagues from the = ICT Virtual Humans group finding that people are more likely to disclose personal …
June 18, 2014
A widely carried Associated Press story stated that a team at the Smithsonian Institution has scanned President Barack Obama to create the first 3D portrait …
June 18, 2014
Todd Richmond was quoted in a story about future of Army training, including challenges in developing a massive “global terrain database” that includes not only …
June 12, 2014
Experience the latest in immersive media and virtual reality Meet the leaders of the SoCal-centered VR revolution ICT Media Contact: Orli Belman, belman@ict.usc.edu, 310 301-5006 …
June 11, 2014
The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AIII) has elected Jonathan Gratch to its Fellows Program, in recognition of his sustained contributions to the …
June 10, 2014
An article in Fast Company featured Bravemind, ICT’s virtual reality exposure therapy system for treating post-traumatic stress. The article noted that ICT is working on …
June 5, 2014
The Public Radio International series, “The Really Big Questions” featured Andrew Gordon’s artificial intelligence research, which is training computers to recognize and tell stories, in …
June 4, 2014
NPR featured Mark Bolas and his virtual reality research at the Mixed Reality Lab. The Facebook acquisition of Oculus Rift, a VR company started by …
June 3, 2014
An opinion piece in Canada’s National Post advocates for treatments for post-traumatic stress and mentions ICT’s virtual reality exposure therapy. “Academic studies show the software’s …
June 2, 2014
A feature story on CBS News This Morning highlights the future-forward work of Paul Debevec and the ICT Graphics Lab. The story notes the lab’s …
June 2, 2014
“Friends You Haven’t Met Yet” premieres Tuesday, June 3 at the Dances with Films film festival at the famous Chinese Theaters in Hollywood. The documentary …
May 28, 2014
The June issue of Popular Mechanics charts the rise of virtual reality and the development of the Oculus Rift. In telling the story of Palmer …
May 27, 2014
South Florida Sun-Sentinel covered the interactive 3D projections of Holocaust survivors that are being developed by the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and …
May 27, 2014
In a story headlined, “These Scientists Intend to Mess with your Mind“, the Orange County Register describes boundary-pushing virtual reality work coming out of the …
May 23, 2014
A story in The Atlantic featured Ellie, ICT’s virtual human interviewer who is capable of reading and responding to human emotion in real time. And …
May 22, 2014
Several news stories noted the leading virtual reality work taking place at the Mixed Reality Lab. Wall Street Journal, Tech Crunch and Venture Beat stories …
May 20, 2014
Los Angeles Business Journal featured Survios, a virtual-reality company that developed with support from the USC Institute for Creative Technologies. It was founded by former …
May 20, 2014
Fast Company featured the USC Institute for Creative Technologies and the companies that have been launched through research at the MxR Lab – Oculus Rift …
May 12, 2014
On Tuesday, May 20, the USC Institute for Creative Technologies, ReD Associates, and Harvard Business Review invite you to a panel discussion about the power …
May 6, 2014
A story about Oculus founder Palmer Lucky notes that he got his start working in his parent’s garage and at the Mixed Reality Lab at …
May 2, 2014
Asian News International featured a study by Peter Carnevale of the USC Marshall School and colleagues, including ICT’s Jonathan Gratch, on how facial expressions affect …
April 25, 2014
Game Informer magazine featured the transformative virtual reality work of Mark Bolas, director of ICT’s MxR Lab and an associate professor in the Interactive Media …
April 24, 2014
A story in the April-June issue of Army AL&T Magazine featured an article on the Army Sci Tech Reconnaissance program co-authored by ICT’s Julia Kim. …
April 21, 2014
In “Pixel Perfect: The Scientist Behind the Digital Cloning of Actors”, the April 28 issue of The New Yorker features Paul Debevec, ICT’s chief visual …
April 18, 2014
The Morgan Spurlock program Inside Man will feature ICT’s Chief Visual Officer Paul Debevec and the Light Stage technology that was used to turn Spurlock …
April 16, 2014
Washington and Lee computer science major Haley Archer-McClellan was part of ICT’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program last summer. REU is a National Science …
April 16, 2014
A story on the Viterbi website highlights Andrew Gordon’s narrative research. It also includes a video on his Heider-Simmel Interactive Theater project. Gordon’s goal is …
April 16, 2014
“VR is back!”, and while for most this means head-mounted displays and fantasy imagery, collective displays and realworld imagery are untapped both as a new …
April 10, 2014
New Scientist quoted Mark Bolas of the USC Institute for Creative Technologies and USC School of Cinematic Arts about the use of augmented reality in …
April 9, 2014
A Voice of America story on digital technologies in film featured the work of Paul Debevec and the ICT Graphics Lab. Debevec spoke about the …
April 8, 2014
Paul Debevec appeared on the Katie Couric show, along with Morgan Spurlock, to discuss the process of turning Spurlock into an interactive hologram for his …
April 7, 2014
A video story in the Wall Street Journal features Mark Bolas discussing the present and future of virtual reality, with a focus on uses beyond …
April 4, 2014
VentureBeat mentioned that research for the virtual reality gaming companies Survios and Oculus VR got their start in the USC Institute for Creative Technologies’ Mixed …
April 2, 2014
ICT virtual reality research was recognized at the IEEE VR conference this week. Fast Capture Avatar received honorable mention for Best Research Demo. The team …
April 2, 2014
Awards presentation held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on March 26. The USC Institute for Creative Technologies’ SimSensei prototype was named one of the year’s …
March 31, 2014
Several articles about the development of the Oculus Rift virtual reality head mounted display noted the role of Mark Bolas, head of the Mixed Reality …
March 26, 2014
Andrew Gordon studies stories. He leads the Narrative Group at the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies where his research is devoted to …
March 26, 2014
In coverage of Facebook’s purchase of virtual reality headset maker Oculus VR, an article in USA today notes that Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey worked at …
March 24, 2014
Lessons form chapter of new book on using experience to develop talent At the USC Institute for Creative Technologies, Executive Director Randall W. Hill, Jr. …
March 22, 2014
Science reporter Cara Santa Maria returned to the ICT Graphics Lab for a TechKnow story on movie magic. Cara was scanned in ICT’s Light Stage …
March 20, 2014
A feature story on virtual reality included an interview with ICT’s MxR Lab Director Mark Bolas and a demonstration of Project BlueShark, ICT’s collaboration with …
March 19, 2014
A collaborative study between USC and Pomona College researchers analyzed internet weblog posts and found that women report more changes in mental health status than …
March 19, 2014
Canadian military veteran Jody Mitic visited ICT as part of a crew from Motherboard and VICE Canada to explore ICT’s work using virtual reality to …
March 17, 2014
Gizmodo reporter Brent Rose featured Blue Shark, an Office of Naval Research-funded project that uses virtual reality to imagine how Sailors will collaborate, communicate and …
February 21, 2014
On Friday evening, participants from the Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Conference enjoyed a reception at the University of Southern California’s Institute for Creative Technologies. Attendees …
February 14, 2014
ICT’s SimSensei has been named one of the year’s the top ten most promising and innovative digital initiatives by NetExplo, a forum working in partnership …
February 11, 2014
A story and video on tech site Gizmodo gives a first look at ICT’s Fast Capture Avatar system that uses commodity hardware to turn people …
January 28, 2014
The application period for summer 2014 has now passed. The official application process for ICT’s summer 2014 internship program is now open. The deadline to …
January 28, 2014
A capacity crowd at the USC Libraries recent Visions and Voices event Collecting the Cosmos got to experience some out-of-this world technologies developed at ICT’s …
January 24, 2014
Brian Barrett, managing editor of tech site Gizmodo, wrote about Project BlueShark, ICT’s Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored research and development project that combines the …
January 24, 2014
FORT BELVOIR, Va. – If you think the movie “Her” is futuristic, members of the Office of the Army Director for Acquisition Career Management (DACM) …
January 17, 2014
The Navy website homepage features the Project BlueShark demonstration at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. Developed by ICT, with funding …
January 7, 2014
A story on the Army.Mil website showcases ICT’s efforts to build a 3-D interactive digital version of Staff Sergeant Carter that can understand questions and …