Virtual Reality in the Medical Field

Today, VR is being used in everything from marketing for business growth to education in primary schools. One of the often overlooked yet more incredible fields that VR shows potential in is the medical field. Virtual reality has greatly benefitted medical care, and...

Would You Seek Therapy From a Machine?

Would you talk to a computer therapist? ICT has built an AI interface for use in mental health settings. KCRW hears how it works and why it won’t likely replace real therapists, ever. Listen here.

Cubic Motion Makes More Than Faces

Using Light Stages, 3D scanning technology developed by Paul Debevec’s team at USC’s Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) created a stunningly realistic model of O’Brien’s face for their “Meet Emily” video presentation and integrated it into a...

OC Fair Hits 2018 Attendance Record of 1.4M Visitors

The 2018 fair, which ended Sunday, Aug. 12, surpassed previous years in total guests – by 10 percent more than the 1.33 million fairgoers in 2017 – and its busiest day, July 28, drew 86,334 people, beating a single-day visitor record set in 2001. Among the popular...