Essays
When the Center for Body Computing Joined ICT
By Leslie Saxon, M.D. Executive Director, USC Center for Body Computing; Professor of Medicine, Clinical Scholar, Keck School of Medicine of USC There have been few things more gratifying to me in my long career as an interventional cardiologist and digital health researcher, than working with the diverse talent at ICT to bring cutting edge […]
Richard Lindheim Remembers ICT’s Early Days
Richard Lindheim was ICT’s first Executive Director (1999 - 2006). Previously, he was an entertainment executive, responsible for shows such as...
The Email Which Changed My Life
Dr. Morie was one of the original researchers at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies, a Department of Defense funded University Affiliated Research Center (UARC), sponsored by the US Army. In 2022, Dr. Morie received the Accenture Lifetime Achievement Award for her pioneering and ongoing VR work.
Writing the Original UARC Proposal
by Dr. Paul Rosenbloom, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, USC and former Director for Cognitive Architecture Research at USC Institute for...
Spatial the Final Frontier
by David Nelson, Director, Mixed Reality (MxR) Research and Development, USC-ICT With the release of the Apple Vision Pro, more and more people are...
ICT Origin Story: How We Built the Holodeck
(minus the parts that break the laws of physics)
By Dr. Randall Hill, Vice Dean, Viterbi School of Engineering, Omar B. Milligan Professor in Computer Science (Games and Interactive Media),...