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New ‘Ag Trail’ Map Promotes Agriculture and Agri-tourism in Riverside County

Posted on 26. Feb, 2013 by .

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Food production is gaining public interest. People want to know where, how and who is producing their food. In Riverside, California a new map application has been developed that helps to promote agriculture and tourism of this kind, as KESQ reports. “The county’s goal is to promote agriculture and agri-tourism,” county Foreign Trade Commissioner Tom Freeman [...]

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International Winter Simulation Conference

Posted on 08. Dec, 2012 by .

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I’ll be attending the International Winter Simulation Conference in Berlin next week. If you are interested to meet with respect to 3D Visualization World Magazine – please send me a note. The Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) is the premier international forum for disseminating recent advances in the field of system simulation. In addition to a [...]

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Education and Simulation – Engaging Young Minds

Posted on 02. Oct, 2012 by .

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Each week we continuously feature more than 20 videos online at 3D Visualization World Magazine in our ‘About’ section. This week our content on site is highly education oriented with a focus on augmented reality. You can see some interesting videos in our Simulation Video section this week – here.

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Are There 3D Formulas For Understanding Graphics, Visualizations and Data?

Posted on 20. Aug, 2012 by .

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Can we understand 3D information more? How do we know that? While 3D information appears more realistic in many cases, does it follow that we ‘get-it’? How many times have you watched people unfamiliar with a subject  ’not get it’ and then proceed to gleen through material that causes some of us to scratch our [...]

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Use of Simulation Training For 3D and Spatial Data Personnel

Posted on 05. Jul, 2012 by .

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Simulation is increasingly being used as a training tool. But there are few directions and bearings for training and educating 3D professionals and organisations wishing to use these technologies. While geographic information systems (GIS), computer aided-design (CAD) and other manufacturers support training on the technical side, it remains difficult to find people and programs that [...]

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Classroom Of The Future: 3D – Visualization – Simulation & Spatial

Posted on 03. Jul, 2012 by .

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Filled with 3D, visualization, simulation, gaming, and spatial data, the classroom of the future is bound to be far different than we knew in the past.  ”Interactive worktables, robots and collaborative learning on mobile devices are close to becoming a reality in Australia’s classrooms. Such revolutionary educational approaches are the focus of this year’s International Conference of [...]

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Education: Augmented Reality and 3D Improves The Ability to Learn

Posted on 05. Jun, 2012 by .

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A picture is worth a thousand words – we have all heard it. But there is evidence that students learn quicker and better through augmented reality. As Jose Dolz of the ARLAB explains, “…For instance, in mathematics and geometry the main advantage of using an AR system is that students actually see three dimensional objects [...]

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ISS Symposium 2012 Berlin: DLR Director Invites The World To Be Curious

Posted on 02. May, 2012 by .

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At the ISS Symposium 2012 in Berlin today, J. D. Worner, CEO of the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) welcomed attendees to the event and quickly set the tone, stating that curiosity was a major goal of the efforts involving ISS. “We only know about 4% of the universe,” he said. Interestingly, I found myself reflecting back [...]

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Purdue University Adds 3D Visualization / 3D Simulation Graduate Program

Posted on 14. Apr, 2012 by .

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Purdue University Calumet has recently embarked upon the new graduate program that will see 3D Visualization, 3D Modelling and 3D Simulation as the major focus of the curriculum. “Those who pursue the master of science degree in modeling, simulation and visualization will study sophisticated technological concepts and develop problem-solving skills that will allow virtual analysis [...]

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