Boston Virtual Reality

Name: Jerry Heneghan: UNC School of Pharmacy
Start: 2016-03-30T22:00:00Z
Location: iZotope, Inc.

Jerry Heneghan: UNC School of Pharmacy

Mar 30, 2016 · 6:00 PM
iZotope, Inc.

Jerry Heneghan: UNC School of Pharmacy

Jerry Heneghan is professor of the practice and director of the Center for Innovation in Pharmacy Simulations at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. He leads CIPS in the development of simulation tools to enhance all phases of education and pharmaceutical research including medication discovery, delivery optimization, assessment, and practice.

Heneghan is also the Chief Design Officer (CDO) for BioMojo LLC, a woman-owned small business. Prior to joining UNC, Heneghan was the principal investigator for the BioGears human physiology engine. He was the founder and CEO of Virtual Heroes Inc. [masked]) and served as an executive producer for the America’s Army Game Project. Heneghan also worked at Red Storm Entertainment, Interactive Magic and served as a U.S. Army AH-64 helicopter pilot.

Advanced Realtime Tracking

PLEASE NOTE: unfortunately our presenter has come down with a serious illness and won't be able to present this evening. We'll work on getting this presentation rescheduled.

Advanced Realtime Tracking is the world’s leading manufacturer of optical tracking systems for Virtual Reality (VR) in industrial applications. In addition, ART provides solutions for industrial measurement, medical applications and Motion Capture for ergonomics. ART also offers a variety of unique custom tracked input devices, such as our Flystick and Fingertracking products which have been specifically designed to optimize navigation and interaction with the major VR software applications. ART also provides the world’s only dedicated solution for unobtrusive optical tracking inside multi-sided projection systems.

At VR Meetup we will show the SMARTTRACK, a fully integrated solution for tracking systems up to 8ft, and ARTTRACK5, our high-end solution for large tracking volumes. Furthermore, a prototype for finger tracking with vibro-tactile feedback will be demonstrated.

PLEASE NOTE: Our venue requires our guests to sign in with a photo ID at the security desk. When you RSVP you'll get a pop up question; please enter your full name as it appears on your ID. Thanks for your cooperation. All attendees must RSVP in advance. Boston VR is a 501c3 non-profit organization and all ticket proceeds will go towards having more VR events in Boston!

Schedule

6 - Doors open, demos begin, pizza is served thanks to ART & Jerry Heneghan

7:00 - 8 - Jerry Heneghan UNC Presentation

8 - 8:15 - Demo intros & announcements

8:15 - 9:30 Demofest!!

9:30pm - Come with us to the afterparty at State Park

Demos

VR KIX - A new HMD!

Hieroglyph - Collaborative VR meets Ancient Egypt 

VR Web Browsing on the Samsung GearVR

Desolus

Archean

VirZOOM

Volunteers Needed!

We need help greeting guests and in return for working a 30 minute shift you'll get a free ticket to the event and also a "fast pass" so you can go to the front of the lines at the demos. If you're able to volunteer please send a private message to Jeff Bail and you will be manually added to the RSVP list.

Parking

One Kendall Square Garage
Technology Square Garage

Cambridge Center East and West

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Jeff B.

Thanks to Alan for recording the presentation!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqKsoATt-2U

0 · April 9, 2016
A former member

It was awesome! Thank you to Jerry Heneghan & all of the organizers (go get em, Jono!) and to iZotope.

3 · March 30, 2016
Jeff B.

If you're bringing a demo please let me know so we can add you to the list!

0 · March 2, 2016
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- Paul U.
  
  Hi Jeff, my goal is to have a Vive Pre + Perception Neuron + Sub-Pac Demo.
  
  2 · March 3, 2016
- Paul U.
  
  One demo this time instead of two simultaneous
  
  1 · March 3, 2016
- A former member
  
  Next time...
  
  1 · March 30, 2016
Nathan M.

AWESOME!!

0 · March 30, 2016
Jeff B.

Just announced! A head mounted display we've never seen before called VR KIX!

1 · March 30, 2016
cindy

where will we be meeting due to the agenda change? tx

0 · March 30, 2016
- Mike L.
  
  The meetup is still at iZotope, 60 Hampshire St. in Cambridge.
  
  0 · March 30, 2016
- cindy
  
  ok tx
  
  0 · March 30, 2016
Jeff B.

We regret to inform you that our presenter from Advanced Realtime Tracking has come down with a severe illness and won't be able to present at the meetup tonight. We'll work on getting ART rescheduled for a future meetup. Jerry Heneghan will do an extended presentation on his work in medical virtual reality at UNC with extra time for Q&A. Jono Forbes will also have a special announcement about joining the Unity team to work on building VR from within VR! There will be plenty of VR demos to try including some brand new demonstrations that have never been shown before! If you'd still like to change your mind about coming tonight send us a message and we'll refund your ticket; otherwise rest assured that Boston VR is a non-profit organization and your contribution will go towards making tonight's meetup, and our future meetups, great! We hope to see you tonight!

0 · March 30, 2016
Mike L.

Looking forward to this. Also, just wanted to mention that if you're perhaps coming late to the meetup + then State Park, you can get a parking validation for the One Kendall Square Garage on Binney St. at State Park. The validation is 4 hours for $5.00 if you enter the garage after 5:00pm, however if you stay longer than 4 hours, you pay the regular rates posted at the garage instead.

0 · March 30, 2016
Kevin H.

Hi Folks, someone sent me this link to a beautiful live face mapping performance and I thought I'd share:
https://vimeo.com/143267919

Not exactly VR, but there are tracking elements to the performance. Enjoy.
--Kevin

3 · March 13, 2016
- Nick L.
  
  Ya that's pretty wild!
  
  0 · March 26, 2016
Natalie G

Thought this would be a good place to share a VR project I'm working on - as I'm looking for someone with experience in filmmaking, as well as film/troubleshooting/stitching together content using a freedom360 rig! The project includes a trip to film in Morocco - more details to come. I'm happy to share information about the project with anyone who may be interested, experienced and enthusiastic about immersive filmmaking! Please feel free to shoot me a message, and I look forward to seeing you all in a few weeks.

0 · March 9, 2016
Peter S.

I don't see how to sign up anywhere. How do we join this event?

0 · March 2, 2016
- Jeff B.
  
  Sorry we don't usually open the RSVP's until about a month before the event when all the details are finalized. We're almost ready!!
  
  0 · March 2, 2016