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Boston VR Meetup on 3/30 with Constellation based finger tracking from Advanced Realtime Tracking

Constellation
Expert Protege

Come and see the state of the art in motion capture from Advanced
Realtime Tracking. Learn about using VR in medical simulation from
Professor Jerry Heneghan of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.



http://www.meetup.com/Boston-Virtual-Reality/events/229122433/



Advanced Realtime Tracking


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.



https://youtu.be/ErLkZJJBCEA



Jerry Heneghan: UNC School of Pharmacy and BioMojo LLC


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. (2004-2009) 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.  





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 - 7:30 ART Presentation 


7:30 - 8 - Jerry Heneghan Presentation


8 - 8:15 - Demo intros & announcements


8:15 - 9:30 Demofest!!


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




Demos


Hieroglyph - Collaborative VR meets Ancient Egypt



Polyspace Party - A Musical Experience


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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