News and Events

We have a new PhD in our HIT Lab family. Congratulations to Alex Lindblad for an outstanding Civil Engineering defense this morning!

The HITLab's True3D technology is featured in the September issue of Popular Science! Check out the True3D project pages for more information.

Read about the virtual PTSD therapy on MS-NBC.

Our sister lab in New Zealand is about to hold its annual conference, entitled "From the Lab to the Living Room: Design for Life", April 11th and 12th. Speakers include Doug Trumbull, Chris Stapleton, and Jim Thomas.

Dr. Mark Billinghurst, director of the HITLab New Zealand, has been recognized as a world class New Zealander. Way to go Mark!

The National Visualization and Analytics Center has established several Regional Visualization and Analytics Centers (RVACs) to assist the Department of Homeland Security to develop visual analytics tools. As seen on the NVAC web site, the UW received one of five coveted RVAC awards with the HIT Lab as principal institution.

The HITLab hosted its annual Virtual Worlds Consortium meeting during August 9th and 10th, 2005 at the UW Faculty Center.

Congratulations to Amlan Mukherjee, recently awarded his Ph.D. in Construction Management for his work in construction process simulation.

Ruth Fruland has recently been awarded her Ph.D. in Education for her work in fostering understanding of complex systems. Congratulations!

Read about our progress in pain distraction and phobia desensitization in the August 2004 edition of Scientific American!