Curious about 3D printing, virtual reality, artificial intelligence or even making your own clothes? Not sure where to start? “Exploring Experiential Technology” is a new workshop series at the J. Willard Marriott Library that highlights hands-on tools and AI resources. “It can seem intimidating at first to try out these tools and technologies,” explained Mark Howell, ProtoSpace Program Coordinator. “Our hope with these events is to make these tools more approachable so that everyone in the campus community feels welcome. It doesn’t matter if your interests are for class, work or a personal passion.”  

The “Exploring Experiential Technology” series will run twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays from 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM in the Digital Matters room, 2751. All sessions are open to all students, staff and faculty at the University of Utah. 

Below is a full schedule through Fall Break 2024; additional sessions will be announced in early October.

General Sessions 
August 19th, 2024 – ProtoSpace and 3D Printing
August 26th, 2024 – Ammonites: Fast Food
Guest Lecture: Kate Ritterbush, Associate Professor, Geology & Geophysics
September 2nd, 2024 – Labor Day, no session
September 9th, 2024 – Digital Embroidery
September 16th, 2024 – Intro to VR
September 23rd, 2024 – Current Topics
September 30th, 2024 – Creating Visuals with p5.js
October 14th: Slicer 3D – Creating 3D prints from medical data
October 21st: Adobe Substance – 3D sculpting in Virtual Reality
October 28th: Hands on Halloween crafts
November 4th: Data Visualization tools with Justin Sorensen
November 11th: Podcast Editing using Audacity with Robert Nelson
November 18th: Photogrammetry using Reality Capture with Matthew Elliott
November 25th: Current Topics
December 2nd: Student board games showcase with Megan Tyler
 

AI Sessions 
August 22nd, 2024 – Intro to AI at the U
August 29th, 2024 – AI in Digital Humanities
Guest Lecture: Lizzie Callaway, Assistant Professor, English
September 5th, 2024 – Join us at Fall Fest on Level 3 (10:30 AM – 1:00 PM)
September 12th, 2024 – Hands-On with Local Large Language Models
September 19th, 2024 – Hugging Face Spaces
September 26th, 2024 – Current Topics
October 3rd, 2024 – Ethics and AI in Gaming
– Guest Lecture – Jose Zagal, Professor, Division of Games
October 17th: Environmental Impacts of AI
October 24th: Modern Conflict, Warfare, & AI Arms Race
October 31st: Gaussian Splats – 3D scan your Halloween costume
November 7th: AI and Copyright with Allyson Mower
November 14th: AI Scholarly Tools with Brandon Patterson
November 21st: Current Topics in AI

Questions? Contact Mark Howell at m.howell@utah.edu.