By Justin Sorensen As ProtoSpace continues expanding our offerings in the areas of GIS and Data Visualization, we are excited to introduce to you a new LibGuide focusing on data visualization, computation, & analysis software / equipment that are available to students, staff, and faculty of...
By TJ Ferrill Photo created using DALL·E, an AI system by OpenAI: Chat bots have been all the rage lately, and there’s little question as to why. With the recent research preview release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, many translation tasks are suddenly a textbox away. Describe a thing...
By Luke Leither Visitors to the Knowledge Commons in the last two months may have noticed a large vacancy on the North side. The Materials Collection, which occupied that space with eye-catching colors and textures is no longer there. Fortunately, there is no cause to be...
By Robert Nelson Greetings, Media Studios implemented two media production booths (Podcast and One Button video) in Protospace Fall 2019. Then Covid hit. With Fall Semester 2022 feeling like the first true “everyone is back on campus” semester, how are the booths being used? When we include the existing...
By Justin Sorensen Welcome to the Spring 2023 Semester at the University of Utah. As we progress through the semester, there will be a number of events offered and presented in ProtoSpace by the Creativity and Innovation Services team. As part of that team, GIS Services...
By Tony Sams Happy spring! No, let it snow! I enjoy VR, but currently, no VR ski application can replace chasing pow. However, sailing in VR is a real thing. Check out MarineVerse Cup if you have time, then join me for regular weekly racing (Slatflatsam). You can...
By Luke Leither It is difficult to believe the Fall semester is already coming to a close! You can tell we are nearing the end because the library is full of students diligently working on final projects and preparing for the coming finals. Good luck to...
[video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://blog.lib.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2022/11/One-Button-Studio-Tutorial.mp4"][/video] By Robert Nelson The One Button Studio is the easiest way to create a video and it’s available to any student, staff, or faculty member. It has been in service since the beginning of Fall Semester. In order to further increase accessibility, a...
By Justin Sorensen Are you interested in GIS technology and the possibilities it presents for your projects and research? Are you new to the GIS field and unsure where to go to begin acquiring these skills? ESRI, the creators of the ArcGIS desktop and online software platforms,...
By TJ Ferrill Hello, the internet! With Fall semester now in full swing, I hope everyone is enjoying cooler weather in Katherine's Courtyard and comfy new chairs in ProtoSpace! We have purchased a new 3D scanner, the Creality CR-Scan "Lizard," which captures small to medium objects...