Halfway through the fall semester, 2021, VR Services has added some new hardware to the VR Arena. Located on the 2nd floor of the Marriott Library in Protospace (MLIB 2750), the VR Arena now features 8 new walk-up VR stations that are now gaming stations....
By Robert Nelson Greetings, Edison Research, which is a media data and election polling company, released their annual Infinite Dial report for 2019. The auditory medium of podcasting was the highlight of that year. Podcasting shows explosive year-over-year growth as gains in spoken-word audio mark the 2019 Infinite Dial...
By Justin Sorensen In-person GIS drop-in sessions have returned to ProtoSpace! Conducted in Suite 2751 on Mondays and Tuesdays from 9:00am - 12:00pm, these sessions are a great opportunity to meet and discuss GIS projects you are developing, receive expert assistance, and learn more about the GIS...
By TJ Ferrill Lately I have been experimenting with photogrammetry using the newly installed GIS/Visualization lab computers in ProtoSpace 2751 to better understand the possibilities and limitations of photogrammetry using free software. Photogrammetry is the process of reconstructing 3D geometry from a series of still images....
By Robert Nelson On March 18, 2020 Salt Lake City had a 5.7 magnitude earthquake. On March 19th, I came into the Audio Studio to make sure our heavy monitor speakers didn’t tip over and damage the recording console. I also checked the Video Studio to...
By Justin Sorensen Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have implemented many changes in how project assistance is provided. When in-person assistance was no longer an option, virtual assistance was provided through Zoom, enabling us to interactively meet and provide the support required to keep...
By Luke Leither It has been an exciting couple of weeks as students, faculty, staff and the community have returned to the library. The building has never been so busy and we’ve taken the opportunity to table events and let people know all the K.W. Dumke...
By TJ Ferrill The new entrance to ProtoSpace 2751 is a floor-to-ceiling glass wall, located in place of what used to be the course reserves desk. This glass wall and door serves to block sound from the noisy hallway, and create a more welcoming entrance for...
By Luke Leither In the Summer of 2020 Salt Lake City’s Redevelopment Agency (RDA) commissioned a local architecture firm, Modern Out West, to digitally preserve the historic Pantages Theater in downtown Salt Lake. The Pantages Theater, which was later renamed to The Utah Theater, was scheduled...
By Justin Sorensen Hey everyone, I'm Justin Sorensen with the Marriott Library's GIS Services and for today's Map Monday release, I'm going to show you how quick and easy it is to create 3D city landscapes using Blender. Blender is a free, open source 3D creation suite...