Posts by IC Staff
The IC and Boulevard Place Second at HoloHack NYC
IC developer Henry Eastman joined IC’s new partner Elizabeth Reede, CEO and co-founder of Boulevard Arts, Inc to participate in the invitation-only HoloHack NYC event sponsored by Microsoft. As a prototype for our future work together, they worked on an innovative way of installing and sharing works of art using HoloLens. The photo here shows a scene from the final result, from left to right,…
Read MoreIC at Cleveland Clinic’s “Ideas for Tomorrow” with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
The IC’s work on the HoloAnatomy® Software was featured on stage at Cleveland Clinic’s Ideas for Tomorrow lecture series with Satya Nadella and Toby Cosgrove. After a few days of preparation, the IC team was able to demonstrate a live broadcast from our own custom camera rig showing the holograms that the on-stage presenters could…
Read MoreIC Featured in New Microsoft Education Video
Physics professor Mike Martens and several other IC staff and students were featured in a new video produced by Microsoft highlighting some of the new educational applications of HoloLens. The video focuses on the first three physics pilot classes in electromagnetics that Mike and student Jake Carlin ran in the spring semester. These classes had…
Read MoreSheryl Sandberg Gets a Tour
Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook and founder of Leanin.org, came to Cleveland as part of Cleveland Clinic’s Ideas for Tomorrow lecture series. During this visit, she got a demo of our HoloAnatomy® Software from Erin Henninger and Kerrin Sunshine, and afterwards she posted about it! Read More.
Read MoreNational Geographic Highlights IC Work on HoloAnatomy App
National Geographic Magazine, with a global circulation of approximately 6.5 million per month, featured the HoloAnatomy® application work of the Interactive Commons and Cleveland Clinic. The full page article by Nina Strochlic showed two medical students experiencing the HoloAnatomy® application and described our efforts from 2014 through to today. Read More.
Read MoreKatie Couric Visits IC
Journalist Katie Couric visited Cleveland as part of her reporting series “Cities on the Rise.” As part of this story, she went on a virtual anatomy tour with Toby Cosgrove and Mark Griswold. This was an experience of an early version of the curriculum that will be used in our new Health Education Campus. Mark…
Read MoreFinalist in US Dept. of Education EdSim Challenge
The U.S. Department of Education announced that the Interactive Commons is one of five finalists in the EdSim Challenge. The Challenge called upon the virtual reality, video game developer, and educational technology communities to submit concepts for immersive simulations that will prepare students for the globally competitive workforce of the 21st century. The IC competed…
Read MoreHoloAnatomy Software Featured in Fortune Magazine
Fortune Magazine Editor in Chief, Cliff Leaf, visited the Cleveland Clinic to discuss new disruptions in healthcare. As part of this visit, he tested the HoloAnatomy® Software program being developed at the Interactive Commons with faculty director, Mark Griswold. Besides seeing the body in detail, Cliff said, “Seeing this demo with Dr. Cosgrove, a former…
Read MoreCWRU’s Work on HoloLens Featured in CIO Magazine
CWRU’s work on HoloLens was featured in CIO Magazine alongside Bosch and Boeing. Sue Workman, CIO of CWRU, is featured prominently in the article describing how AR technology can impact an institution’s network infrastructure. “The infrastructure is where you have to concentrate,” Workman says. “The biggest impact has been with Wi-Fi, and we’re working through…
Read MoreManaging The Disruption Conference at the Greene Institute
IC Executive Director, Erin Henninger, and staff member, Kerrin Sunshine, were invited to the Greene Institute for a conference on Managing the Disruption. The conference focused on how new technologies, such as artificial intelligence and robotics, could affect the global economy. Erin spoke after Governor Chris Christie and on the same day as former UK…
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