The Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts (IDIA Lab) at Ball State University The Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts (IDIA Lab) at Ball State University explores the intersection between the arts, sciences, and humanities. Founded in 2005, the IDIA Lab is centered in the BSU College of Architecture and Planning. Working with clients worldwide, the lab designs scholarly, creative, and learning projects that investigate a wide range of emerging technologies, including virtual reality, augmented reality, mobile apps, interactive art, museum exhibitions, and 3D animation.
RUTGERS HEALTHCARE SIMULATION
IDIA is designing an interactive virtual training simulator for Rutgers University’s School of Health Professions. The project immerses students within TeamSTEPPS, Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety. Developed by AHRQ, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, TeamSTEPPS is an interprofessional communication framework providing interdisciplinary collaboration and teamwork tools aimed at […]
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The IDIA Lab was contracted by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics – home of the Food Pyramid – to develop a dietetics occupational simulator. The simulator employs branched dialogue scenarios to train students in the process of an intake experience within a hospital clinic. This particular simulation walks through an interaction with a family […]
Read More About ACADEMY OF DIETETICS AND NUTRITIONVIRTUAL INSTRUMENT 3D UI
ChromaChord utilizes a combination of the Oculus Rift headset and an attached Leap Motion controller to create an immersive 3D VMI environment. The Oculus Rift provides a three-paneled visual interface, through Unity, that allows the users to access different component windows of the instrument (simply by turning their head), while the Leap Motion Controller allows […]
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BSU’s James Connolly, Director, Center for Middletown Studies and John Fillwalk, Director, IDIA Lab presented their joint paper at the 30th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems in Seattle, WA. This paper explored innovations in visualizing data in immersive 3D environments associated with the newly launched Deep Mapping Middletown project. Lead […]
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Virtual and on-demand multi-user furniture system for hybrid reality collaborations.Demonstration of real time deployment of virtual furniture to support simulation of various small group and large group spontaneous interactions. Also demo of hybrid reality telepresence system. The Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts (IDIA Lab) at Ball State University explores the intersection between the arts, sciences, […]
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Antinoeion Virtual Antinoeion, is a virtual reality application designed by the IDIA Lab at Ball State University. This temple, located at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hadrian’s Villa, was a sacred temple dedicated to Antinous, the beloved companion of Emperor Hadrian, who drowned in the Nile in 130 CE. This monument underscores the deep […]
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Experience Arabic Heritage is an immersive virtual reality tour recreating several UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Middle East. The project includes virtual experiences of the Tomb of Lihyan, located at Hegra, in Saudi Arabia, featuring monumental tombs with carved facades dating from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD; the oasis of […]
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Virtual Monument Circle is a mobile application that uses historic photographs and maps of downtown Indianapolis, IN to create an immersive interpretation of various historic phases of the city center. This project is a prototype for a larger potential city-wide endeavor bringing to life significant neighborhoods and sites within the city. It is developed as […]
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IDIA Lab – in collaboration with BSU Assistant Professor of Architecture, Kristin Barry – has designed the cultural heritage mobile application, Virtual Columbus Experience – allowing users to virtually tour the rich architectural history of Columbus, Indiana. This locative mobile app was produced with fellowship support of Ball State University’s Digital Scholarship Lab. Though a […]
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1915 Worlds Fair Panama-Pacific International Exposition Simulation IDIA simulation of the 1915 San Francisco Panama – Pacific Exposition The project allows for visitors to travel to the past to immersively tour a recreation of an historic environment that no longer exists. The exposition celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal but also San Francisco’s recovery […]
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IDIA Lab has created a virtual gallery design system in partnership with virtual world creator Sinespace. Sinespace, a multi-user virtual world platform based in the UK, contacted IDIA to design this system for their new virtual environment. The Gallery Designer isan easy to use system to dynamically create gallery and museum exhibitions on the fly […]
Read More About Sinespace Gallery DesignerWright Brothers Workshop
IDIA Lab has created a virtual simulation of the Wright Brothers bicycle shop in Dayton, OH for the HTC Vive headset and SteamVR. The environment is a recreation of the Wright Cycle Company, on South Williams Street in Dayton was built in 1886 and is a US National Historic Landmark and on the National Register […]
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IDIA Lab partnered with physicians at the Seattle Children’s Hospital to develop a virtual simulator to train staff in the case of various disasters. The EVAC+ Virtual Disaster Simulator leverages virtual reality to train health care providers to react quickly and effectively to unexpected events that threaten patient safety. It was developed after pilot live simulations, user […]
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Ball State University and Ohio History Council Sponsored by the Office of Digital Humanities, National Endowment for the Humanities The public will be able to explore the prehistoric Newark Earthworks in Ohio the way they appeared 2,000 years ago. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Office of Digital Humanities, this interactive 3D simulation […]
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Apollo 11 VR is a first person experience of the interior of the 1969 Command Module. Explore the cockpit firsthand in an authentic model of the interior based on scans from the Smithsonian. This is the 50th anniversary of the historic landing where Buzz Aldrin and Neal Armstrong walked on the surface of the moon […]
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ATK (Audio Tool Kit) is a demo of ATK-Sharp, a procedural audio generation library. ATK contains four example sound scripts that developers can use as a reference to script their own custom sounds. Download now from the Unity Asset Store! Why use procedural audio? Using procedurally-generated audio instead of pre-made audio files has two main benefits: 1. Build […]
Read More About ATK Procedural Audio LibraryMesa Verde Virtual Companion
AR Visitor Interpretation Mobile App The Mesa Verde Virtual Companion is an augmented reality visitor interpretation app designed to deepen public engagement with Mesa Verde National Park through immersive, interactive digital experiences. Created to complement on-site and off-site exploration, the app brings the extraordinary cultural landscape of Mesa Verde to life using augmented reality and […]
Read More About Mesa Verde Virtual CompanionBALL STATE UNIVERSITY AND TU DORTMUND EXCHANGE PROGRAM IN INTERMEDIA ART
Ball State University and the Technische Universität Dortmund have partnered in creating an international exchange program for students studying the design and technology of Intermedia artforms. Ball State University and the Technische Universität Dortmund have partnered in creating an international exchange program for students studying the design and technology of Intermedia artforms. This program will […]
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The future of home entertainment is taking a giant step forward into the world of virtual reality. More devices are hitting the market that transform the way we look at the world around us, and a group of developers at Ball State is on the cutting edge. It’s something we experienced first-hand at Ball State […]
Read More About IDIA Lab Featured on WTHR News for Virtual Reality researchSolar System and Jupiter App
Explore the solar system by touch and augmented reality. New app for iOS, Android and Oculus Rift designed by BSU’s IDIA Lab allows users to learn about our sun and planets – and their moons. Physical museum objects trigger augmented experiences of each planet, providing deeper context and understanding. View the moon’s orbits, examine each […]
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