Digital Journalism Education Teach-A-Thon | K3D: A New Distance Education Tool | Journalism...

• 1.Kinect for Windows

2. K3DA cheap distance-ed platform Digital Worlds Institute andCenter for Media Innovation + ResearchUniversity of Florida 3. Sound-activated, motion-sensing, 3D cameraInfraredVGAIR depthprojector camera sensor Microphone array 4. How it senses depthInfrared projector and camera 5. How it tracks motionKinect tracks 15 body points, primarily the major joints 6. Creating the avatar 7. Virtual classrooms 8. Virtual classrooms 9. Applications Students can be transported to any location Remote students with Kinectdevices canparticipate in a live class Sessions can be streamed and/orrecorded Required bandwidth is minimal Total cost: About $600 for camera and laptop 10. Fun with VR 11. Contacts Dr. AngelosBarmpoutis, UF Digital WorldsInstitute angelos@digitalworlds.ufl.edu David Carlson, UF Center for Media Innovation+ Research dave@davidcarlson.org 12. K3DA cheap distance-ed platform Digital Worlds Institute andCenter for Media Innovation + ResearchUniversity of Florida