REU Site: Research in Interactive Virtual Experiences

REU 网站：交互式虚拟体验研究

• 批准号: 1263386
• 负责人: Evan Rosenberg
• 金额: $ 35.94万
• 依托单位: University of Southern California
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-04-01 至 2018-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1263386&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Research; Interactive; Virtual

The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site project has the objectives to engage undergraduate students in interdisciplinary research that advances the state-of-the-art for creating interactive virtual experiences, with a particular focus in human-computer interaction, computer graphics, and virtual humans. Hosted by the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT), students are immersed in a unique multidisciplinary community that combines academic researchers in computer science, psychology, communications, and medicine with the creative talents of Hollywood and the video game industry. The techniques and technologies advanced by ICT research projects drive the creation of compelling virtual reality environments and characters with immediate relevance to a broad range of application domains including training, education, rehabilitation, medicine, and entertainment. During the 10-week summer experience, students are also involved in weekly seminars to provide training in research methodology and the process of applying to graduate school, along with biweekly interactive workshops for team building and mentorship.The undergraduate student cohorts are composed of a diverse palette of interdisciplinary backgrounds reflecting the multifaceted culture of the institute, with a particular emphasis on selecting individuals from underrepresented groups in computing and institutions with limited STEM research opportunities. By engaging these students in interdisciplinary research and better preparing them for graduate school, this project has the potential to broaden participation from underrepresented populations and increase enrollment and retention in graduate programs in computer science.More information about this project can be found at the REU Site webpage (http://ict.usc.edu/reu/).

本科生研究体验（REU）网站项目的目标是让本科生参与跨学科研究，推动创造交互式虚拟体验的最新技术，特别关注人机交互，计算机图形学和虚拟人。 由南加州大学创意技术研究所（ICT）主办，学生沉浸在一个独特的多学科社区中，该社区将计算机科学，心理学，通信和医学的学术研究人员与好莱坞和视频游戏行业的创意人才相结合。 ICT研究项目所推进的技术和技术推动了引人注目的虚拟现实环境和角色的创建，这些环境和角色与广泛的应用领域（包括培训、教育、康复、医学和娱乐）直接相关。 在为期10周的暑期体验中，学生们还将参加每周一次的研讨会，以提供研究方法和申请研究生院的过程方面的培训，沿着两周一次的团队建设和导师互动研讨会。本科生群体由不同的跨学科背景组成，反映了研究所的多方面文化，特别强调从计算领域代表性不足的群体和STEM研究机会有限的机构中选择个人。 通过让这些学生参与跨学科研究并为他们进入研究生院做好更好的准备，该项目有可能扩大代表性不足的人群的参与，并增加计算机科学研究生课程的入学率和保留率。有关该项目的更多信息，请访问REU网站网页（http：//ict.usc.edu/reu/）。