Thinking Outside the Dome

新墨西哥大学提供的这笔创新伙伴关系(PFI)规划赠款旨在解决以下三个问题：1)全穹顶媒体的可获得性和费用有限；2)需要为与全穹顶媒体一起开发的技术找到更多的商业化途径；3)有必要为新墨西哥大学及其主要学术合作伙伴美国印第安人艺术学院(IAIA)的学生制定职业道路。一个特殊的专业协助的研讨会将结合大学研究人员和行业代表的不同人才，利用Full Dome的协作空间来解决新的挑战和开发应用程序。具体地说，新的穹顶工具和技术的开发将刺激在用户界面、基于图像的渲染和新软件应用程序编程接口(API)方面的新研究。拟议的研讨会将产生新的想法，以增强部署全穹顶技术对教育和劳动力发展的潜在影响。这项技术可以作为一种媒介，在科学可视化、教育游戏和娱乐中广泛应用。成立这个联盟有可能帮助在新墨西哥州创建一个新的高科技产业，并为该州不断增长的数字媒体产业增添新的力量。新墨西哥大学将加入IAIA和行业合作伙伴，分享作为该联盟的一部分开发的设施和专业知识

This Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) planning grant from the University of New Mexico seeks to address three issues in conjunction with a partnership proposed for development of the fulldome medium as a technology and as an innovative venue for STEM education: 1) the limited availability and expense of fulldome venues; 2) the need to identify more avenues for commercialization of the technologies developed in conjunction with the fulldome medium; and 3) the need to elaborate upon a career path for students from the University of New Mexico and its primary academic partner, the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA). A special professionally facilitated workshop will combine the diverse talents of university researchers and industry representatives to solve new challenges and develop applications using the collaborative space of the fulldome. Specifically, the development of new dome tools and technologies will stimulate new research in user interfaces, image-based rendering, and new software Application Programming Interfaces (API)The proposed workshop will generate fresh ideas to enhance the potential impact of deployment of full dome technology for education and workforce development. This technology can serve as a medium for a wide range of applications in scientific visualization, education games, and entertainment. Establishing this consortium has the potential to help create a new high tech industry within the state of New Mexico and add to the growing digital media industry in the state. The University of New Mexico will join the IAIA and industry partners to share the facilities and expertise developed as part of this consortium