An Augmented Reality cityscape on an office table.

Institute for IDEAS

Institute for Immersive Designs, Experiences, Applications, and Stories

A closeup of a robot's face with an outstretched hand.

A woman in a VR headseat overlooking the water on a boat.

An image of neuroscientists gathered around an Augmented Reality brain.

A child in a VR headset, in a digitized background.

Resources

The Institute for IDEAS owns a suite of state-of-the-art immersive technology including:

a full Tetavi (Yoom) volumetric capture studio for creating holographic representations of people and objects
various kinds of virtual reality headsets (Oculus, HTC Vive)
mixed reality headsets: Magic Leap One, Hololens 2, Kura AR (soon)
computer workstations with GTX1080Ti cards
volumetric cameras to create holographic representations of people

The equipment is available to faculty and students working internally or on externally funded research projects. To inquire about the availability of the equipment for your project, please email Becky Lake at lake@american.edu.