Vis Space and Dev Space

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Alaska EPSCoR maintains a Development Space ("Dev Space"), which is used to experiment with virtual reality and other forms of visualization. The space, located in Room 010 of the West Ridge Research Building, contains a number of development tools, including five VR setups; a Dji drone and two 360 cameras; a Surface Hub 2S, Surface Studio and Surface Pro tablet; and a host of software for developing visualizations. The equipment is available for public use; for more information email ua-epscor@alaska.edu.

In 2016, EPSCoR took the lead in constructing Vis Space (external website), a visualization facility consisting of a bank of high-definition monitors providing upwards of 60 million pixels of resolution, connected directly to UAF high-performance computing and storage. Located at Room 010 WRRB, across the hall from Dev Space, Vis Space is now run by the UAF Geophysical Institute, though EPSCoR is a regular user. The versatile space has been used for hundreds of meetings, conferences, seminars, webinars, classes, trainings, and thesis defenses.

Visualization Staff

Naomi Hutchquist

Naomi Hutchquist

Data Visualization Specialist

011 West Ridge Research Building

Joey Hogenson

Joey Hogenson

Data Visualization Intern

011 West Ridge Research Building

Bobby Borland

Bobby Borland

Data Visualization Intern

011 West Ridge Research Building