Measuring the Engineers’ Brain
Through the use of cognitive neuroscience methods, theories are being developed for engineering design cognition and ill-structured problem solving.
3D Visualization and Simulation of Infectious Disease Spread
Volume of a Cube is a performance for 18+ percussionists in a multi-level structure with surround sound spatial audio and live video projection. Written by Boston composer and percussionist Drew Worden, it was commissioned by Virginia Tech in 2017 for their multi-level research facility: the Cube.
Parametric Sign Shack
The Parametric Sign Shack is an exploration in curvilinear surfaces constructed of two dimensional panels.
The Aesthetics of Contemporary Science Research: An Exhibition
Our team has selected over 50 artifacts from science and technology research, many produced at Virginia Tech.
Can training methods from the Performing Arts be used to prevent falls and fall-related injuries
In later life, physical changes to our body make it more difficult to maintain mobility and independence. For example, adults over the age of 65 commonly experience a loss of strength, along with impaired balance and gait. These changes lead to an increased risk of falling and fall-related injuries. In fact, falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among adults 65 and older (older adults) (1). An estimated 29 million falls among older adults occur annually in the United Stated (2), with Medicare costs exceeding $30 billion (3). Falls and fall-related injuries remain a major problem despite substantial and widespread efforts to reduce their occurrence. New exercises or training methods are thus needed to help reduce these falls and injuries.
Marenostrum @ The Spacial Music Workshop & Cube Fest 2018
The Spatial Music Workshop 2018 was held August 4-9, 2018. It was organized by Eric Lyon with the collaboration of Tanner Upthegrove and DJ Malinowski. The workshop included full-day sessions of technical presentations (e.g., Reaper, Max, SuperCollider, Bukvic’s D4, Upthegrove’s spatial audio mastering techniques, Malinowski’s music production tools, or Lyon’s use of Myo’s bracelets, among others).
Virginia Tech Science Festival returns Oct. 27
The Virginia Tech Science Festival returns to campus Saturday, Oct. 27, with 93 free hands-on, minds-on learning interactive booths and activities that showcase dozens of science education and research programs throughout the university, including physics, space, engineering, communication, geology, health and medicine, history, transportation, computers, chemistry, and more.
Engineering and arts join forces at Moogfest
It’s not often an engineer is featured on the lineup schedule for a music festival, but Mike Roan, a professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering has done it as part of Moogfest, a community of futurists who explore emerging sound technologies in Durham, North Carolina.
‘Badstar’ offers an immersive, experimental, and visually rich concert
he Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts will present “Badstar,” a one-of-a-kind musical and visual experience, in the Cube at the Moss Arts Center on Oct. 11–13 at 7:30 p.m.
The collaboration for the performance began in 2017, when violinist Charles Nichols, an assistant professor in the School of Performing Arts, and video artist Zach Duer, an assistant professor in the School of Visual Arts
We are a collection of artists, designers, engineers, and scientists coming together in a living laboratory that fosters creativity and promotes critical reflection.
The Cube is highly-adaptable and has been used to create immersive environments, intimate performances, audio and visual installations, research, and experimental investigations of all kinds.
Proposals must be transdisciplinary in nature and explore some aspect of technology and at least two of the following areas represented by the Institute and its studios...
