[4eyes] FW: MAT seminar: Monday, April 6, ESB 2001 at noon: John Underkoffler, CEO and co-founder of Oblong Industries

[Matthew Turk]

The announcement of John Underkoffler's talk on Monday at noon. I highly
recommend attending:





Speaker: John Underkoffler, CEO and co-founder of Oblong Industries 

 

Date: Monday, April 6, 2015, 12pm-1:30pm





Location: Engineering Science Building, Room 2001





Topic: John Underkoffler  will give a talk on his work. He is known for his
work on Iron Man (2008), Minority Report (2002), and Hulk (2003). 





Bio: John Underkoffler is CEO and co-founder of Oblong Industries. Oblong's
trajectory builds on decades of foundational work at the MIT Media
Laboratory, where John was responsible for innovations in real-time computer
graphics systems, large-scale visualization techniques, and the I/O Bulb and
Luminous Room systems. He has been science advisor to films including
Minority Report, The Hulk (A.Lee), Aeon Flux, Stranger Than Fiction, and
Iron Man. John also serves as adjunct professor in the USC School of
Cinematic Arts; on the National Advisory Council of Cranbrook Academy, on
the board of trustees of Sequoyah School; on the advisory board of the 5D
Organization; and on the board of MIT's E14 Fund.

 

This event is open to public, coffee will be served. 





Website:

 <http://www.oblong.com/> http://www.oblong.com/  

 <https://www.ted.com/speakers/john_underkoffler>
https://www.ted.com/speakers/john_underkoffler

 

M595 Seminar Series - Sponsored by Media Arts & Technology
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