Is your brain being altered due to our increasing reliance on search engines, social networking sites and other digital technologies? This is the question which Professor Billy O’Connor will pose in this lecture. Using a basic understanding of brain structure (neurology) Professor Billy O’Connor will explain the concept of ‘brain plasticity’- the ability of the […]

Conor Murphy from Caped Kola Studios will deliver a talk on ‘Social-Networking and Virtual Worlds for Children’.

Robert Fitzsimons from the Dublin hackerspace - TOG - will hold a Soldering Workshop during #3Dcamp11. The soldering activity will be €2 per person for the same LED badge as Robert had at MindField.
Robert has delivered this workshop at TOG a number of times and once at 091Labs (the Galway hackerspace).

Ronan Skehill from Cauwill will deliver an informal talk on Location Based Services (LBS). Topics covered will include: What is LBS, what is it good for? Why is LBS so important and why people want to use LBS.

Frederic Herrera from the IADT will talk about his plans to create a national cluster of all 3D-related activities (prototyping, applied research, services, products involving both research groups and SMEs/MNCs). Activities will span content development, management, and business models.

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Oscar nominees, robotics DIY-ers and more for Limerick unconference

LIMERICK - MAY 30, 2011: 3Dcamp returns to the University of Limerick for its fourth year on Saturday June 11th. Based on the informal Silicon Valley style ‘barcamp’ format, 3Dcamp is a one day event dedicated to the exploration of Internet interfaces beyond Web 2.0.
“We […]

We’re delighted that Stephen Howell, Computer Science Lecturer at I.T. Tallaght, will present a talk / workshop entitled ‘Kinect Hackables’ at this year’s event. You can get an idea of what to expect by watching the following -

Scratch and Kinect from Stephen Howell on Vimeo.

In this talk Miriam Lohan will “give a brief outline of research and thoughts on the design of an online work-bartering network, followed by a workshop to sketch how we represent ourselves and trade online. Games to be played to see how we evaluate ourselves and others, build trust and negotiate deals. Participation will guide […]

Jeffrey Roe will talk about “The use of inertial measurement units (IMUs) for tracking an objects in the outdoors. These systems use a range of high end sensors such as accelerometers, gyroscopes and GPS. The talk will explain the theory of operation of these devices and provided a review of current […]

We’re delighted to announce that John Paul Giancarlo from Brown Bag Films will talk at 3Dcamp about how the Oscar nominated studio is dealing with the demand for stereo 3D shows.