{"id":418,"date":"2019-09-27T21:20:55","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T21:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/advanced-media-lab\/?page_id=418"},"modified":"2022-09-09T19:00:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T19:00:58","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/advanced-media-lab\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"

Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n

What is Virtual Reality?\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Virtual reality<\/b> is an artificial area that is created with software and presented to the player in such a way that they suspend belief and accept it as a real environment using sight and sound.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Esports?<\/span><\/h4>\n

Esports<\/b> is a form of competition using video games. <\/span>Esports<\/span><\/i> often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, individually or as teams.<\/span><\/p>\n

General Information:<\/b><\/h4>\n
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    • The Advanced Media Lab was founded in 2015.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • The lab is named The Advanced Media Lab (AML).<\/span><\/li>\n
    • The AML develops virtual reality and augmented reality technologies that contribute to the education and research mission of the Northern Arizona University.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • The AML is run as an internship program.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Undergraduate students work as interns for credit at the AML.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    • The Lab is funded by external and internal grants to support new research and technology development.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • The AML is collaborating with several disciplines across NAU, including criminology, psychology, music, earth science, archeology, audiology, and astronomy.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • The Lab plans to expand to a 1,500 square foot lab.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • In 2018 with grant funding the AML hired two project managers and a lab manager.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • With support from its home college, the AML is hiring two graduate research assistants to work on grant funded research projects.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    • In 2016 the AML became a service center, enabling it to do business with external public and private entities as well as research groups within the university.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      \nTechnology:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • The current AML is comprised of a 6 workstation lab running Unreal Engine, Unity, Maya, 3Ds Max, and Adobe CC.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
        • The lab features Oculus Rift, Vive, and Augmented Reality headsets.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • The AML has an audio-video studio for 360 video and audio production.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • The audio-video suite features a Kandao 360 camera and drone for aerial photography.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • The AML has completed a design for a 1,500 square foot state-of-the-art facility to be built in the School of Communication.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
        • The AML, in collaboration with the NAU Cline Library, will open a new virtual reality learning studio.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Grants:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            • The AML has written more than 8 million dollars worth of external grants pending to seek funding for research and development.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
            • In 2018 the Lab won a $75,000 grant from the Hearst Foundation to develop interactive VR and video projects.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
            • Active grants include SHERC NIH pilot grant for geo social games and emotional well-being of Native populations.<\/span><\/li>\n
            • The AML has won the first NSF collaborative grant with Lowell Observatory for $800,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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