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Creating immersive storytelling experiences through emerging technologies.
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The Reese Innovation Lab works to create and share novel and immersive storytelling experiences that engage audiences by leveraging new technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality with unique, research-based perspectives. Students, faculty, and staff use new technologies and human-centered design concept solve challenging problems for media companies. Projects are r

ooted in scientific and consumer/audience research and leverage collaborations with subject-matter experts across the university such as the Hussman School of Journalism and Media, School of Medicine, and the Computer Science Department as well as multiple industries leaders like Time Magazine and The Washington Post as well as local journalism publishers.

08/22/2024

We've been hard at work on some cool virtual reality projects! VR can be utilized in so many fascinating ways to create positive change, and we love exploring those possibilities. It takes a lot of creating, editing, and testing to ensure these experiences have the desired impact, but we love every minute (especially when cows are involved😉)!

08/20/2024

UX Design Fellow Maddie Cabilin had primarily web and mobile design experience before this summer. When she came to the Lab, she had to adapt her thinking to tackle the unique design challenges presented in VR. Check out her blog for a look into that transition and the lessons she learned along the way!

08/15/2024

Earlier this week, we had a group of master's students from UNC's Master of Digital Communications (MADC) program come by the Lab for a tour. They got to see some of our ongoing projects, talk about the future of digital communications and AI, and meet Loomo! We always love having visitors, and we wish the MADC students luck as their semester begins!

UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media

02/02/2024

The Blue Sky Bulletin is live! The new year has brought a lot of changes for us here at the Lab, but our focus continues to be on growth and hard work for ourselves and our partners. We’re so excited to see what #2024 has in store for us!

As always, if you aren’t subscribed to our and would like to be, you can sign up on our . All the past newsletters can be found at our account.

01/08/2024

Join us on January 11 at 5:30pm as Lab CIO Steven King moderates a discussion with Pryon CEO and founder Igor Jablokov about the real entrepreneurial journey.

Learn more at https://ow.ly/FphI50Qnyq6

12/15/2023

Happy Holidays from your friends at UNC Blue Sky Innovations! Our December newsletter is out with all the exciting things we’ve been up to this month!

12/06/2023

This week’s from .hoffmann delves into a subject we think about a lot here at the Lab: how much of the we work with was once just , and what new technologies does this genre predict for the ? Check out our account for answers to these questions and more!

11/15/2023

This week, .kelkar tells us about one of her passions: and in . With both internal and external examples, Alisha gives us an insight into how important this is and will be in human-robot interactions.

11/10/2023

Our November is out! Don’t forget to on our to stay up to date on our latest events and happenings.

11/08/2023

Over the last couple months, Hannah Cecilia Garcia has been working hard alongside our IDEA VR team to make this blended learning and development experience as educational and user-friendly as possible. In her this week, she explains some of the ways in which this as a blended learning environment is so .

11/01/2023

We’ve talked about the ways is and will change creative industries like and , but this week’s from Zack Hersh goes in a different direction. We can see where will contribute to current tasks as a substitute for productivity, but what are some of the spaces where this tool will create new industries of its own? How will AI appear in non-substitutional settings that we haven’t even dreamed up yet? Learn more at our page.

10/31/2023

Happy Halloween from your friends at UNC Blue Sky Innovations… and the swamp!🎃👻

10/26/2023

AR/VR isn’t just for video games, it can be a game changer for your business. Register for this session and learn how this technology can make you and your profession more productive.
Register: https://tinyurl.com/4hat6kkp

10/25/2023

We’re back with more weekly from the ! This week, returns to his discussion of in the themed industry with a part 2: in the themed entertainment industry! Check out our page to read this story and get caught up on past blogs.

10/06/2023

We’re excited to announce the of our new monthly - the Blue Sky Bulletin! Our first edition recaps a busy September, highlighting our IDEA event in along with featured YouTube videos and a blog post.

Make sure to at the link on our website if you haven’t yet, and stay tuned for more insider !

09/20/2023

Yesterday, some of the Blue Sky traveled to our office space at the Bank of America building in to present on our project with the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance.

We are so excited to get to IDEA VR after lots of and , and we look forward to this program’s !

09/07/2023

After our last from ’s , Innovation Fellow Tony Dehart has put together a beginner’s to using technology as efficiently as possible. Read on to become an !

08/24/2023

Rather than our usual post for the week, it’s time for our newsletter! Get a glimpse of our headliner and from this season, and keep an eye out for more frequent newsletter in the coming months!

You can find the on our (linked in bio) if you aren’t subscribed, and at the link on our website!

08/21/2023

Happy FDOC to all UNC students, and especially our Innovation Fellows! Let's innovate, inspire, and capture brilliance together!

08/16/2023

This week’s regular post is a little in one huge way: the isn’t ! Take a peek inside the workings of ’s program in a “day in the life” format from a source about as close as you can get- ChatGPT itself. Check it out!

08/11/2023

It’s been a and summer here at the Lab- let’s take a look back at some of the !

Thank you to all our Innovation Fellows! We look forward to another great semester this fall.

08/09/2023

With the rise of content-generation programs, high level is still largely considered a human-only set. While AI is known to specialize in more cookie-cutter responses, it has great in personalized experiences. Find out how this is in our newest by Instructional Designer .

07/27/2023

to the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show that CIO attended back in April 2022. He got to try out the Portal, which sends a live of a person to another , creating a -like effect.

07/26/2023

Is the future of writing not vs. ? While the automation of repetitive writing tasks offers clear productivity benefits, what are the concerns existing around creative limitations and risks like bias?

In our latest explores the way writers could adapt to , opening numerous possibilities for and productivity enhancement.

07/20/2023

Last week, CIO had the to travel to Park City, Utah, for the Brainstorm Tech 2023 conference.

Between the illuminating , engaging , and extensive , it was an eventful few days. Steven even got to go !

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This #TechTalkTuesday, #InnovationFellow @spencerolland and Lab CIO @steven_t_king discuss the often enigmatic topic of quantum computing. Check out our @YouTube for answers to some of the most commonly asked questions! #QuantumComputing

For our last monthly #theme of the year, we’re talking about #UXDesign. To introduce the topic, here’s @phillychen0208 our UX/UI Developer here at the Lab. Keep an eye out for more #UX content in the coming weeks! #UIUX #developer

For our next #TechTalkTuesday, Lab #developer Phillip Chen and CIO Steven King discuss autonomous flying vehicles, which (surprise surprise!) may not be just a trope of the #scifi genre! #autonomousvehicles @phillychen0208 @steven_t_king

In this week’s #TechTalk, #InnovationFellow @giuli.hoffmann and Lab CIO @steven_t_king discuss constitutional AI. The field of #AI continues to grow, which means the #products we have now are only going to get better and more advanced. What does this mean for the #ethics and #morals of the #industry? Check out our @YouTube to find out. #ConstitutionalAI

In this week’s #TechTalk, Marketing/PR Coordinator @ellenkc27 and CIO @steven_t_king discuss artificial general intelligence (#AGI). What exactly is general intelligence, and how is the current climate of #AI different from the #ArtificialIntelligence of the #future?

For this week’s #TechTalk, #InnovationFellow @ehclark63 and Lab CIO @steven_t_king sat down to discuss the various business applications of robotic arms. Our own robotic arm, ARIA, is helping to show us some of these limitless possibilities in action!

#October is upon us, and with it comes our newest #MonthlyTheme: Web 4.0! This #topic is still largely theoretical, but we know it’s in our #future. The #internet, like all things, is constantly #evolving over time. Hear from #Lab CIO @steven about what we can expect from this next phase! #web4

To celebrate the end of our #VirtualReality month, which is a topic close to our hearts here at the #Lab, enjoy these photos of VR engagement in lab!

Another Tuesday, another #TechTalk! This week, #Lab CIO Steven King and Computer Vision Engineer Bhargav Bompalli talk about neural radiance field (NeRF) technology, and let’s just say the script gets flipped! #NeuralRadianceFields #NeRF #TechTalkTuesday

If you’re interested in what #AppDevelopment will look like for Apple’s new #VisionPro headset, then this week’s #TechTalk is for you! #InnovationFellow @ashleyneall sits down to talk with Lab CIO @steven_t_king in the latest addition to our @YouTube series.

Our next feature for #TechTalkTuesday investigates #obstacles for #VR adoption. #InnovationFellow Zack Hersh sits down with Lab CIO Steven King to discuss #industry theories on the prevalence of VR and where this #tech is going in #society. Check it out on our @YouTube!

In a timely #TechTalkTuesday, spring #InnovationFellow Joe Laird and Lab CIO Steven King chat about #blockchain! If you saw our monthly #theme intro yesterday and you’re unsure of what this #concept really is, this #video is a great way to learn! Check out the full #conversation on our @YouTube.

This month, our #theme is #blockchain. For our intro reel, we’re doing a bit of a #throwback to @c_ocana_’s video, “What are NFTs?” In this clip, he explains what a blockchain is and how’s it’s used to track #NFT buying and selling #online. This is just one #example of the many great uses for blockchains! Keep an eye out for related terms this #month, and go watch the rest of Chris’ video on our @YouTube channel!

#Throwback to the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show that #Lab CIO @steven attended back in April 2022. He got to try out the @wachterinc Portal, which sends a live #projection of a person to another #location, creating a #hologram-like effect. @nabshow @wearebroadcasters #nabshow