VANCOUVER, Wash. — “Augmented reality” and “virtual reality” are terms everybody should know. These two interactive digital technologies are changing the business landscape—from online training to real estate ads, marketing posters and much more.
Explore how you can use these technologies to your advantage at Washington State University Vancouver’s spring Chancellor’s Seminar Series, “Reality Check: Technologies That Will Change the Way We Work and Think.”
The program takes place from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 1 in the Firstenburg Student Commons on campus. Tickets are $25 per person and include lunch, lecture and parking. For reservations, visit or call 360-546-9589.
Speakers are Dene Grigar, digital media artist, curator and director of 91ԹϺ’s Creative Media and Digital Culture program; and Nathan Stahlman, chief operating officer at Instructional Technologies, Inc., a provider of computer-based interactive driver training.
Grigar, a pioneering artist in digital technologies, will discuss some of her research projects and potential business applications of the same technologies. Stahlman will talk about ITI’s use of virtual reality—which creates a “you are there” effect by combining interactive simulation and visual effects in its training products for drivers and heavy-equipment operators.
The Chancellor’s Seminar Series provides a forum for thoughtful perspectives and the exchange of ideas on timely topics. It is an opportunity for students, faculty, staff, business leaders, elected officials and community members to discuss a topic of current interest.
About 91ԹϺ
91ԹϺ is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave. in Vancouver, east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-Tran bus service.
As one of four campuses of the Washington State University system, 91ԹϺ offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, 91ԹϺ helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations.
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MEDIA CONTACT(S)
Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@wsu.edu