Bowdoin College interviewed Stacy Doore, research manager at the VEMI Lab at the University of Maine and a visiting assistant professor of computer science at Bowdoin College, about two grants she recently received for her research. Doore is collaborating with UMaine faculty members Nicholas Giudice, lab director at VEMI and a professor of spatial informatics, […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release on the augmented reality Virtual Cocktail invention developed by Nimesha Ranasinghe, a new assistant professor in the School of Computing and Information Science at the University of Maine. The Virtual Cocktail, or Vocktail, is a device connected to a mobile app that allows the user […]
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Imagine the ability to turn a plain glass of water into any kind of drink that suits your fancy, from lemonade to a cocktail, with the press of a button. Sound futuristic? The future is at the fingertips of Nimesha Ranasinghe, a new assistant professor in the School of Computing and Information Science at the […]
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Digital Trends mentioned inventions made by Nimesha Ranasinghe, an assistant professor of computing and information science and director of the Multisensory Interactive Media Lab at the University of Maine, in the article, “Japanese scientists are chewing over an ‘electric gum’ that never loses flavor.” The article focused on an “unlimited electric gum,” created by researchers […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered the 10th anniversary celebration of the University of Maine’s Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction Laboratory (VEMI Lab) at Buchanan Alumni House on Sept. 21. The lab hosted the VEMI 10 Conference to highlight successes of VEMI alumni, the report states. The conference involved presentations, discussions and a barbecue lunch. VEMI is […]
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The success and growth of the Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction Laboratory (VEMI Lab) over the past 10 years has been possible thanks to the hard work and dedication of its students. To celebrate a decade of VEMI, the lab is hosting the VEMI 10 Conference at Buchanan Alumni House from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Friday, […]
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Mainebiz and WVII (Channel 7) reported Nicholas Giudice, a professor of spatial informatics and the director of the Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction (VEMI) Laboratory at the University of Maine, and Hari Prasath Palani, a postdoctoral researcher in spatial informatics at UMaine, have released the first app through their startup company. Last October, Giudice and Palani […]
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IEEE Spectrum magazine, Digital Trends, Newsweek, The Telegraph, The Sun, 94.9 WHOM, Q97.9, WCYY and Smithsonian magazine reported Nimesha Ranasinghe, an assistant professor and director of the Multisensory Interactive Media Lab at the University of Maine, has invented a pair of chopsticks with embedded electrodes to simulate flavors in food. The electrodes zap the tongue to simulate […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Mount Desert Islander article about an MDI High School game development class. Four students are taking their love of video games and combining it with art and science, developing their own games in the classroom, according to the article. “The big goal is to take game players […]
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Editor’s note: Due to the Oct. 31 power outage, this event has been rescheduled for 4:30 to 7 p.m. Nov. 7. The Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction (VEMI) Laboratory at the University of Maine will host a Halloween-themed open house from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31. The lab, located in Carnegie Hall, is part […]
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