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HCC's New (Augmented) Reality

Augmented Reality (AR) is a powerful medium that adds a whole new dimension to the way Interior Designers & Architects visualize their designs and how their clients experience them. Digital experiences like these aren’t taking place in some far off, imaginary future. They're happening right now at HCC's XRLab & Studio at Central, thanks to emerging technologies that are empowering HCC students by creating deeper connections between our physical and digital worlds.…

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HCC Art Car Bikes Take Grand Trophy in 2019 Parade

Led by Ashley Hope, Studio Arts Instructor and Resident Artist of the West Houston Institute, the Art Car Cooperative entry -- Titled: “Skybound Enterprises" Themed: "Soaring Possibilities" -- was awarded the Grand Trophy of the Cycle Division (Bike brigades, scooters, motorless entries) for 2019. The $500 award goes to Student Activities. HCC teamed up with Houston-based bicycle charity FreeWheels Houston in order to bring you fantasy frankenbikes—Carnival Bike and…

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HCC Alumnus & Entrepreneur Gilbert Sabinga contributes to Home Community.

CCI alumnus Gilbert Sabinga Lekalau studied GIS (Geographic Information Systems) at Houston Community College (HCC). When Sabinga returned to Kenya, he used his new skills in GIS, entrepreneurship, and networking to track elephants, start his own safari company, and give back to his home community. Sabinga’s story is part of the CCI Global Impact series—a collection of videos that showcase the impact of Community College Initiative (CCI) Program alumni projects and contributions…

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TwinMotion 2019

Twinmotion 2019 is (now available at the XR Labs and Studio) designed for interior designers, architecture, construction, urban planning and landscaping professionals. Powered by a robust graphic engine, Twinmotion produces high quality images, panoramas, standard or 360° videos, allowing fully immersive 3D VR exploration.

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Egyptologist Michelle Marlar uses Canvas to teach HCC Art Appreciation classes from Abydos, Egypt

Visual Arts has a very special project underway! Over the past few weeks HCC Visual Arts Professor Michelle Marlar has been conferencing her Art Appreciation lectures through Canvas from Abydos, Egypt where she is collaborating with New York University Fine Arts and Princeton University on an active excavation of the Osiris Temple. Dr. Marlar, an expert on the Osiris Temple — one of the most important, but least understood temples in all of Egypt — will be returning to Houston…

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Digital Storytelling Workshops 2017

A remarkable two weeks of Digital Storytelling sessions in the Curriculum Innovation Center at Central Campus. The 3 workshops led by Mary Ann McNair and Ryan Trauman of Storycenter.org were tailored specifically for librarians and the humanities. "I really enjoyed our workshop. I am looking forward to using this in my classes this Fall. This will be a good way to get my students to connect with the content of our courses." Linda Graham, HCC History Professor.

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Danel Zharmenova shares her design at Museum of Fine Arts Houston

HCC Interior Design Program was invited to the Art + Design Community Day at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts newly opened Glassell School of Art. Danel Zharmenova was selected to share her design with the community in Virtual Reality. For more information about HCC Interior Design visit: http://www.hccs.edu/programs/areas-of-study/art--design/interior-design/ Kevin Hamby, Program Coordinator & Faculty, Interior Design Consumer Arts and Sciences Center of Excellence. 713.718.6213 FAC 319…

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HCC Learning Glass

The Learning Glass is a new technology for recording lectures that allows instructors to write lecture notes while maintaining face-to-face contact with students. It’s a transparent whiteboard paired with a lecture capture system. The instructor writes normally, left to right, then the recorded image is flipped so students can view the notes correctly through a monitor.The studio is setup for automated recording through Eagle Online. The Learning Glass Studio is located in the San Jacinto…

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Imagined Worlds: Student Artwork from the Art & Design Unit

This exhibition features artwork constructed using the Center for Learning Innovation, Central Region Virtual Reality Lab & Studio. The interactive videos were created by HCC students from the Art and Design Unit which comprises different areas of study. The students are from Studio Arts, Digital Communication and Interior Design. Cameron Anthony Marc Nicholás Bolivar Luis SosaDanel Zharmenova