SPIRE-EIT is a 10-week research experiences for undergraduates program that combines classroom training with hands-on research projects. Come to ISU’s Virtual Reality Applications Center and create new technological solutions to challenges in human computer interaction. Interns accepted into this program receive on-campus housing and a meal plan, as well as a $4000 stipend.

It will change the way you think.

2008 Summer Program Information

Classes & Seminars

• Orientation
• HCI Course
• Introduction to Modeling
• Programming Course
• Graphics Programming Course
• Ethics Course
• Craft of Research

• Faculty Luncheon Lectures
• Journal Club
• Program for Women in Science and Engineering
• Research Symposium

• Check-Out Day

Interdisciplinary Research Teams

Revealing the Research - Project Videos

Magic Table

• Magic Table Poster.pdf
• Team_Gandalf_Research.pdf

iPhone Dev

• iPhone Poster.pdf
• IPhone_final_paper.pdf

Robot Learning

• Robot Poster.pdf
• Robot paper.pdf

Multitouch

• MultiTouchTable Poster.pdf
• Baseplate Paper.pdf

Biology in VR

• metablast poster.pdf
• metablast paper.pdf

Milestones

• Project Presentation Outline - June 20 (Week 3)
• Poster Draft Due - July 10 (Week 7)
• Poster Due? - July 14 (Week 8)
• Research Paper Draft Due? - July 23 (Week 9)
• Research Paper Due? - July 25 (Week 9)
• Demo Practice Session - July 24 (Week 9)
• Research Symposium - Aug 1 (Week 10)

If your project and research paper are going well, you might consider submitting it as a "Note" at the CHI conference: http://www.chi2008.org/notes.html

Video of C++ and OpenGL Class Projects

Other Links

1. Quotes
2. Photos
3. Twiki Examples
4. How to REVERT a TWiki topic to a previous revision/version
5. Video Links?
6. Random Useful Stuff
7. Last summer's REU07 Website
8. Logistics FAQ
9. T-Shirt Design for REU 08: draft due Monday July 7, Design due July 14.

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