Short News

July 2007

Trade show: light makes business

Compare to all the recent trade shows of this past year in Germany, may it be the Marketing and Display fair, the Cebit, Photokina , the most busy one was the Showtech, last June in Berlin. Clearly it is not just a matter of economy but more a matter of development. Light is now used not just for illuminating dark places; but for signs, and deco with colours controls combined with electronics devices and projections in all kinds including names and visuals. Even frames are getting their integrated light up system to animate a fix picture.

“Holography 2” organised by Frank DeFreitas

May 5 - June 17, 2007 - Reading Public Museum

Creation with Synthetic 4D Print. 3D animation at your finger. Syn4D is announcing a new series of seminars dedicated to 3D specialists, photographs, 3D engineers and Artists. The seminar includes a presentation of the Syn4D printing techniques, introduction in media creation as well as a test shot with its new mobile 4D camera track system. The seminar is given by the artist holograph and Techincal director of Syn4D Dietmar Öhlamnn, Ma RCA. A similar program for children is also available for museums, exhibitions and schools. Please ask for the special Expo seminar set program. Contact: om@syn4D.com

The exhibit "Holography 2" was on loan from Frank DeFreitas, author of Shoebox Holography and director of HoloWorld (www.holoworld.com) . DeFreitas has been creating holograms for nearly a quarter of a century. He has provided programs for the Franklin Institute, Liberty Science Center , Discovery Center of Science and Technology, and the Smithsonian Institute as well as schools throughout the region. He operates a laser and holography studio and teaching facility in Allentown, PA, publishes HoloWorld: The E-Zine of Popular Holography, and is the producer and moderator of HoloTalk , an international online radio talk show about lasers and holography, now in its 10th year.

Contact: Frank DeFreitas – Holography Studio director@holoworld.com

4th International Forum "holoexpo-2007" Holography in Russia and abroad, Theory and practice- September 25-27th Moscow Russia Business Center "izmailovo-Alfa www.holograms.ru

StereoWorks System Brings Stereoscopic 3D to UCLan Up to 425 students will be able to simultaneously receive teaching using 3D resources thanks to the installation of a huge Virtalis StereoWorks system in the new Charles Darwin Lecture Theatre at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). Craig Hickson, head of the Business Support Centre at UCLan, explained: “.., yet we believe that since the advent of 3D films and 3D gaming, the concept of 3D is really taking off across both the commercial and academic sectors. We decided therefore to find a long-term partner who could help us drive forward the inclusion of advanced visualisation and Virtual Reality (VR) into a broad spectrum of degrees.”

3D Conference: Bringing Learning to Life
This groundbreaking conference did examine the impact that 3D immersive environments have on industry, entertainment and academic life. With the recent installation of Europe ’s largest educational stereoscopic 3D lecture theatre, The University of Central Lancashire acts as the perfect place for this two day event. www.uclan.ac.uk/other/iss/3d