Imagine a virtual computer simulation that reflects the world around you
in real-time. Before you ever leave your home, a wealth of images and
information about the world around you is at your finger-tips. Facial
recognition might give information about the location of your friends,
or maybe you want the latest scoop about the specials at local
restaurants, or the real time locations and estimated arrival and
departures of commuter trains. According to the Integrated Media Systems
Center (IMSC), there's an app for all that, and more. The IMSC was
launched in 1996, with funding from the National Science Foundation. The
current virtual reality technology the Center has been creating and
implementing at the University of Southern California campus in Los
Angeles is called Geo-Immersion. Center director Cyrus Shahabi envisions
the technology being used at other college campuses and institutions
for applications ranging from social networking to enhancing security.
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