Wednesday 4th July

Wednesday was another busy day. After checking out etc, we were all back at the university. I went with Penny to see a demo of some software that had been developed for designing bespoke shirts (info here: http://www.intexma.info/index.php?show=&lang=eng&). It was impressive - it is already in use in some stores and had been presented at a trade show

After that, me and Penny met with 2 undergraduate students who will be arriving in Sheffield in September to spend the first semester of 2007/08 here on exchange. I introduced the games simulation project which CDT have done with Bob Steele over the last 2 years, which they may be doing in Semester 1, modules permitting.

And then I met with some more students who are coming over - postgrad this time - and who had been involved in the Reutlingen VR Lab. They have since emailled me and they are keen to help with the setting-up of our facilities whilst they are here

After lunch (see image below - a huge cafeteria when staff and students mix), Gabriela had arranged for me, Penny and Jeff to visit the Fraunhofer Institute in Stuttart to see a 6-sided immersive environment. Bob did brilliantly navigating the busy Autobahns to get us there. I'd seen a similar facility at Duke University earlier in the year, but this was presented in a more useful way, with more convincing examples.



After that, it was time to catch the train to the airport, and head home.