UL's LITE Technology Center

[DaddyCajun]

Or your camera?

DaddyCajun

[Turbine]

Or your camera?

DaddyCajun

Seriously it was a rainbow that (from my vantage point) nested right on the LITE "bulb"

[NewsCopy]

The Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise recently unveiled a web site to provide information to businesses about the opportunities it offers. The LITE center, located in the University of Louisiana's Research Park, will be equipped with one of the largest 3D immersive auditoriums in the country. The center, which is set to open in June, also has a direct connection to the Louisiana Optical Network Initiative. Businesses now can check out the LITE center at www.lite3d.com For information on scheduling the use of LITE's services, send an email to scheduling@lite3d.com The source of the story

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The grand opening of the Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise Center has been tentatively set for Aug. 14. The project has been on schedule for the past three months and delays aren't anticipated, said Carolina Cruz-Neira, the center's director and chief scientist. By next week, the center's technology will be fully installed, she said. Nearly half of the building's construction cost of $27.5 million is invested in 3-D immersive technologies. The center will house one of the world's only virtual reality caves and the University of Louisiana's supercomputers that link it to the Louisiana Optical Network Initiative. Cruz is credited as one of the inventors of the six-sided virtual reality cave. "We're almost there. There's some more communication cabling that needs to be wired. At this moment, we're on schedule and have been on the schedule I was presented three months ago," Cruz said. The building's opening had been anticipated for late April. The 70,000-square-foot center is a partnership between the Lafayette Economic Development Authority and the university. Decisions and protocol of the center will be set by a commission, similar to the existing body that makes decisions related to the Cajundome. Commission members should be in place by the grand opening next month, said Gregg Gothreaux, president and CEO of LEDA. It's possible that current board members may sit on the commission, he said. The rest of the story Marsha Sills msills@theadvertiser.com

[CajunCall]

"move into the LITE"

[ulforlife]

i sure hope the put up some nice landscaping, trees and such...

[DaddyCajun]

Some trees are being planted now if someone could take a pic to show to the out-of-towners!

DaddyCajun

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Organizers are expecting 1,500 participants in the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies convention at the Cajundome on Sept. 25-27. Mary Broussard, chairwoman of the convention, said that a centerpiece of the event will be introducing the Louisiana Immersive Technology Enterprise to Gulf Coast researchers who could make use of what it offers. The LITE center will have a 3-D virtual reality cave where geologists can literally step into their work. "We really felt like it was a win-win ... a large market of the LITE will be the geoscience community in the Gulf Coast. For us, it gave us a chance to show off the new facility." The rest of the story Arnessa M. Garrett agarrett@theadvertiser.com

[kracka75LSU]

That place looks really nice from the road. I Passed by there today. Is it going to be open to the public for tours and such. I would like to check that 3-d thing out.

[Turbine]

I find it curious that the last few articles on UL's LITE Center either completely fail to mention UL or barely give a cursory mention of UL being involved.