Ted Talks Notes
Ted Talks:
About Ted Talks: From Wikipedia:
TED was conceived by architect and graphic designer Richard Saul Wurman, who observed a convergence of the fields of technology, entertainment and design (that is, "TED"). The first conference, organized by Wurman and Harry Marks in 1984, featured demos of the Sony compact disc, and one of the first demonstrations of the Apple Macintosh computer.[1][13] Presentations were given by famous mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot and influential members of the digerati community, like Nicholas Negroponte and Stewart Brand. The event was financially unsuccessful, however, it took six years before the second conference was organized.[14] From 1990 onward, a growing community of "TEDsters" gathered annually at the event in Monterey, California, until 2009, when it was relocated to Long Beach, California due to a substantial increase in attendees.[15]
Initially, the speakers came from the fields of expertise behind the acronym TED, but during the nineties, the roster of presenters broadened to include scientists, philosophers, musicians, religious leaders, philanthropists and many others.[14]
Ben Kacyra: Ancient wonders captured in 3D
Explains how 3D visual scanners work with mirrors inside reflecting light off of them to point it towards a surface
Much quicker than traditional surveying
The speaker is worried about the preservation of visual heritage
CyArk- cyber archive
This foundation completed close to 50 projects
Had to rig scanner to get it to scan Mount Rushmore
This scanner and other tools can be used by many preservationists
The work he does can help educators
Data can be used to develop 3D models
We are losing sighs and stories faster than we can preserve them
Most destruction of these is caused by humans
They want to preserve (digitally) 500 heritage sites in 5 years
They partner with local universities to show them their technology as well as get them to help them preserve the sight near them
About Ted Talks: From Wikipedia:
TED was conceived by architect and graphic designer Richard Saul Wurman, who observed a convergence of the fields of technology, entertainment and design (that is, "TED"). The first conference, organized by Wurman and Harry Marks in 1984, featured demos of the Sony compact disc, and one of the first demonstrations of the Apple Macintosh computer.[1][13] Presentations were given by famous mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot and influential members of the digerati community, like Nicholas Negroponte and Stewart Brand. The event was financially unsuccessful, however, it took six years before the second conference was organized.[14] From 1990 onward, a growing community of "TEDsters" gathered annually at the event in Monterey, California, until 2009, when it was relocated to Long Beach, California due to a substantial increase in attendees.[15]
Initially, the speakers came from the fields of expertise behind the acronym TED, but during the nineties, the roster of presenters broadened to include scientists, philosophers, musicians, religious leaders, philanthropists and many others.[14]
Ben Kacyra: Ancient wonders captured in 3D
Explains how 3D visual scanners work with mirrors inside reflecting light off of them to point it towards a surface
Much quicker than traditional surveying
The speaker is worried about the preservation of visual heritage
CyArk- cyber archive
This foundation completed close to 50 projects
Had to rig scanner to get it to scan Mount Rushmore
This scanner and other tools can be used by many preservationists
The work he does can help educators
Data can be used to develop 3D models
We are losing sighs and stories faster than we can preserve them
Most destruction of these is caused by humans
They want to preserve (digitally) 500 heritage sites in 5 years
They partner with local universities to show them their technology as well as get them to help them preserve the sight near them