SIVE Lab

Dr. Pete Willemsen

Lab Director | Professor

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Teaches computer graphics, human computer interaction, and virtual reality. Main website is located here: Pete Willemsen

Articles and Research

Ongoing Experiments
Experiments currently being conducted in the SIVE Lab.
Affordances in VR
Investigating how action may be affected by controller affordances.
Memory Task Performance across Augmented and Virtual Reality
Working to understand how content is learned and perceived across different technology.
Learning To Code
Learning to code through Scratch.
Updated Walk in Place videos
September 8, 2014 | Comments
Updated walk in place videos for haptic terrain project.
Blog Article: MULTI-GPU WITH NVIDIA OPTIX
April 2, 2014 | Comments
Matt Overby's post on Multi-GPU OptiX Coding
Article on CS Undergrads Teaching Programming
March 7, 2014 | Comments
Undergraduates teach middle schoolers how to program using Scratch
New Sive Lab Website
December 5, 2013 | Comments
Introducing the all new SIVE Lab website
Second Grade Field Trip - What is Computer Science?
May 2, 2013 | Comments
Second Grade Field Trip to Learn about Computer Science
Biomechanics iPad App
An iPad application to record and analyze motion for biomechanics.
Haptic Terrain Display
Haptic display of terrain characteristics and its application in virtual and physical worlds.
Featured on NVIDIA's CUDA Spotlight
August 13, 2012 | Comments
GPUs for Green Urban Planning using NVIDIA Hardware
LEMS - Local Energy-budget Measurement Stations
Local Energy-budget Measurement Station at UMD.
Sky View Factor for Salt Lake City Database
May 12, 2012 | Comments
SVF for SLC Database at 2.3km x 2.3km
GEnUSiS
GEnUSiS - Green Environmental Urban Simulations for Sustainability.
GPU Plume
GPU Plume - Green Environmental Urban Simulations for Sustainability.