August 9, 2010 or as it so happened to be 8 – 9 – 10, marked the inaugural Immersive Tech early adaptors dinner. On the cozy outdoor patio of Susan Feniger’s restaurant Street, individuals from academic, business, media, and local organizations came together in the sole purpose of supporting the adoption of immersive technologies and the development of a central and unbiased community. It was an opportunity to converse with many brilliant minds and to enjoy the company of others who are passionate about change. We were excited to give everyone in attendance a pair of Blick’s designer 3D eyewear along with a very special ImTech cleaning microfiber. With great food, great company and even a few surprises we can say it was a very successful evening and look forward to seeing everyone again at the Immersive Technology Summit!

 We would like to thank our supporters: Blick Eyewear, Clearlens Company, and Brandon-David Photographers for their contributions and support of ImTech’s dinner event

See the entire evening unfold here: Flickr or Picasa

This is a 9-minute video tour of the ThinkBalm Data Garden -- an immersive data experience set up on ThinkBalm Island in the virtual world of Second Life. The ThinkBalm Data Garden is based on the findings from the May 26, 2009 report, "ThinkBalm Immersive Internet Business Value Study, Q2 2009."

My favorite part starts at 5:00

A QR Code is a matrix code (or two-dimensional bar code) created by Japanese corporation Denso-Wave in 1994. The "QR" is derived from "Quick Response", as the creator intended the code to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed. QR Codes are common in Japan, where they are currently the most popular type of two dimensional codes. Moreover, most current Japanese mobile phones can read this code with their camera.