Research chair at START and VR/AR instructor, Mike McCready, checks out the Infinadeck Omnidirectional Treadmill on March 22 at Lethbridge College. It is the first of its kind in Canada. Lethbridge College’s Spatial Technologies Applied Research and Training (START) Centre had its official launch March 24. The Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) program is a…
Aquaponics is the future – and it’s happening here on campus
Nick Savidov, PhD, senior research scientist, explains how the mini systems in the aquaponics facility work on November 18. One fish is located in a tank underneath the plants and its waste provides nutrients to the plants, which filter the water. The water has not been changed for almost 20 years, since the systems were…
How technology helps with homesickness
Karenys Cuicas, ESL student during one of her classes in the Lethbridge College Buchanan Library. A study from Baylor University published in June 2015 by Grace Pardede revealed homesickness in the modern age can lead to severe psychological distress. According to the study, the cultural relocation and variations are bound to be factors influencing homesickness…
Local team tries its hand at big budget visual effects
After Disney and Industrial Light and Magic made waves with the Disney+ show The Mandalorian, Lethbridge College instructors and students decided to see if the same technology could be used for independent film makers. The team behind the research project consists of instructors and alumni of the Digital Communications and Media and Multimedia Production programs…
Kodiaks get much needed help for head injuries
Todd Caughlin, manager of Kodiaks Athletics, shows off the smart phone app for the newly aquired HeadCheck Health system software Nov. 18, 2021. Lethbridge College athletics have received a new tool to help in the treatment of concussions. Thanks to a donation from the Kodiaks Association, a group that raises money for Kodiaks Athletics, the…
Networking around the world has changed due to COVID-19
At the beginning of the webinar Marg Lange, the host of the webinar series, Survival to Relaunch, introduces the panelists to the audience and giving an overview of how networking has changed due to COVID-19 on Oct. 14, 2020. COVID-19 has changed the way people interact, network and hold meetings with each other all over…
College hosts gamer’s dream this weekend
Gamers and developers from Lethbridge College are collaborating with others during the world’s largest video game creation event. It’s a gamer’s dream. For the last twelve years, Global Game Jam has been an event contested around the world. But for the third consecutive year, Lethbridge College has had the privilege of hosting a local event. The…
Lethbridge college welcomes VR book club
Lethbridge college is now home to a virtual reality book club. The club will be focusing on reading materials related to virtual reality, but will also be testing the capabilities of VR. Lethbridge College Multimedia Production instructor Michael McCready says the method behind picking their first book relied on the author’s experience in the field.…
Virtual reality at Collide-O-Scope
With the winter semester drawing to a close, students at the college are looking forward to the summer. The students in the School of Media and Design have one more thing to look forward to before they end their semester here…. Collide-O-Scope. Collide-O-Scope initially started at the college decades ago as a fashion show. As…
BioGas facility still underutilized by local farmers
As you enter east Lethbridge from Highway 3 you may notice some large green silos to your right. These large green tanks are busy transforming organic waste into power. This is a new form of green energy taking place in our city. The facility, called Lethbridge BioGas, is the largest of its kind in Alberta.…