Randy Illum


Arranging Gardens and Sending Bees to Flowers with OPT Gnocchi

Indiana University researchers used OpenPTrack’s new object tracking and pose recognition this past spring to help first and second graders learn about the complex system of honeybee foraging. Dr. Joshua Danish from the Learning Sciences program led the research team, as part of the NSF-funded Promoting Learning through Annotation of Embodiment (PLAE) project, which engages students in embodied sociodramatic play. […]


OPT V2 Gnocchi Code Available!

The OpenPTrack team is excited to announce the release of OPT V2 (Gnocchi). The code can be found on the OPT V2 Github page, and provides new, fundamental features (GPU acceleration required): Object Tracking. For the first time, OpenPTrack will track objects in addition to the human body. V2 will add […]


PLAE with OpenPTrack in Indiana

A team of Indiana University researchers are using OpenPTrack to develop body-based cyberlearning tools in conjunction with Bloomington area elementary schools. The partnership aims to engage students in embodied sociodramatic play in physically interactive educational spaces, to help them learn about complex science phenomena. The collaboration’s installation supports the NSF-funded Promoting Learning through Annotation of Embodiment […]


Body-Based Drawing with OpenPTrack

UCLA REMAP researcher/GSE&IS PhD student Randy Illum led 36 elementary school students in body-based art-making exercises enabled by OpenPTrack. The project was conducted over three Fridays in March 2017 at UCLA Lab School. It investigated collaboration between students using a digital body-based drawing program compared to sharpie markers. Working in groups of six, the students developed ideas for […]


OpenPTrack at InterpTech 2016

OpenPTrack was showcased at InterpTech 2016, a three-day conference organized by the National Association for Interpretation (NAI) and California State Parks. Held April 24-27 in Pacific Grove, California, the program focused on the application and implementation of innovative technology for interpretive projects. On April 25, Zoe Sandoval, Jeff Burke and Taylor Fitz-Gibbon presented Community, Creativity, […]


OpenPTrack at MW2016

UCLA REMAP researcher and UCLA GSE&IS doctoral student Randy Illum presented OpenPTrack to MW2016 on April 9. One of the conference’s Lightning Talks, Illum’s “OpenPTrack: Body-Based Group Tracking for Informal Learning Spaces” introduced the OpenPTrack platform and OpenPTrack projects-to-date, to generate conversation about the future of body-based interaction and visitor engagement (at museums […]


OpenPTrack at GTC

Jeff Burke and Matteo Munaro presented OpenPTrack at the GPU Technology Conference (GTC) on April 6. Their presentation, “Real-Time Person Tracking on Jetson with OpenPTrack,” included an overview of OpenPTrack and real-world deployments in the arts, culture and education, a demonstration, and the technology roadmap using the NVIDIA Jetson, for which OpenPTrack has recently been optimized. […]


OpenPTrack Installed at cheLA in Buenos Aires, Argentina

OpenPTrack has been installed at cheLA in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A center for the interpretive merging of arts, culture, technology and community, cheLA is a long-time partner of UCLA REMAP. Their continued collaboration and this semi-permanent deployment equips educators, researchers, designers, and artists working across disciplines with an interface for body-based, human-computer interaction. UCLA REMAP Executive Director Jeff Burke presented […]


OpenPTrack Being Optimized for NVIDIA Jetson

UCLA REMAP and Open Perception are porting OpenPTrack to operate on the NVIDIA Jetson TK1 and TX1. Both UCLA and the University of Padova are performing integration and performance testing on these platforms.  Compact and with a low per-unit cost, the platform will make an OpenPTrack system more affordable and […]


OpenPTrack Featured at UCLA Parents’ Weekend

On Saturday, October 31, OpenPTrack was showcased as part of UCLA Parents’ Weekend. Selected as this year’s annual Faculty Presentation in UCLA’s Royce Hall, “REMAP: At the Intersection of Art and Technology” introduced the ongoing research of UCLA REMAP and the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television to visiting family members, including the development and […]