Updates


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 (and Jetson Port) to be Showcased at GTC

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


OpenPTrack to be Presented at MW2016

UCLA REMAP researcher and UCLA GSE&IS doctoral student Randy Illum will be introducing OpenPTrack to MW2016 on April 9. Scheduled as one of the conference’s Lightning Talks, Illum will present “OpenPTrack: Body-Based Group Tracking for Informal Learning Spaces,” which will share the OpenPTrack platform and OpenPTrack projects-to-date, to generate conversation about the future of […]


Artwork Made with OpenPTrack to be Included in SIGCHI Exhibition Catalogue

Whorl, the first third-party interactive work built with OpenPTrack, has been accepted to be included in ACM CHI 2016‘s catalogue of work. An installation created by Damon Seeley, Eitan Mendelowitz, and David Glicksman in 2014, Whorl was initially installed at the UCLA Interpretive Media Laboratory‘s space in Downtown Los Angeles.  The catalogue is being prepared […]


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 […]


OpenPTrack at Choreographic Coding Lab

OpenPTrack was included in Motion Bank‘s Choreographic Coding Lab (CCL) #5, which took place at the UCLA Department of Art‘s Eli and Edythe Broad Art Center September 15-19, 2015. Attended by choreographers, dancers, media artists and researchers exploring the intersection of interpretive technology and body-based expression, CCL included OpenPTrack as a platform for experimentation. The […]