The Giant Walkthrough Brain Project: Interactive Medical Education for the Individual, Classroom, and Beyond

The last few decades of technological advancements provide many physical and virtual techniques of displaying information. Inspired by Joseph Bogen's idea of the Giant Walkthrough Brain, this thesis discusses the creation of three innovative methods that allow us to visualize and explore human brain anatomy. First is the Giant Walkthrough Brain Show: a live virtual tour of a 3D brain museum in collaboration with science speaker Jay Ingram and his band that educates and entertains the audience using stories and music. The second method is a standalone application that recreates elements from the show to provide a similar experience to individuals on their personal computers. Lastly, the Brain Slice Explorer is a blend of physical and virtual worlds: a sliced replica of a human brain can be taken apart and studied, while corresponding QR codes provide access to a web application with further information and details.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MSc)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Computational Media Design

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Graduate Studies

Year dc:date.issued

2016

Author dc:creator

• Karaman, Tatiana

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Jacob, Christian
• Hushlak, Gerald

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Levy, Richard
• Gadbois, Denis

• Design and Decorative Arts
• Information Science
• Education

Statement dc:rights

• University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.

Language dc:language.iso

eng

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28160

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ucalgary.scholaris.ca:11023/2845