Immersive Analytics and Quantum Computing

by | Apr 25, 2017 | Blog

Motivated by recent IBM announcements about quantum computing (QC), I wrote an article “What IT Managers Should Know About Quantum Computing” published in Hacker Noon on Medium. The goal was to explain clearly the unusual aspects of QC and to suggest...

IA Prototypes in Collaborative Decision-Making

by | Feb 28, 2017 | Blog

Todd Margolis of Qlik has posted an insightful blog on how Immersive Analytics (IA) can enhance collaborative decision-making, which is a key theme for virtual data worlds. He provides five sketches of working prototypes for: 3D Globe Qlik Sense Extension for Google...

IA News: Google Releasing Daydream VR

by | Aug 30, 2016 | Blog

“…within weeks!” That was the news from Bloomberg Technology. Alphabet Google has funded VR content development to promote their new Daydream, “a hybrid store and software service that Google hopes will be the dominant way people engage with...

IA News: Why Virtual-Reality Hype is About to Crash

by | May 23, 2016 | Blog

Christopher Mims’ WSJ column argued today that all this VR hype is about to crash. I tend to agree with his assessment. VR is over-hyped (except for the gamers, for which it is like Christmas morning every week). However, for main street, VR will be a brief curiosity...