Several features must be provided by a fast prototyping process: description of the system (hardware and software), automatic mapping/scheduling, simulation of the execution, and automatic code generation.
Evidence was found that even limited copresence as provided by the current prototype agent is sufficient to help users feel presence in the environment.
The information visualization procedure provided by this prototype software was much appreciated by the physicians participating in its evaluation.
Although fitted with high-sensitivity collimators, both resolution and contrast of images provided by the CZT SPECT prototype surpassed those of the analog SPECT system in optimal laboratory and in clinical-like conditions [15, 16].
That's impressive enough, but it's not what's selling investors like Marc Andreessen and game industry legends like John Carmack on the Rift – that's the experience provided by the next-generation prototype, which is functionally the same as what we'll see from the first consumer device, Iribe says, but which has been used by only a few hundred people at most as of right now.
Financial support was also provided by the Morgridge Institute for Research, The Rapid Prototyping Center (RPC) at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) and the Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation (LOCI) at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
With seed money provided by the BioMaryland Center to create prototypes and mock-ups, the ideas will be reviewed by experts to further refine and improve the designs.
In a prototype provided by the station, the D.J. later discusses the South by Southwest music festival, a popular annual event held in Austin, and concludes, "You know, the best way to get down to Austin for South by Southwest is Southwest Airlines.
Additional funding for development of the prototype suit was provided by the BioMaryland Center, the office within Maryland's Department of Business and Economic Development that connects life sciences companies, academic and federal researchers with each other and with potential capital sources, partners, and clients.
A prototype was provided by the manufacturer.
