Inventors Spotlight
IPP is highlighting a selective group of faculty who have made significant inventive scientific or engineering contributions with important societal or financial impacts. Our series, "SBU Inventors Spotlight," features fascinating stories of the challenges and joys of the inventors’ path from discovery to commercialization.
“So you ask me what brings me joy and fun in my work. 2D is basically a kind of boring image; it is when you add 3D when you start to have fun. It is analogous to the differences between painting and sculpting. And then if you go to 4D, you have 3D plus time - so this includes videos and animations - this is a real joy. And if you add total immersion, as I have with virtual reality, then this is really euphoria or dream. So that’s where we experience all the fun.”