About IMTC
Located on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology,
the Interactive Media Technology Center (IMTC) is a research, design
and education center focusing on digital media processing applied
to technology, education, culture, and medicine. IMTC was founded
in 1989 to aid in the bid for the 1996 Olympic Games. Since that
highly successful beginning, IMTC has developed advanced multimedia
systems for business and industry worldwide while educating students
in multimedia technologies and techniques. Our faculty members
are highly accomplished in the creation of information systems
that are easy to understand and use. Whatever the problem, our
team provides innovative solutions customized to meet the needs
of our clients.
Recent News
(Nov. 26, 2001) – The Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications
Technology (GCATT), Georgia Tech, and Shepherd Center have received
a $5 million, five-year federal grant to develop applications of
wireless technologies to enhance the independence of people with
physical and cognitive disabilities.
For more information about the Wireless RERC grant and IMTC's
contributions, please visit:
www.wirelessrerc.org.
Contact IMTC
Mark Clements, Academic Director
Ed Price, Research Director
Interactive Media Technology Center
bldg TSRB, Suite 305
85 5th street NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30308 U.S.A.
Phone: 404.894.4195
Fax: 404.894.7038
Web: www.imtc.gatech.edu
Email: info@imtc.gatech.edu
Research Interests
Culture
From the theater to the stadium, IMTC incorporates revolutionary
multimedia technology into everyday life. We have a long and rich
history of collaboration with both local and national arts and
humanitarian organizations. Our interactive systems serve as a
tool for presentation, simplify art education and even enhance
the medium in which artists create.
Education
IMTC explores new ways to merge technology with learning - in
the classroom or on the factory floor. We create educational tools
that provide students with the possibility of unlimited exploration.
Our training systems combine photo realistic experiences, innovative
interfaces, and intuitive machines that adapt to individual users
to fully integrate the work environment with on-line training and
help.
Technology
Although all of IMTC’s projects involve existing cutting-edge
technology, some of our projects focus on developing new technology.
IMTC develops input devices for computers, computer imaging hardware,
presentation equipment, and unique software for use in multimedia
production. If off-the-shelf equipment does not meet a project's
requirements, IMTC has the resources to develop and build almost
any hardware or software.
Medicine
IMTC has expanded its mission to include biomedical technology
through our member center the Biomedical Interactive Technology
Center. Using computers to improve the quality and efficiency of
health care is the main focus of our biomedical research, with
research thrusts in telemedicine and telerehabilitation, medical
imaging, surgical simulation, and computer-aided surgery.
Project Highlights
Commercialization
Part of IMTC's mission is to help commercialize technology developed
by IMTC and Georgia Tech, as well as our business partners. To
further these goals, we have partnered with the Center for Signal
and Image Processing (CSIP), which is one of the preeminent centers
for digital signal processing in the world. IMTC works with CSIP
faculty and graduate students to identify, develop, and license
technology that may be of interest to industry.
Success stories have included Cyber-Care, a leading provider of
home telemedicine technology, and Nexidia, a start-up
company developing phonetic search engines.
Facilities
IMTC’s facilities are on the cutting edge of technology.
Our lab occupies over 10,000 square feet of the Georgia Center
for Advanced Telecommunications Technology building, allowing access
to many advanced networking facilities, such as Internet2, gigabit
Ethernet, and broadband wireless. IMTC has a digital studio, complete
with a vibration and sound isolated stage and a Cyc-wall for chroma-keying
and virtual sets. We have several digital non-linear video editing
bays with analog and digital inputs and outputs. We have high-end
3D graphics systems, as well as film-editing and special effects
capabilities. We also own a Seitz roundshot panoramic camera, which
photographs a 360 degree image for creating virtual reality environments.
Several computer labs contain fully equipped Macintosh, PC, and
multimedia workstations for development of multiple platform software
systems.
Funding
Contracts
Private companies or government agencies can enter into research
contracts that define specific research goals and deliverables.
Grants
Grants are sought and encouraged for the funding of research into
new or broad areas of technology.
Gifts
Gifts to the Georgia Tech Foundation can be earmarked for IMTC
to support our basic research needs and student fellowships.
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