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The Digital Design Studio (DDS) is a research and postgraduate centre of Glasgow School of Art, specialising in 3D digital visualisation and interaction technologies.

History

Launched in 1997, the DDS was based at House for an Art Lover in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow.[1] In 2009, the DDS moved to a purpose-built facility at Pacific Quay, Glasgow which includes a high-definition 13mx8m stereo-projected display lab with full body and object tracking facilities. [2]

The DDS has attracted major research funding from industrial partners such as Ford Motor Company USA,[3] [4] QinetiQ, [5] [6] BAE Systems, Thales, Fisher Defence, BBC Scotland and Shed Media,[7] and Historic Scotland.[8] The DDS also has secured research grants from EPSRC ([9] and [10]), NESTA,[11] AHRC ([12] and [13] projects), Scottish Enterprise,[14] [15] EU FP6&7 and an RCUK Academic Fellowship. [16]

In 2010, in collaboration with NHS Education for Scotland, the DDS set up two networked research centres located in Inverness and Stornoway. The goal of these centres is to bring virtual medical training to areas of Scotland that struggle to gain access to traditional medical training resources.[17] Each research centre is equipped with a passive stereo projection suite and a range of haptic devices in order to deliver medical training. [18] [19]

Research specialisms and example projects

Medical Visualization

DDS has experience in medical visualization as evidenced by multiple research publications.[20]

2D and 3D Dentistry project Funded by NHS Education for Scotland and in collaboration with the University of Glasgow and the Centre for Health Science, this project is in the process of producing detailed virtual anatomy of the human head and neck for anatomical training, a series of training videos for best practice in decontamination in dentistry,[21] and modelling common disease processes. It also aims to address patient inequalities using a virtual patient training environment.[22][23]. This work was presented at the Association for Medical Education in Europe conference in 2010. [24]

Cultural Heritage and Urban Visualization

The DDS and Historic Scotland have formed the Centre for Digital Documentation and Visualization (CDDV)[8] which specialises in the precise documentation and 3D representation of heritage objects, architecture and environments using high resolution laser scanning technology and 3D visualization software.

Scottish 10 project
The Scottish 10 project[25] aims to digitally document ten of the world's UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including all five of Scotland's sites. So far, the team from DDS and the CDDV have laser-scanned New Lanark [26] and Neolithic Orkney [27] in Scotland, and Mount Rushmore in the USA.[28]

Glasgow Urban Model DDS produced a detailed 3D model of Glasgow City Centre, the region surrounding Glasgow School of Art and the Clyde corridor. This model was commissioned by Glasgow City Council [29] and was featured on the BBC news website.[30] [31]

British Empire Exhibition 1938
As part of an AHRC-funded research project, DDS has created a 3D digital model of the 1938 British Empire Exhibition.[32] There is a follow-up project which aims to link, in 3D space, the archive of materials on which the 3D models were based, to the models themselves and allow users to 'annotate' the models and digital archive.[33] [34]

Marine Visualization

Virtual Shipbuilding The DDS has run projects on virtual tools and visualisations for shipbuilding, both modern and relating to the history of Glasgow as a shipbuilding centre[5] [35] and marine visualisation.

Auralisation and sound

DDS is in partnership with ARUP Acoustics [36] and working on various research projects related to sound and auralisation, including SoundLab [37] and modelling virtual concert halls for music rehearsal [38]

Teaching

DDS currently offers two postgraduate masters courses, the MDes in Animation and the MDes in Sound for the Moving Image.[39]

Sources

  1. ^ http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=107729&sectioncode=26
  2. ^ http://www.gsa.ac.uk/gsa.cfm?pid=1063
  3. ^ http://www.avnet3d.co.uk
  4. ^ http://futurestory.enterpriseuk.org/building-blocks/local-business-stepping-up-to-global-competition/the-digital-design-studio-%E2%80%93-leading-the-way-in-high-tech-creativity
  5. ^ a b BS Jones et al, "Interactive 3D Environments for Ship Design Review and Simulation" in 5th International Conference on Computer Applications and Information Technology in the Maritime Industries, 8-11 May 2006, Oud Poelgeest, Leiden/Netherlands ISBN-10: 90-810065-3-3 ISBN-13: 978-90-810065-3-8
  6. ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20021215/ai_n12579752/
  7. ^ http://thedubbingtheatre.tv/
  8. ^ a b http://www.cddv.co.uk
  9. ^ AVNET
  10. ^ SCIFI
  11. ^ M. Patera et al. The Magic Cottage: A Virtual Reality Environment for Stimulating Children’s Imaginative Writing
  12. ^ Living Canvas
  13. ^ British Empire Exhibition
  14. ^ http://www.scottish-enterprise.presscentre.com/Industry-briefings/Creative-industries-cc.aspx
  15. ^ http://news.glidetechnologies.com/story/12444/scotland-s-newest-tourism-ideas-for-2011-to-include-agritourism-and-kite-surfaris
  16. ^ http://www.gsa.ac.uk/researchandpostgraduate/content/default.asp?page=s18
  17. ^ NHS Education for Scotland, NES Focus, Autumn 2010
  18. ^ http://www.centreforhealthscience.com/digital-design-studio.asp
  19. ^ http://futurestory.enterpriseuk.org/building-blocks/local-business-stepping-up-to-global-competition/the-digital-design-studio-%E2%80%93-leading-the-way-in-high-tech-creativity
  20. ^ http://www.gsa.ac.uk/researchandpostgraduate/content/default.asp?page=s18_4&sid=Anderson
  21. ^ http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/media/970504/dentalimpactassessment_decontvideores_181110.pdf
  22. ^ http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/dental/research/dentaleducation/designstudio/
  23. ^ http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/12/17131010/4
  24. ^ http://www.amee.org/index.asp?pg=151&cookies=True
  25. ^ http://www.scottishten.org/
  26. ^ http://www.scottishten.org/index/property2.htm
  27. ^ http://www.scottishten.org/property3
  28. ^ http://www.scottishten.org/property1
  29. ^ http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Business/Planning_Development/Heritage_design/theurbanmodel.htm
  30. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6651775.stm
  31. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6651853.stm
  32. ^ http://www.empireexhibition1938.co.uk/
  33. ^ http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/News/Latest/Pages/winnersdigitalprogramme.aspx
  34. ^ http://www.gsa.ac.uk/research/default.asp?page=s18_3_12
  35. ^ The Scotsman, 14 September 2007
  36. ^ http://business.scotsman.com/medialeisure/Arup39s-sound-move-to-new.5004137.jp The Scotsman, 22 Feb 2009]
  37. ^ The Herald, 15 Apr 2010
  38. ^ http://www.ixddesigns.com/research.html
  39. ^ http://www.gsa.ac.uk/researchandpostgraduate/content/default.asp?page=s18_5

DDS Research and Postgraduate page: http://www.gsa.ac.uk/researchandpostgraduate/content/default.asp?page=s18 DDS Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/digitaldesignstudio DDS Twitter: http://twitter.com/ddsgsa


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