Illumen and UIC College of Dentistry Team to Develop Haptics Simulator

The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry set out to develop cutting edge dental training simulations using haptics. Haptics is the science of applying touch sensation and control to interaction. These dental simulations would provide a new platform for training. The dental school needed anatomically accurate tooth and gum models that would reflect natural imperfections and irregulatirites when used in the virtual dental simulator.

Working with UIC’s leading dental educator, Dr. Arnold Steinberg, Illumen’s team planned to map out all key anatomical imperfections, build the 3D models, then test them for accuracy within the virtual dental simulator.
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Illumen’s David Charney Speaks at CD2

David Charney, Chief Creative Officer at Illumen, speaks at CD2 about the user experience and design. CD2 (Chicago Designers and Developers User Group) is focused on nurturing the collaboration between designers & developers and the importance of the user experience and how it relates to creativity and technology.
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Illumen at Gartner Healthcare Summit

Chris Okamoto co-presented the Gartner keynote with Dr. James “Butch” Rosser at the Gartner Healthcare 2007 Summit in Miami. The keynote topic was “Video Games and Simulation of Safe Surgery”. Chris walked through real-world medical projects that blended gaming and simulation components, providing a glimpse into today’s challenges and tomorrow’s solutions. The Gartner Healthcare Summit is widely regarded as the industry’s most comprehensive healthcare IT and business conference.

Illumen Presents at Learning 2007

Illumen’s, Chris Okamoto, helped run the Top Gun 4 Surgeon training event at the 92nd Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. This Laparo-scopic Skill and Suturing program integrates simulations with gaming methodology to train laparoscopic surgeons around the world. The Top Gun Training program was recently featured on ABC’s hit show, Grey’s Anatomy. Chris also helped run a Top Gun 4 Kids event as part of the conference, an event that aims to draw attention to career choices in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM). This  event uses video games, reality based simulation challenges, pop culture icons, and interactive media to hit a grassroot level of awareness around STEMM.