JJRR Ep37 Re-inventing medical school education - Augmented reality applications for HoloLens - with Jeff Mlakar

Jeff Mlakar is a technologist who's found his dream job developing cutting edge applications in augmented reality.  Listen to Ep37 as Jeff describes how he first discovered Microsoft's HoloLens and how now he's helping Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic reinvent medical school education. Through the Interactive Commons at CWRU, Jeff and his team are eliminating the need for a physical cadaver lab for the new med school and replacing it with  a shared augmented reality curriculum.  www.case.edu/ic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4M6BTYRlKQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O55N7XYyp6g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arqO9vgS000 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2NnOCLexOE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtJkPUbK5P0s 03:56s Reinvention of medical school education as we know it 06:58s The interdisciplinary center at Case Western Reserve University 08:45s The 20th century classroom experience 10:30s Jeff's background in technology and discovering Microsoft's Hololens 13:02s Teaching gross anatomy without the use of a cadaver laboratory 15:40s Microsoft's mixed reality headset, the Hololens 20:40s Cleveland Clinic and CWRU leading Hololens application development 23:15s Biomedical illustrators and 3D animators from Cleveland Institute of Art 26:58s Building scalable infrastructure / software platforms 29:48s Virtual reality vs augmented reality and the value of shared experiences 32:35s Demoing an architecture 3d model application and using existing 3d content 37:45s Controlling and experiencing virtual images with Hololens 41:45s Sharing experiences with others over the internet with wifi 45:15s Having remote meetings but sharing space with avatars i.e. "Jedi Council" 53:32s Trying things and seeing what works, exploring applications 55:53s Shifting mindset from no to let's try it 57:38s Realizing how much fear has been ingrained with the old learning process "This is the next revolution of how we interact with technology" "If we don't have that physical co-presence with each other, it's really difficult to have a full, really impactful educational experience. That's why the Hololens is a game changer for us." Enjoy this episode? Share it with friends! Click Subscribe in iTunes!