Drew Fast

So excited to talk about science and good design! Check back later for some notes! #uofiwebcon #webcon2019

An experiment using hand-painted normal maps to complete a character design with adjustable lighting in #photoshop . #normalmapping #3dart #illustration

Scientific knowledge is acquired using the scientific method. I'd turn the sentence around: If people trust you & believe you share values with them, they're more likely to listen to you, regardless of whether you are doing #scicomm or sharing fake news

The new font that promises to boost your memory. Could this be true? theage.com.au/education/the-… via @theage

NASA: 60 Years in 60 Seconds youtu.be/1UaBgr_sq9A

Learn about AR and VR's unique therapeutic potential at XRDC 2018! gamasutra.com/view/news/3268…

How we can take science to more people dailyo.in/technology/sho… via @dailyo_

Museum staff show preservation process of whale skeleton euronews.com/2018/09/17/wat…

Why We Need to Humanize Chemists, and All Scientists blog.ucsusa.org/science-blogge…

I hope Sony and Nintendo follow suit! news.microsoft.com/europe/2018/09…

The power of medical #VR: “Your brain actually can get tricked into internalizing that experience as a memory of something that’s happened to you,” Shaw says. “That’s where you get this really interesting opportunity to learn.” #sciart @embodiedLabs chicagomag.com/city-life/Augu…

Teaching the public more science likely won't boost support for funding, but sparking their curiosity might theconversation.com/teaching-the-p…

Oculus offers another classroom VR option with new pilot program. Very cool!! engadget.com/2018/08/28/ocu… via @engadget

Learned a bunch from the 3d anatomy webinar by @galecengage. Def. going to advocate for more 3d models/interactives in the courses I work on. These kinds of tools really helped me in my courses--glad to know they do improve student performance and decrease need for prelabs.

Q&A: Noah Falstein explores the world of FDA-approved games gamasutra.com/view/news/3250…

Some particularly funky mito dynamics today:

The Medical Tattoo Artist Who Gives Breast Cancer Survivors Their Finishing Touches dmagazine.com/frontburner/20…

We can make the truth more interesting than lies by using art/design in our science communication bit.ly/2LPghsv via @ConversationCA

Medical pioneer trains digital doctors with AR and VR. Good look at the "why" of using AR/VR for training. zd.net/2M7VFYg via @ZDNet & @mkrigsman