Dr. Michael Murphy - who is a teacher in Ryerson's School Of Radio and Television Arts and former Academic Director of the Rogers Communications Centre recently had his essay published in the book "inno'va-tion". The book features essays from 25 of Canada's top researchers. Edited by Jim Downey and Lois Claxton and distributed by Key Porter Books the essays range in topics from physics to genetics, from health to literature, from the environment to nanotechnology. Dr. Murphy's essay titled "Convergence, Interactive Media and Innovation" speculates on why Canada and its people have played such a significant role in the evolution of electronic communications and media. His paper is one of eight essays published on the books website.

Click here to read Dr. Murphy's essay on the inno'va-tion website.

In Search Of A Quiet PC The Stealth Project - Anyone who has purchased a PC of late has probably noticed that the fans --that are used to keep the processor cool- are quite noisy. While this fan noise most often goes unnoticed in a typical office environment the noise can be quite disruptive in an audio production environment. Over the next four weeks Dr. Michael Murphy of Radio and Television Arts and Many Ayromlou of the Rogers Communications Centre will be assembling the components and building Ryerson's first quiet PC. The project has been nicknamed "The Stealth Project".

Rogers Communications Centre Researcher Many Ayromlou - is the latest hero of the Open Source Access Grid community. He recently built a single small computer measuring 280mm x 200mm x 180mm capable of replacing the work done previously by three individual computers. The computer employs a simple and elegant design and is the talk of the Open Source Access Grid Community and the pride and joy of Ayromlou, a graduate of Ryerson's Applied Computer Science Program. This innovation was a direct result of the Rogers Communications Centre applied research into grid computing and networked communications.

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16*9 Digital Television Studio - Through the Rogers Communications Centre, the Interactive Broadcast Learning Lab is associated with Canada's first all digital 16*9 television studio, TV Studio C. The studio contains 3 16*9 Hitachi camera's connected to a Ross Synergy digital switcher. It also contains a bluescreen environment and is currently being equipped with Kaydara's filmbox that contains a real-time rendering engine. It will allow for exploration of live interactive television with 3D objects such as animated characters and virtual (set) objects.

Click here for more information on facilities in the Rogers Communications Centre.

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