WERX Seminar Series Featuring Dan O'Leary

41 Commerce Street,Montgomery AL 36104

23 July, 2021

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A 25 Year Journey from Game Development to Visualization Research : Real-Time Graphics and the Epic MegaGrant Program TOPIC | My 25 Year Journey from Game Development to Visualization Research : Real-Time Graphics and the Epic MegaGrant Program Learn about Dan's journey co-founding a game development studio in 1994 to closing it in 2016, returning to Auburn for MEM / PhDGet smart on today's opportunity - using modern game engines as real-time visualization tools for research and development in academic, military, and enterpriseUnderstand the Epic MegaGrant Program - specifics related to Epic, their Unreal Engine, and the MegaGrant Program, a $100m fund of no-strings-attached grants for virtually anything related to 3D visualizationABOUT DAN O'LEARY | Instructor and PhD Student, Industrial and Systems Engineering @ Auburn University 1994 Co-Founded n-Space, Inc., an independent, full-service game development studio in Orlando, FL. Released 44 games over 23 years with publishing partners that included Activision, Sony, Disney, Nintendo, EA, and Microsoft. The business focused on big licensed properties, including Call of Duty, Toy Story, Star Wars, Marvel, and Rugrats. They also supported every major console and handheld device, PlayStation, XBox, Nintendo DS/Wii/Gamecube, PC/mobile/tablet!In 2016, Dan returned to Auburn after shutting down n-Space to be close to his kids that both were attending Auburn University. In 2018, Dan enrolled in the Master of Engineering Management program, Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE). Later he "Upgraded" to PhD program, intent on pursuing a 2nd career in academics.Dan works with Dr. John Evans on a variety of product innovation and engineering management related initiatives, curriculum, benchmarking, administration, and strategy.Dan has supported 2 successful MegaGrant applications.Dan's dissertation topic area: augmented reality for distance learning. In 2021, he was hired as Instructor upon completion of my PhD courses. He teaches the first year courses in our Business-Engineering-Technology Minor - entrepreneurship, leadership, and product development for BUSI and ENGR undergradsCONNECT | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/djoleary/ This event is brought you by MGMWERX and AUiX. MGMWERX was created under a Partnership Intermediary Agreement between DEFENSEWERX and the Air Force Research Laboratory to align with the education initiatives of Air University. We augment Air University programs to enhance production of high-quality, innovative research and ideas that span issues of importance to the Air Force. This can includes: doctrine, strategies, capability needs, operational concepts, training, education, and science and technology.