Ella Howard
@ellakhoward.bsky.social
Professor, first gen, historian of cities, current book project on history of historic preservation districts
Author of Homeless: https://www.pennpress.org/9780812244724/homeless/
ellakhoward.com
Author of Homeless: https://www.pennpress.org/9780812244724/homeless/
ellakhoward.com
I was excited to participate in this weekend's VR Jam sponsored by our student chapter of ACM at Wentworth Institute of Technology. VR development is an amazing space to engage students in learning about History. My workshop covered interactions and materials in Unity.
March 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I was excited to participate in this weekend's VR Jam sponsored by our student chapter of ACM at Wentworth Institute of Technology. VR development is an amazing space to engage students in learning about History. My workshop covered interactions and materials in Unity.
Excited to see Prof. Heyda speak!
March 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Excited to see Prof. Heyda speak!
Anyone interested in teaching history through VR development should jump right in. With the LLMs, we are in a new era of Digital Humanities. You and your students can create anything you can imagine. #DH #digitalhumanities
March 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Anyone interested in teaching history through VR development should jump right in. With the LLMs, we are in a new era of Digital Humanities. You and your students can create anything you can imagine. #DH #digitalhumanities
Step one of course prep for January's course recreating Boston's West End in VR is complete! #DH
✅Created cube in ESRI CityEngine
✅Imported to Unity
✅Got approval as Meta Developer
✅Configured and rebuilt... everything many times
✅Learned about the ports on my computer
✅Can see cube in Quest 2!!!
✅Created cube in ESRI CityEngine
✅Imported to Unity
✅Got approval as Meta Developer
✅Configured and rebuilt... everything many times
✅Learned about the ports on my computer
✅Can see cube in Quest 2!!!
November 24, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Step one of course prep for January's course recreating Boston's West End in VR is complete! #DH
✅Created cube in ESRI CityEngine
✅Imported to Unity
✅Got approval as Meta Developer
✅Configured and rebuilt... everything many times
✅Learned about the ports on my computer
✅Can see cube in Quest 2!!!
✅Created cube in ESRI CityEngine
✅Imported to Unity
✅Got approval as Meta Developer
✅Configured and rebuilt... everything many times
✅Learned about the ports on my computer
✅Can see cube in Quest 2!!!
Today in Salem, MA, we rallied in support of trans rights across from the office of the representative who shall not be named.
Do not scapegoat trans kids for the failings of the Democratic party.
Do not scapegoat trans kids for the failings of the Democratic party.
November 17, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Today in Salem, MA, we rallied in support of trans rights across from the office of the representative who shall not be named.
Do not scapegoat trans kids for the failings of the Democratic party.
Do not scapegoat trans kids for the failings of the Democratic party.
Welcome new folks! Let's make some good things happen.
November 11, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Welcome new folks! Let's make some good things happen.
I'm excited to be learning and presenting at today's Greater Boston Digital Research & Pedagogy Symposium!
April 12, 2024 at 1:25 PM
I'm excited to be learning and presenting at today's Greater Boston Digital Research & Pedagogy Symposium!
I will post replies to this thread about tonight's screening and discussion of Inundation District.
Speaking tonight after the film will be Joe Christo of the Stone Living Lab and Sanjay Seth, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor for Climate and Equity in EPA 1. #EnvHist
Speaking tonight after the film will be Joe Christo of the Stone Living Lab and Sanjay Seth, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor for Climate and Equity in EPA 1. #EnvHist
March 21, 2024 at 10:24 PM
I will post replies to this thread about tonight's screening and discussion of Inundation District.
Speaking tonight after the film will be Joe Christo of the Stone Living Lab and Sanjay Seth, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor for Climate and Equity in EPA 1. #EnvHist
Speaking tonight after the film will be Joe Christo of the Stone Living Lab and Sanjay Seth, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor for Climate and Equity in EPA 1. #EnvHist