August 2014 Newsletter: Mac-OU INC Happenings: The RAVE CAVE at the Defense Corridor Center for Collaboration and Synergy"

Mac-OU INC Executive Director, Julie Gustafson, along with Mark Vanderpool, City Manager of Sterling Heights, recently enjoyed a tour of the RAVE CAVE, located at the Defense Corridor Center for Collaboration and Synergy (DC3S) in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The tour was provided by Ron Lamparter, the founder of DC3S, and the RAVE CAVE Director, Arthur Adlam.

The RAVE CAVE, or Reconfigurable Center for Automated Virtual Environments, has a number of powerful modeling, simulation and visualization software products. This includes a simulation of the International Space Station, of which both Gustafson and Vanderpool had the opportunity to take a walk on while looking out at the earth, space and a lot of stars.

“The experience was very cool and felt so real. At a couple of points, I slowed my walking in the CAVE to avoid falling into space. Sterling Heights and Michigan’s Defense Corridor are very fortunate to have this type of asset in their backyard. It is definitely worth the visit,” Gustafson said.

The RAVE CAVE has a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), established with TARDEC/TACOM, to encourage:

• Department of Defense research work
• Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in grades K-12
• University/college research and education of visualization, modeling and simulation
• Business community development

For further information, visit ravecave.org or contact Arthur Adlam at aadlam@rave.com or 586-274-4695.