Jessica Brillhart Named Director of USC ICT Mixed Reality Lab
Former Google Principal Filmmaker for VR and Vrai Pictures Founder to lead University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies MxR Lab.
Since its creation in 1999, the Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) at University of Southern California has been an integral contributor to the development of virtual reality technologies -- dating back more than a decade before the Oculus Kickstarter reignited mainstream interest in the medium.
In fact, the ICT Mixed Reality lab (MxR) was where Palmer Luckey first began experimenting with ‘Franken-viewer’ head-mounted displays, which would ultimately lead to the creation of Oculus Rift.
Now, the Mixed Reality Lab is announcing a new director: Jessica Brillhart.
"I have had incredible respect for what ICT has been doing for a while now," Brillhart said in an interview with the author. "I feel that a lot of us in the immersive space owe a great deal to the research that has happened there and I'm honored to continue to lead that charge at MxR."