Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at SUNY ESF. I make digital forests that you can explore in virtual reality.
Joined July 2014
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Aidan Ackerman retweeted
FCVP's @acsackerman attended the #UpwardGround summit in Washington DC last week with @sunyesf Landscape Architecture students, Chloe Smith and Tatum St Louis. Together they crafted an immersive VR/AR experience based on the event's venue. ⬇️
ALT Students Chloe Smith and Tatum St Louis helping UpwardGround attendees with VR headsets. Photo by Aidan Ackerman.
Aidan Ackerman retweeted
Earlier this month, @acsackerman spoke at the @sunyesf Dale L. Travis Lecture presenting "Virtual Forests: The Gateway to a More Sustainable Future". He showcased the importance of digital visualizations in climate education and beyond. bit.ly/3PX6Ara
Psyched to welcome these four faculty to the Department of Landscape Architecture at @sunyesf! esf.edu/news/2023/la_welcome…
Aidan Ackerman retweeted
ESF's Professor Aidan Ackerman and landscape architecture student Sara Constantineau presented @TEDCountdown with their partners @MSU_Forestry. The team used virtual reality to visualize negative effects of climate change on forests and jumpstart a conversation on solutions!
ALT Man and two women standing in front of a black backdrop with the word Count Down written in bold yellow and white letters over and over again. The man is holding a round red sign that says Ted on it with white text.
Aidan Ackerman retweeted
The Forest + Climate Visualization Partnership (FCVP) provided a site-specific VR demonstration for the #UpwardGround Summit. @acsackerman, Assistant Professor at @sunyesf, created a custom experience showing future effects of flooding on campus trees: bit.ly/3ntqqyU
ALT VR image of Scott's Bluff, Southern University.
ALT Rising water levels have contributed to erosion and damage to oak trees.
ALT Without mitigation, increased water levels in the future could cause significant further damage.
Aidan Ackerman retweeted
Call for applicants! We are seeking candidates experienced in leadership, outreach, and research on forestry climate solutions to join our team as the Program Director for the FCCP. Learn more about the role: bit.ly/3LNHo4S @MSU_Forestry
It's been a while. I've been exploring compressing time and looking at urban tree growth @thegrove3d
Aidan Ackerman retweeted
FCCP team members, Daphna Gadoth-Goodman & Emily Esch, presented at the 2023 Great Lakes Climate Action Seminar alongside @acsackerman and Sara Constantineau from @sunyesf. ⬇️
Aidan Ackerman retweeted
Onondaga County to start planning Micron-fueled communities. No ‘bottom feeding’ allowed syracuse.com/news/2022/11/on…
This was so fun. It was great to see how excited people were about #forestclimate VR!
Yesterday, at the @1t_org_US Summit, Program Director @laurentcooper along with @acsackerman of @sunyesf showcased an educational and interactive forest VR experience, developed through our Forest + Climate Visualization Partnership (FCVP) bit.ly/3bqR2KN #US1tSummit
Aidan Ackerman retweeted
Yesterday, at the @1t_org_US Summit, Program Director @laurentcooper along with @acsackerman of @sunyesf showcased an educational and interactive forest VR experience, developed through our Forest + Climate Visualization Partnership (FCVP) bit.ly/3bqR2KN #US1tSummit
Aidan Ackerman retweeted
Do virtual forest experiences create increased empathy & engagement in the viewer? Ask ESF's Aidan Ackerman! He's one of the experts participating in the Arboreal Inquiries symposium on 3/31.
linkedin.com/feed/update/urn… for more about Aidan & how to register for the symposium.
Enjoyable afternoon trying to grow digital platanus trees to match ones captured in #lidar. Finally got somewhere WITH @thegrove3d towards the bottom of the stack.
