Dr. Kirk Cameron and a group of CS students are heading to South by Southwest in Austin, Texas this month. SeeMore, an animatronic sculpture designed by sculptor Sam Blanchard and computer scientist Kirk Cameron to illustrate the concept of parallel computing, will be featured at the trade show March 13-16. The name is a reference to supercomputing pioneer Seymour Cray. SeeMore is designed to simultaneously educate and inspire computational thinking, SeeMore is part kinetic sculpture and part giant parallel computer. Built with 256 single-board computers, called Raspberry Pis, the living sculpture physically demonstrates conceptual elements of computer science, showing how a parallel computer carries out many calculations simultaneously. As a computation propagates and evolves across the surface of the form, it visually represents the architecture modern supercomputers use, helping people understand the abstract concepts involved. Read more about Virginia Tech at South by Southwest Here
SeeMore was also one of the centerpieces of the 2015 World Maker Faire in New York City. Read More
