GVU Center

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The GVU Center logo
The GVU Center logo

The Graphics, Visualization, and Usability (GVU) Center is an interdisciplinary research center located near Technology Square in Atlanta, Georgia and affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology. It was founded by James D. Foley, the Center's first director, in 1991. According to U.S. News & World Report, it is one of the best such facilities in the world.[1][2] The GVU Center's current director is Elizabeth D. Mynatt,[3] a Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing faculty member.

The GVU Center encompasses the second and third floors of the Technology Square Research Building.
The GVU Center encompasses the second and third floors of the Technology Square Research Building.

The GVU Center focuses on human-computer interaction, ubiquitous computing, mixed/augmented reality, computer animation/graphics, wearable computing, information visualization, educational technologies (learning sciences and technology), new media, communications, intelligent systems/robotics, computer supported cooperative work and online communities.

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