Tag: Digital Sojourns

My Day, looking for Bashō

David Del Testa
A small Japanese-style house with a bronze statue of Bashō seated on a step in front of it.

While the students went out to engage in some tourism in Asakusa this morning, I decided to seek out the places and spaces related to Bashō that I had missed last year. Last year, I sent my time at the Bashō Memorial Hall. This year, I followed up by following the Bashō Path (for the iPhone and Android). I decided to return to the Nihonbashi neighborhood where we stayed last year because it has a convenient location and it is… Read moreMy Day, looking for Bashō

In Tokyo, but why are we here?

David Del Testa

So, while the students introduce themselves, let me describe why we are here. Our ultimate goal is to use a Matterport Pro3D, a LiDAR scanner, to capture immersive 3D scans of our test area, and then attach them to our proof-of-concept space in Unity. Seems simple enough, right? Well, this has been a long and interesting process to get to this point, with a long but relatively gentle learning curve.  For various reasons, for the Japan 2024 trip, we chose… Read moreIn Tokyo, but why are we here?

Digital Sojourns Blog- Bryce Babcock

Bryce Babcock

Hi everyone! My name is Bryce Babcock and I’m a senior computer science and economics major. I started working with Professor Del Testa during the fall semester through my senior design course doing project management and development on the application. Now, I’m continuing to assist the development process by helping the team get our Matterport scans in Fukui and upon returning to campus, importing them into the Unity framework we established last semester. This is my 3rd visit to Japan… Read moreDigital Sojourns Blog- Bryce Babcock

Introduction: Sarah

Sarah Maldonado

Hi Everyone! My name is Sarah Maldonado and I am one of the lucky students selected to go on Bucknell’s Digital Sojourns trip in Japan! After learning about the digital sojourns project through some friends, I had the chance to meet with Professor Del Testa to discuss this project with my senior design class.  During our time in Japan I am responsible for working on social media and assisting in the matterport scans. For social media, I will be running… Read moreIntroduction: Sarah

Introduction to this year’s journey…and thanks!

David Del Testa

This blog specifically concerns the weeklong 2025 field research trip to Japan by Prof. David W. Del Testa and six students to continue development of the Digital Sojourns Project. In builds on the work completed over the course of four years by Bucknell University Presidential Fellows Grace Garvey, Lizzy Harrison, Bryce Merry, and Vienne Warfel; by the project development team of Alec Sanders, Wera Kyam Kyaw, Gideon Daniels and Jack Glassman; sponsored by Bucknell University’s Small Business Development Center  by… Read moreIntroduction to this year’s journey…and thanks!