Visiting Assistant Professor
Department:
Mathematics and Computer Science
Phone: 706.238.7968
Location: McAllister 352A
Email: bbowers@berry.edu
Brook studied at Berry College from 2010-2013 in pursuit of a degree in Computer Science. When offered a job at Amazon, the software developer took it and worked from 2014-2016 in Seattle before moving back east to chase higher education. At the University of Georgia, the scholar explored topics in neurocomputation, AI, and Computer Vision, before settling on studies in eXtended Reality (XR, a field that covers Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality). Specifically, the research was on writing and drawing in virtual environments using physical inputs and culminated in the application of the technology to researching introductory code tracing lessons.
Education
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B.S. in Computer Science, Berry College
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Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Georgia
Teaching Interests
- Designing Programs
- Data Structures
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Web Development and Technologies
Research Interests
- eXtended Reality (XR)
- Virtual Human to Human Interaction
- Novel Interaction Devices and Techniques
- Innovative Classroom Technologies
- Free Open Source Software (FOSS)
- Additive Manufacturing
Field Experience
- Software Development Engineer, Amazon
Selected Publications
- Making it simple: expanding access and lowering barriers to novel interaction devices for virtual and augmented reality (2020) B Bowers, A Rukangu, K Johnsen 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops
- Comparing Virtual Constraints and a Physical Stylus for Planar Writing and Drawing in Virtual Reality B Bowers, AJ Tuttle, A Rukangu, A Franzluebbers, C Ball, K Johnsen 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops
- ENVISIONing the Use of Augmented and Virtual Reality in Computer Science Education Bowers, Brook. University of Georgia ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2024. 31633776.
Professional Associations
- Software Carpentries Certified Instructor