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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I asked for non-arrowed maps in my Explorations chapter! Credit: Four maps depicting the estimated range of modern Homo sapiens through time original by Elyssa Ebding at GeoPlace, California State University, Chico under a CC BY-NC 4.0 License.

Map of the world labeled 315-195 KYA showing a human presence from north to east Africa.

Map of the world labeled 195-100 KYA showing a human presence in all of Africa and along the south coast of Asia.

Map of the world labeled 99-30 KYA showing a human presence across Africa, central to south Eurasia, Southeast Asia, and Australia.

Map of the world labeled 29-9 KYA showing a human presence across all major continents except Antarctica.

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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Fool, this was the plan all along!

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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

But doctor, I AM the Microsoft Authenticator app

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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

PaleoCalifornia Part 2 is out! It is a WebXR educational theme park ride featuring Creative Commons models from @tarpits.org. View it in any web browser or in VR headsets at www.paleoca.com! #WebXR #AFrame #ThreeJS #EduSky

A herd of low-poly-style camels in a field.

A low-poly style Columbian mammoth in front of a futuristic time tunnel.

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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The latest #aaba2026 meeting was the best yet! I have so many highlights, from the art expo and silent auction to the education committee workshop and course seeing the fascinating talks and posters. I’m so glad my 3D prints were so well received.

A 3D printed bust of Lucy in copper-colored plastic.

A blocky silver 3D print of Lucy standing with open palms.

A blocky 3D print of a gorilla with 3D prints of Lucy in the background.

Closeup of a silver 3D print of Lucy from the side. Behind it slightly out of focus is a copper colored 3D printed bust of Lucy. Far in the background and very out of focus is man loading chairs.

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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Thanks AT&T. I wonder what Spectrum is like.

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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

I have a new camera and I now have birder cred. Someone next to me in an aviary with a huge camera pointed at a bird whispered to me “that’s a roasted sapphire” and I’m like “… magnificent.”

A tiny hummingbird perched on an equally tiny branch

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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Not a good start to the work session! I replugged in the GPU power cable and it seems fine now.

Computer screen showing green static and a pink square

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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

How about some siamang photos from the San Diego Zoo?

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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

This Apple Intelligence summary is kind of fun? Only the subject line refers to Halloween

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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 22/05/2024

And it’s sequel but I’m at the one 0.2 miles away (actually inside).

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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 22/05/2024

“But I’m using their app…” recropped 🤗

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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 19/03/2024

On Thursday at #AABA2024 I will be one of the exhibitors at the Art, Culture, and Science Engagement Exhibition. I'll guide you through a virtual reality anthropology museum!

A round room with a yellow spiral staircase in the center. Platforms from the staircase lead to models of prehistoric humans.

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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 16/02/2024

San Diego just had a Hawaii missile test incident. First report was a 6.8 1 mile away.

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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 12/02/2024

I spent weeks modeling California oatgrass. It was hard actually. Here are some results (from l to r): crude cardboard cutout. Small, medium and large detailed close-up models. Cardboard cutouts using the large plant model as textures.

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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 06/02/2024

I thought I left these behind in Missouri

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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 18/01/2024

Work-in-progress camels for paleoca.com. Next up is some work on plants!

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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 02/01/2024

Youtube: "this guy has been looking up primate videos for sixteen weeks and poof he switches to all camels non-stop."

3D animation rig of a camel arching its neck to scratch its hump with its teeth.

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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 28/12/2023

Want to explore the scenes in PaleoCalifornia on your own terms? Check out the new Walk Mode! Stare into the abyss of the Time Tunnel. www.paleoca.com #WebXR

A raccoon stands on the edge of a quebrada

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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 27/11/2023

My other big WebXR project is PaleoCalifornia (paleoca.com), which is an educational theme park ride. It is 1/4 done but also is a complete experience. A new mode (self-guided tour) should be done before next semester. The second fourth of the ride will be around summer.

Downtown LA skyline rendered in grayscale.

Raccoons hanging on to a bent-over tree at night.

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Keith Chan @keithcchan.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

One of my WebXR projects is AnVRopomotron, a virtual biological anthropology and archaeology museum. See scale models of modern primates, hominins, and artifacts! www.anvropomotron.com

A spiral staircase with side exits to platforms containing hominin models, each brightly colored.

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