91-09/Meckler.91 From: well!san@apple.com (Sandra Kay Helsel) Subject: Meckler VR Conference Program, 23-25 Sept 91, San Francisco Date: Tue, 3 Sep 91 10:40:41 pdt Meckler's "Virtual Reality '91" Conference Program September 23-25, 1991 La Meridien Hotel San Francisco, CA Sponsored by Virtual Reality Report & Multimedia Review Monday, September 23: Introduction/Review 9:00-9:15 Opening and Introductions Sandra Kay Helsel, Ph.D. Editor-in-Chief Virtual Reality Report and Multimedia Review; Principal, Infinite Media Moderator: Czeslaw Jan Gryce, Ph.D. Scholarship and Technology Study Project University of California, Berkeley 1. 9:15-10:00 "Virtual Reality: An OverView" Howard Rheingold, editor of Whole Earth Review, multimedia columnist for Publish, author of Virtual Reality by Summit Books. 2. 10:00-10:45 "Artificial Reality: An Overview" Myron Krueger, Ph.D., Artificial Reality Corporation 3. 11:15-12:00 "Cyberspace" Joseph Henderson, M.D., Interactive Media Laboratory, Dartmouth Medical School 4. 12:00-12:30 Summary and Questions 12:30-2:00 Lunch 5. 2:00-2:45 "Europe's Impact on Virtual Reality and its Development" Florian Brody, Senior Project Manager for New Technology, National Library, Austria. 6. 2:45-3:15 "An Evolution of Synthetic Reality and Tactile Interfaces." David Hon, President, Ixion Coffee 3:15-3:45 7. 3:45-4:15 "The Virtual Business Enterprise: Visual Analysis of Information Flow." Charles Grantham, Ph.D. & Bradford Smith, Ph.D. University of San Francisco, College of Professional Studies 4:15-5:15 Roundtable 6:00 Reception Tuesday, September 24: 9:00-9:15 Opening & Introduction of Keynote Speaker Sandra Kay Helsel, Ph.D. 8. 9:15-10:00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS ON VIRTUAL REALITY Jaron Lanier 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break Concurrent Sessions Design (Tuesday Morning: Room A) MODERATOR: Richard Brandt, Ed.D., Course Developer Sun Microsystems, Inc. 9. 10:30-11:05 "The Realities of Building Virtual Realities." Bryan Lewis, Ph.D., Verdical User Environments; IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. 10. 11:05-11:40 Doug Crockford, Lucas Arts 11. 11:40-12:15 "Intellectual Property Protection and Virtual Reality" Daniel Siegal, Attorney at Law; Irell & Manella. 12. 12:15-12:30 Summary and Questions 12:30-2:00 Lunch Applications (Tuesday Morning: Room B) Moderator: John Coyne, Ph.D. Management Science, George Washington University 14. 10:30-11:00 "Angels," or "Les Recontres Angeliques" Nicole Stenger, Visiting Scholar; Human Interface Technology Laboratory; University of Washington, Seattle. 15. 11:00-11:30 "Educational Applications of Virtual Reality: Medium or Myth?" Jim McCluskey, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications; Kansas State University. 16. 11:30-12:00 "Kinesthetic Training Devices." Tim Dowding, Instruction Designer; Analysis & Technology, Inc. 12:00-12:30 17. "Braided Realities for Crisis/Emergency Management." Roland Hjerppe, LibLAB, Department; Linkoping University, Sweden. Erland Jungert, Swedish Defense Research Establishment, Department of Information Technology; Linkoping University, Sweden. 12:30-2:00 Lunch Centers for Research & Development (Tuesday Afternoon: Room A) MODERATOR: Dennis Falk, Ph.D. Center for the Advancement of Learning Technologies Department of Social Work; College of Education & Human Service Professions University of Minnesota 18. 2:00-2:2:30 "Virtual Reality at the Institute for Simulation and Training" Richard-Dunn Roberts, Visual Systems Scientist; Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida. 2:30-3:00 19. "Virtual Reality at NYNEX." Rory Stuart. Member of Technical Staff, Intelligent Interfaces Group of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of NYNEX Science and Technology. 3:00-3:30 Coffee Break 20. 3:30-4:00 "VPL Research" 21. 4:00-4:30 "Visual Perception Program" Tom Piantanida, Ph.D. SRI, International 4:30-5:00 22. "A Description of the Human Interface Technology Laboratory" William Bricken, Ph.D., Principal Scientist, Human Interface Technology Laboratory, University of Washington. 5:00-5:30 Summary and Roundtable 6:00-7:00 Reception Market Info (Tuesday Afternoon: Room B) Moderator: Linda Jacobson, Chief Scribe, WordsWork. 23. 2:00-2:30 "Virtual Reality: When Will Reality Meet the Marketplace?" John Latta, Ph.D., 4th Wave, Inc. 24. 2:30-3:00 "The VR Industry: Is It Real or is it Virtual?." Anthony Asche, President; StrayLight Corp. 3:00-3:30 Coffee Break 3:30-4:00 25. "Market Overview in the U.K. Charles Grimsdale, DIVISION 4:00-4:30 26. "Japan's Game Vendors and VR" Jack Plimpton, President; Japan Entry. 4:30-5:00 Summary and Roundtable 6:00-7:00 Reception WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25: SPECIAL JOINT SESSION: (Wednesday Morning) 8:30-8:40 Introduction Sandra Kay Helsel, Ph.D., Conference Chair 27. 8:40-9:20 "Mathematical Foundations of Cyberspace" William Bricken, Ph.D. Principal Scientist, Human Interface Technology Laboratory, University of Washington. 28. 9:20-10:00 "How Many D's in Reality?" Theodor Holm Nelson, Founding Designer of Project Xanadu, AutoDesk Distinguished Fellow. 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break CONCURRENT SESSIONS Systems/Hardware Wednesday Morning (Room A) Moderator: Kenny Meyer, Piltdown 29. 10:30-11:10 "New Advances in PC-Based Hardware" Tom Coull, V.P. Marketing; Sense8/Intel. 30. 11:10-11:50 Randy Haykin, Apple Computer, Inc. 31. 11:50-12:30 Randy Walser, AutoDesk Display (Wednesday Morning: Room B) Moderator: Walt Duflock, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Clara Computer & High Technology Law Journal. 32. 10:30-11:10 StereoSynthesis (tm)--"2D-3D Conversion Process" David M. Geshwind, President Latent Image Development Corporation 33. 10:10-11:50 "Stereoscopic Video and the Quest for Virtual Reality" Michael Starks, President, 3-DTV 34. 11:50-12:30 Michael Miller, Chairman, Enter Corporation 12:30-2:00 Lunch Entertainment (Wednesday Afternoon: Room A) MODERATOR: David Traub Vice President of Development, Center Point Communications 35. 2:00-2:30 "Battletech" Jordan Weisman, Executive Vice President, Creative Director; Virtual World Entertainments, Inc. 36. 2:30-3:00 "Virtual Reality Entertainment Products" Diana Gagnon, Ph.D., Interactive Associates 3:30-4:00 Coffee Break 37. 4:00-4:30 "Virtual Reality and Entertainment." Steve Glenn, Vice President of Adventure/Entertainment Group, SimGraphics Engineering 38. 4:30-5:00 "The Mandala System" Vincent John Vincent, Vivid Effects 5:00-5:30 Summary and Roundtable Peripherals (Wednesday afternoon: Room B) MODERATOR: 39. 2:00-2:30 EXOS "HandMaster" Beth Marcus, Ph.D. 40. 2:30-3:00 "6-D Motion Tracking" Hugh L. Applewhite, Piltdown 3:00-3:30 Coffee Break 41. 3:30-4:00 "Force Feedback: The Sense of Touch at the Interface" Margaret Minsky, Ph.D.; MIT Media Lab 42. 4:00-4:30 "3-D Sound for Virtual Reality: The Possible and the Probable." Durand R. Begault, Ph.D., Researcher; NASA-AMES Research Center/National Research Council. 4:30-5:00 Summary and Roundtable For additional information, contact Meckler's Conference Department, 11 Ferry Lane West, Westport, CT 06880; 800-635-5537. --