From morten.soby@ped.uio.no Thu Sep 15 13:39:48 1994 Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 11:18:35 +0100 From: Morten Soby To: sci-virtual-worlds@nac.no Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds Subject: VR Oslo-94 (updated) [The following text is in the "ISO-8859-1" character set] [Your display is set for the "us-ascii" character set] [Some characters may be displayed incorrectly] Final program and last minute announcement: International conference Virtual Reality Oslo 1994 Networks and Applications 18. - 20. August University of Oslo Informatics building Gaustadalleen 23, Oslo (Last updated 14.8.94) Program and information Welcome to the first Virtual Reality conference in Norway: keynote addresses and panel discussions by internationally recognized experts in VR, technical demonstrations of networked VR and special exhibitions of hardware and software. Highlighted are: VR applications in art, culture, education, entertainment, industry, and Garage VR. Aspects related to VR applications in telecommunications where social and moral issues are emphasized. VRO94 is international in scope, offering the most current information and experience in this rapidly expanding field. This conference is of influence to the future development and application areas. Host for the conference is The Norwegian Virtual Reality Society which is founded as a special interest group by the initiators. Initiators and Executive Committee: Carl Eugene Loeffler, Senior Scientist, Norwegian Telecom Research and University of Oslo, Research Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University (USA) Ola Odegard, Researcher, Terminals and Applications, Norwegian Telecom Research (N) Morten Soby, Research Fellow, Institute for Educational Research, University of Oslo (N) For further information: Internet: vro94@tf.tele.no WWW: http://www.nta.no/xtf/VRO/ Phone: +47 63 80 98 85 Ola Odegard, Norwegian Telecom Research Conference Mobil Phone: + 47 942 39208 Fax: +47 63 81 00 76 Phone + 47 22 85 53 83 Morten Soby, University of Oslo Conference Mobil Phone: + 47 942 48278 Advisory Committee Stefania Garassini, Virtual (Italy) Linda Jacobson,Wired (USA) Tom Hargadon, Distributed Simulations (USA) Katsura Hattori, Asahi Paso-Con (Japan) Juha Kauppi, VR-journalist (Finland) Borre Ludvigsen, Halden Regional College (Norway) Diego Montefusco, Virtual (Italy) Philippe van Nedervelde, PVN Media Technology Expertise (Belgium) Bjorn Pehrson, Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) Philippe Queau, Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (France) Christian Schade, VR-consultant (Denmark) Tom Sperlich, VR-consultant (Germany) Coordinators Norwegian Telecom Research University of Oslo Sponsors IDG Computerworld and Publish Multimedia Norwegian Telecom Research Silicon Graphics Norge University of Oslo: University studies at Kjeller (UNIK) University Center for Information technology (USIT) AGENDA Thursday 18 of August 16 00 Registration at SAS Scandinavian Hotel 18 00 Reception at City Hall, Oslo. Welcome address: Karl Klingsheim, Research Director, Norwegian Telecom Research. 19 45/20 05 Boat trip from Radhusbrygga in the Oslo fjord to Bygdo, Najaden Restaurant Friday 19 of August Both conference days the latest VR equippement and immersion VR demos will be presented and available for all participants. The following exhibits will be presented: - PVN Media Technology Expertise, presenting "Cyberspace for the rest of us," projects for visual cyberspaces at minimal cost, including CyberTown. - Oslo Hard Disco, presenting Division- Provision VR System. - Silicon Graphics Computer Systems: presenting SGI ONYX and Performer Simulations. - Virtual Polis 2.0 and Virtual Viking Village 1.0 can be experienced using HMDs on the SGI ONYX platform. Schedule: 9 00 Registration and coffee at University of Oslo, Location: Informatics building, Gaustadalleen 23, Blindern, Oslo. 10 00 Opening address, Carl Loeffler, Ola Odegard and Morten Soby. 10 10 Opening address, Magne Lein, editor of Computerworld and former Norwegian Industry Attach? in San Franscisco 10 30 Keynote Speaker one, Joachim Sauter, Art+Com, (Germany): "Disappearence of the Interfaces" (Advanced research into non-intrusive VR interfaces; Auto industry and Architecture) Coffee break 11 30 Session 1 General topics - VR and Education/Entertainment/Industry/Art /Human-Computer-Interface Moderator: Ola Odegard, (Norway) * Gunnar Berre, SI/Sintef, Oslo, (Norway): "VR used in Control of Remotely Operated Vehicles" (Oil industry VR application for undersea survailance) * Stephania Garassini and Diego Montefusco, Virtual, (Italy): "Virtual Italy " (Survey of VR projects and politics in Italy) * Julie Stanfel, National Filmboard of Canada, (Canada): "Programming for the Virtual Commons" (Interactive Satellite based VR for children education) 13 00 - 14 00 Lunch break 14 00 Session 2 Networked VR Moderator: Carl Eugene Loeffler, (USA) * Tom Haragdon, Distributed Simulations, (USA): "Netword Interactive Worlds for Online Services" (Recent advances in commercially available interactive virtual worlds for online services in the US) * Mats Erixon , Mexfilm AB, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)/Swedish Institute of Computer Science (SICS), (Sweden): "Distributed VR/Simulation applications as traffic generators" (Analyzes traffic from distributed multimedia applications and the requirements they impose on the network infrastructure) * Phillipe Queau, Institut National de l'Audiovisuel, (France): "Real Time Facial Analysis and Image Rendering for TeleVirtuality Applications" (Televirtuality and the creation of agents as 3-D computer generated images of real persons interacting within networked virtual reality) * Nobuyoshi Terashima, Advanced Telecom Research, (Japan): "Teleconferencing with Realistic Sensations" (Distributed multi-user virtual reality that merges simulation with reality to envoke sensations) Coffee break 16 00 Keynote Speaker two: R.U. Sirius, Co-founder, Mondo 2000 Magazine, (USA): "Let the Games Begin" (The historical context of cyberspace as a safe haven for the human imagination and the pervasiveness of post-punk culture) 17 00 Special Event: Raven/Virtual Cities: Julie Stanfel and assosiates of The National Filmboard of Canada demonstrates the possibilities in VR and long distance education using the Mandala system (Toronto, Canada). The real-time screenbased VR system will fully integrate groups of children in the same interactive virtual environmet . 18 00 End 19 45 Reception at Summit Bar, SAS Scandinavia Hotel 20 45 Conference Dinner in Holbergsuiten, SAS Scandinavia Hotel Saturday 20 of August Schedule: 9 00 Registration and Coffee 10 00 Keynote three: Allucquere Rosanne Stone, University of Austin, Texas, (USA) "The Eyes of the Vampire: Desire, Bodies, and Legibility in Cyberspace." Coffee break 11 00 Session 3 (VR and Human Interface) Moderator: Morten Soby, (Norway) *Solveig Julich, University of LinkOping(Sweden)/Universite Paris VIII (France): "Virtual Reality: Prosthesis for Body and Mind" (Applying VR technology as virtual extention of the body) *Anita Leirfall, University of Trondheim, (Norway): "Virtual Identities and the Concept of "I"." 12 00 Lunch break Coffee break 13 00 Special contribution: * Paul Rea, Visualisation Reseacher, Systems Research Division, British Telecom Labs, (United Kingdom): "Virtual Reality activities within British Telecom" (Overview on VR prosject at BT Labs and future plans with special emphasis on strategies for making VR an acceptable technology as a busines tool) 14 00 Short presentations and Panel discussion: Moderator: Tom Hargadon, (USA): "The future of Networked VR." Christian Schade, (Danmark): "VR's possible niche in the future mediaspace." Phillipe van Nedervelde, (Belgium): 'Europa's Owl. Europe's position in the field of VR." Morten Tollefsen, (Norway): "Virtual Oslo" 15 30 VR Experience - Networked Virtual Reality Technical demontrations of networked VR linking: University of Oslo, the Informatics building and UNIK/NTR, Kjeller, employing the Supernett (ATM). Participants will have the opportunity to interactwith users located at a remote site. A bus will transfer maximum 50 persons to the VR laboratories at NTR and UNIK at Kjeller. - Virtual Polis v 2.0 (Premiere of version 2.0 of the Cyberspace City, consisting of stores, highrise appartments, museum, park, and disco) - Virtual Viking Village v 1.0 (Premiere of a networked reconstruction of an ancient Viking settlement) Maximum 50 persons will be transported to the research laboratories at NTR/UNIK. Ca. 18 00: Bus back to Oslo (30 min.) General Information Conference fee: 2 day fee NOK 4,750 1 day fee NOK 2,850 Academic conference fee: 2 day fee NOK 3,750 1 day fee NOK 1,950 Lunches and coffees are includes in the conference fee. Conference dinner: NOK 500 VR Experience: NOK 100 (bus fare to Kjeller) (Fully booked at NTR/UNIK) Lunches and coffees are included in the conference fee. Conference dinner is not included. Boat fare for reception dinner is not included. Student registration Conference fee for students will be 90% discount (2 days NOK 500). Students will get full access to the conference; reception in City Hall, access to the demos taking place at the conference site, etc. The lectures given from the main auditorium will be available through two-way video communication to the auditorium next door. For student registration, please contact Thomas Gramstad Drammensveien 67, N-0271 Oslo, Norway Email: Thomas@math.uio.no phone: + 47 22443683 Pay NOK 500 to Postgiro No.: 0826 0691466 Registration, administration and reservations Heitman Travel AS, Congress dept. P O box 784 Sentrum N - 0105 Oslo, Norway telephone: + 47 22 41 23 25 fax: + 47 22 20 14 60 Accomodation: SAS Scandinavia Hotel, Holberggt. 30, tel. 22 11 30 00: Single room per night incl. breakfast NOK 695 / double room NOK 890. Rica Travel Hotel, Arbeidergt. 4, tel. 22 00 33 00: Single room per night incl. breakfast NOK 450 / double room NOK 595. Deposits per room is NOK 900 to garantee the reservation. All conference material and proceedings of keynote speakers and invited speakers will be free and available both on paper and via World Wide Web (Internet). Ten terminals with access to Internet will be available to the participants during the conference. Other committees Committee for Electronic Distribution (WWW) Geir Stensrud, Insitutt for medier og kommunikasjon, University of Oslo, Norway Marius Watz, Subtopia/NTR/UNIK, Norway Committee of Site Location Kjell Age Bringsrud, USIT, University of Oslo, Norway Rune Floisbonn, UNIK, Norway Technical Committee Vidar Bakke, Silicon Graphics Norge, Norway Svein Heiestad, NTR, Norway Terje Johnsen, USIT, University of Oslo, Norway Knut Mork, NTR/UNIK, Norway Terje Nagel,NTR, Kjeller, Norway Lars Oftedal, USIT, University of Oslo, Norway Geir Pedersen, USIT, University of Oslo, Norway Committee for Public Relations and Communication Thomas Gramstad, University of Oslo, Norway Anders Hellebust, NTR, Norway Anita Leirfall, University of Trondheim, Norway - end of file -