From: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu (Robert Jacobson)
Subject: Moderator returns from Japan:  Kanichiwa!
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1991 06:29:00 GMT
Organization: Human Interface Technology Lab, Univ. of Wash., Seattle



	Hello!  
 
	I've just returned from Tokyo and the Nikkei International 
Symposium on Artificial Reality and Tele-Existence.  A very 
congenial and informative gathering, well attended by Japanese 
industry, although there were no large surprises.  (W Industries 
Virtuality system was impressive, as was the new HRX Eyephones by 
VPL -- a 100% improvement over the older model.)  Our Japanese 
colleagues are doing good work but, like the rest of us, they could 
use a bit more support.  (So, what's new?)  A full report will follow 
as my jetlag subsides.
 
	In the meantime, in the spirit of the symposium, please allow 
me to share the following koan with you:
 
 
		A Master and student were walking down a dusty,
	virtual road, in search of Enlightenment.
 
		Eventually they came to a fork in the road, for which 
	there were no signposts.
 
		The student turned to the teacher and asked, "Master, 
	which way shall we proceed, to find Enlightenment?"
 
		To which the Master, in reply, merely smiled, reached
	down, and pulled the plug.
 
 
	Hope all has been well here.  Thanks again to Mark De Loura for
masterful moderating in my absence.
 
Bob Jacobson
Moderator
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