From: hlab@milton.u.washington.edu (Human Int. Technology Lab)
Subject: New newsgroup: comp.human-factors
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1991 19:47:46 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle




	A new and very important (for us) newsgroup is comp.human-factors.
This newsgroup is dedicated to usability, design, and technology issues not
discussed elsewhere.  Current topics include eye-tracking and trackball
technologies, literature, etc.  New and promising.

	Others have asked me what newsgroups I subscribe to.  Among those
most useful in providing leads to sci.virtual-worlds' participants have been:

		comp.simulation (excellent digest)
		comp.graphics.visualization (started off with a
	           bang but quickly became austere and technical)
		comp.risks (excellent digest, slightly off the
		   beaten path:  dangers inherent in technology)
		comp.infoware (network technology, occasional)
		comp.groupware (struggling for critical mass)
		comp.research.japan (excellent digest)
		comp.dcom.telecom (telecommunications news)
		comp.org.talk.eff \
		alt.privacy       / technology and privacy
		news.announce.conferences (news of conferences)
		comp.ingrafx (embryonic discussion of informa-
		   tion design -- could use infusion of energy)
		soc.nordic\
		soc.japan  \ real entertainment
		soc.german /
		
	Anyone else with good newsgroups to recommend, please do so.
USENET is a resource few of us know a lot about.

Bob Jacobson
Moderator