From: "John Harrison" Subject: ONLINE: Osmose WWW Page Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 17:19:36 -0400 "Osmose" is a fully immersive Virtual Reality environment created at SOFTIMAGE by Char Davies, with graphics by Georges Mauro, implementation by John Harrison, and sound by Rick Bidlack and Dorota Blaszczak. In contrast to the solid, hard-edged realism of conventional interactive 3D computer graphics, the visual aesthetic of Osmose is soft, luminous, and semi-transparent. Movement through the various world-spaces in Osmose is designed to be gentle and calming, based on the breathing and balance of the participant. The sound is also gentle, based on samples of two human voices. The environment is designed to be evocative rather than illustrative, and demonstrates the possibilities for alternate aesthetics in virtual spaces. Thousands of people have experienced Osmose in the head mounted display, and many thousands more have witnessed these journeys on a large-scale 3D stereo projection. Many of these people have reported a very emotional reaction to the piece. For more information, please visit our Web page at: http://www.microsoft.com/Softimage/News/Events/Osmose Thanks, -John Harrison ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | John Harrison | Tel: 514-845-1636 x3348 | | Software Developer - Visual Research | Fax: 514-845-5676 | | SOFTIMAGE Montreal | john.harrison@softimage.com | ----------------------------------------------------------------------