From: Simon Bore Subject: MISC: London VR Group: details of interested parties Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 22:57:00 GMT Message-ID: <7707435wnr@hucom.demon.co.uk> Organization: None From: Simon Bore Here is the list of those interested in the setting up of the London VR Group: Joerg Ploderer+Partner pp@d-bureau.co.at Working in Vienna/Austria for a industrial design company, interested in developing CAD/VR in design process Tim Musicweb tim@musicweb.co.uk Using vrml and java to create intelligent vrml environments. Robin Abel Kingston university EE_S433@atlas.kingston.ac. Lecturer at Kingston university (specialist areas electronics/optical & data comms) interested in VR related technologies and applications. Jonathan Adams Alsop & Stormer The development of distributive environments Aharon Amir A.Amir@bton.ac.uk Researching into ways in which interface, interactivity and intermedia in V.R. might form the bases for changes in reality . Alexander Anderson Middlesex University sandy@almide.demon.co.uk Elizabeth Attree University of East London E.A.Attree@uel.ac.uk Part of a team of psychologists using VR as a means of both assessment and rehabilitation of acquired brain trauma. Also using VR to test aspects of memory. James Attree South Bank University attreejc@vax.sbu.ac.uk Use of VR in the development of architectural worlds. Kim Bauckham Media Magic kim@beacon.demon.co.uk Interested in 3D interfaces and integration of video Ivor Benjamin City University i.d.benjamin@city.ac.uk Mike Bevan VR NEWS mike@vrnews.demon.co.uk Managing Editor of VR NEWS (the largest circulation Virtual Reality publication in each of its primary markets- North America, Europe and Asia/Pacific). Richard Brown Royal College of Art r.brown@rca.ac.uk Using VR as a medium for creating "virtual sculpture", to produce forms that change their shape and texture in real time. Courthleigh Cannick ccannick@slip.net Ian Capon Virtual Studios ian@virt-s.demon.co.uk Adrian Clark University of Essex alien@essex.ac.uk Interested in low-cost VR, VR for videoconferencing and telepresence, and assorted other things, including VRML Steven Cockrill scockrill@sprill.demon.co.u Artist interested in developing use of VRML Tom Corby Chelsea College of Art tom@athomas.demon.co.uk Warwick Dufour warwickd@volumex.demon. Pierre duPont Division dupontp@division.co.uk Richard Eastgate University of Nottingham epzrme@epn1.maneng.nott. Doing a VR related PhD at University of Nottingham Jean Figue Thomson figue@magic.fr Augmented reality using new pardigms of HCI through biofeedback (SRR, EEG,...) and psychophysiological measurements Richard Gallery Philips Research gallery@prl.research.philips. Mike Griffin Colt VR mpg@coltvr.com Ming Hai Imperial College mhl@doc.ic.ac.uk Basing final year degree project on VR. Rycharde Hawkes University of Edinburgh rych@hagg.psy.ed.ac.uk Exploration of visual perception and using "VR" equipment ; currently doing a PhD thesis entitled: 'A Software Architecture for Modelling and Distributing Virtual Environments'. Alistair Hepworth Q4 Limited qfour@q4.com Quinn Hoyer Dimension X tmq@dimensionx.com Avon Huxor Middlesex University AVON1@mdx.ac.uk The design of virtual worlds, particularly interested in how virtual and real architectures might be integrated. Kulwinder Kaur Department of Business dj524@city.ac.uk VR researcher at the centre for HCI design, City University. Interested in the design of the human-computer interface for virtual environments and looking into guidelines for design. Robert Macredie RobrtMacredie@Brunel.ac.uk Francesco Marchesino mar1fra1@fort.midkent.ac.uk Paul Margerison The Open University p.margerison@open.ac.uk Luigi Mastroserio mas1lui1@fort.midkent.ac.uk Starting a virtual town as part of a computer science degree Andrea Mazzamurro Mid Kent College maz1and1@fort.midkent.ac.uk Ian Meredith Superscape imeredit@superscapr.com Jason Morphett British Telecom jmorph@bt-sys.bt.co.uk VR/VRML - Human Factors / Psychology - Collaborative Virtual Environments Craig Murray Manchester Metropolitan 95416323@mmu.ac.uk Carrying out a psychology Ph.D at Manchester Metropolitan University. The subject of his thesis is the possibilities of a polymorphous body in future applications of VR and teleoperation. Ola Odegard Telenor R&D Ola.Odegard@kjeller.fou.tel Telenor has the ambition to utilize VR as an interface for future telecom services. Right now they are developing a VR teleconferencing system Andrew Payne Cyberdynamics (UK) LTD andrewpayne@globalnet.co Combining VRML and Java; the application of VR technologies to the Intranet. Brian Pearson BGP@pearsoni.demon.co.uk John Pretlove University of Surrey j.pretlove@surrey.ac.uk Telelpresence, robotics, modelling. Nat Pryce Imperial College np2@doc.ic.ac.uk Distributed VR. Arkady Retik University of Strathclyde a.retik@strath.ac.uk Planning and scheduling of construction projects using VR (or visual simulation of the construction progress). Martin Robinson ThemeKit Ltd. martin@themekit.co.uk Managing Director of ThemeKit, a London based software house specialising in Virtual Reality graphics engines and tools. Lakshmi Sastry Rutherford Appleton lakshmi.sastry@rl.ac.uk I am working on engineering applications of VR. The Laboratory has a large role in Europe wide particle accelerator facilities and my applications are in this area. I use dVS/dVISE as well as VE-II a vr software of one of my project partners. I am also interested in interaction techniques and interfaces. Robert Schaefer VR-SYSTEMS 100645.103@compuserve.co VR and architecture, media design, technical problems related to CAD-to-VR-Conversion. Ralph Schroeder University of London r.schroeder@rhbnc.ac.uk Social implications of VR technology. Mel Slater University College London m.slater@cs.ucl.ac.uk Anthony Steed QMW College steed@dcs.qmw.ac.uk My interests are in immersive interaction techniques - I work with SGIs and a Division Provision 100VPX (PixelPlanes). Andrew Stoddart University of Surrey a.stoddart@ee.surrey.ac.uk. Hayden Sutherland Metropolitan Police Service hayden.mp.nsy@gtnet.gov. Role of VR in "the future" of training. Real life simulations, crowd modelling, many more...... Ella Tallyn e-tallyn@uwe.ac.uk Started research into possibilities of creating narrative in virtual environments and all the other design baggage that goes with that. Peter Tuppen Micro Anvika Peter@homebox.demon.co.u The development of commercial VR from the retailers perspective; the influence of the games market on VR. Tudor Watson Tangent tudor@tangent.demon.co.u Runs a new media design company, web design and 3 dimensional work are specialist fields. Trish Whitham Superscape twhitham@superscape.com -- Simon Bore H u c o m human communications t 0171 609 3450 f 0171 609 3420 e simon_bore@dial.pipex.com -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Simon Bore simonb@hucom.demon.co.uk Hucom Limited (London) tel:(44) 171 609 3450 human communications fax:(44) 171 609 3420 general enquiries: enquiries@hucom.demon.co.uk ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^