From: Mike Bevan Subject: CONF: Virtual Humans '96 Date: Fri, 3 May 1996 11:42:07 +0000 Virtual Humans '96 is going to be an outstanding event, and a major milestone in the history of virtual reality, and I just want to make sure that everyone who needs to know about it, gets to know. I shall however resist sending you all a copy of the full conference program. Anyone who is interested and hasn't seen it yet can either reply to this message, and I'll forward an electronic copy, or contact EDS in Detroit (details below) for a hard copy brochure and registration form. In the meantime, the basic facts are as follows: Title: Virtual Humans '96 International conference, with attached exhibit/demo area Date: 19/20 June 1996 Place: Hyatt Regency Alicante, Anaheim, California Organisers: VR NEWS and EDS Sponsor: Silicon Graphics Coverage: Just about everything to do with autonomous and human-controlled virtual humanoids, including appearance (body, face, skin, hair, etc. modelling), motion dynamics and animation, clothing, behaviour, intelligence and learning, and gestural and spoken communication. Applications ranging from virtual theatre to humanoid fighter pilots, from computer games to sociological research, and from vehicle ergonomic and safety testing to Internet avatars. Speakers: Profs Nadia Thalmann (Geneva), Daniel Thalmann (Lausanne), Norm Badler (Pennsylvania), Paul Rosenbloom (USC) and Jessica Hodgins (GeorgiaTech), plus Chris Landreth (Alias/Wavefront), Marc Raibert (Boston Dynamics), David Morin (Microsoft Softimage), Jeff Kleiser (Kleiser/Walczak), Michael Mauldin (CMU), Kris Thorisson (MIT Media Lab), Linda Jacobson (SGI), Mitra (Paragraph) and Jon Waldern (Virtuality). Cost: Early registration (by May 24): $800 both days, $450 one day. Standard registration: $900 both days, $500 one day. Academic registration: $750 both days, $400 one day. Contact: EDS Detroit VR Center for brochure and registration form, at: Tel: 313/974-5686, Fax: 313/974-0724 Email: human@dvrc.eds.com Thanks for taking the trouble to read this, and apologies if this is the umpteenth list I've found you on. 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