From: "Linda Jacobson" Subject: EVENT: S.F.,Wed.,12 Feb.: "Eureka! Sounds Like Fakespace!" Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 18:58:45 -0800 ********* G'day, and are you ready for some MUSIC and VIRTUAL REALITY? Then put this one on your dance card: VeRGe presents: "Eureka! An Evening with Fakespace Music" featuring Christian Greuel and other Fakespace VIPs WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 8 - 10 pm at the Exploratorium, San Francisco Requested donation, $5 Fakespace Music presents a new type of VR experience, one in which sound is the fuel used to drive a continuous stream of 3D graphics, all in temporal harmony with the music. It's like nothing ever seen before, where the participant is free to explore a world generated by music. Fakespace Music's "Soundsculpt Toolkit" lets music communicate with the graphical elements of VR. As the music begins, the participant is transported into a virtual world in which graphics are controlled by the elements of the music. 3D objects gyrate in real time to the tempo= =2E Kaleidoscopic mandalas pulse to the beat. Melodies draw colorful trails across the virtual sky as the participant moves through virtual space, discovering new visions at every turn. VeRGens, boogie on down to the Explo' to hear how music-driven VR opens possibilities for new types of art and entertainment. Come hear what *Computer Graphics World* dubbed "an intense musical adventure." Founded in 1988, Fakespace is a world leader and pioneer in VR interfaces. Fakespace's famed BOOM and other advanced displays, glove controllers and Immersive Workbench enable natural, intuitive interaction with virtual environments. Fakespace has grown into a leading supplier of VR technologies and interface subsystems used with Silicon Graphics systems (and yes, VeRGens, that does mean this VeRGe event marks a first: the first time we'll show a live demo on a Silicon Graphis Onyx supercomputer). Fakespace focuses on providing the tools that make the "Eureka!" experience accessible to people in a growing range of fields. You won't want to miss this VeRGe! **** VeRGe, a.k.a. Virtual Reality Education Foundation, Inc., is brought to you by Linda Jacobson, Timothy Childs, Peter Rothman, and Benedict O'Mahoney. We founded VeRGe in 1992 to enhance the public's understanding of VR technologies, applications, and pioneers. Our Web site's at www.verge.org. We hope to see you... ...on the VeRGe.... "Linda Jacobson"