From mdgood@netcom.com Fri Feb 17 19:48:13 1995 Return-Path: Received: from mx5.u.washington.edu by stein2.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.32 ) id AA04728; Fri, 17 Feb 95 19:48:13 -0800 Received: from hitl-new.hitl.washington.edu by mx5.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.31 ) id AA13100; Fri, 17 Feb 95 19:48:12 -0800 Received: by hitl.hitl.washington.edu; id AA07431; Fri, 17 Feb 1995 19:44:08 -0800 Received: from netcom5.netcom.com by relay4.UU.NET with SMTP id QQydoh02437; Fri, 17 Feb 1995 22:47:58 -0500 Received: by netcom5.netcom.com (8.6.9/Netcom) id TAA01207; Fri, 17 Feb 1995 19:38:08 -0800 Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds Path: mdgood From: mdgood@netcom.com (Michael Good) Subject: Re: APPS: molecular modelling Message-Id: Organization: Xtensory Inc X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] References: <3hdtoe$1hj@nntp1.u.washington.edu> Date: Sat, 18 Feb 1995 03:38:00 GMT Lines: 20 Apparently-To: sci-virtual-worlds@uunet.uu.net Status: OR When I was at Digital we developed a prototype VR system that incorporated torque feedback into molecular modeling. The prototype let the chemist select a bond, then twist the molecule around the bond and feel the difference in molecular forces in the different conformations using a portable torque-feedback device. This was intended for use in exploring enzyme docking during drug discovery. The work is described in my CHI '92 paper on "Participatory Design of a Portable Torque-Feedback Device" (ACM Press / Addison-Wesley), I believe the paper is being reprinted in the new edition of "Readings in Human-Computer Interaction" due out soon. The device itself is patented in the US (US Patent 5,185,561). Fred Brooks and colleagues have been pursuing the use of graphics and VR in molecular modeling for a long time. A good reference is their "Project GROPE" paper from SIGGRAPH '90. Michael Good Xtensory Inc mdgood@netcom.com