From: ogi@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan R Ogas)
Subject: General info request
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 90 18:49:46 GMT
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology



Hello.  I've read a lot of superficial overviews of what virtual
reality will be, but nothing in depth.  Could someone please tell me:

1) Are they any books on VR which are must-reads? (I dont' mean
         sci-fi books, actual scientific studies or predictions.)

2) Are there any journals yet devoted to VR?

3) What companies/universities/research institutes are doing
      work on VR?

4) What software or hardware is standard or much-used in virtual
      reality stereoscopic man-machine interfaces, or any other
      VR application?  (This may be a bad question - if I knew
      more I'd try to be more specific.)

5) Are there any conferences for the VR industry ?


                These may be basic questions, but I need to start
               somewhere.

-Ogi   ogi@athena.mit.edu