From: vspace@sunrise.stanford.edu (Virtual Space Interest Group Account)
Subject: Virtual Environment Technology Forum
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 91 23:21:11 PDT



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  The Virtual Space Interest Group of Stanford is pleased
to sponsor the Design Theory & Methodology Forum again this
Fall.  Stanford students, faculty, and industrial affiliates
are welcome.  The forum will be held Wednesdays at 3:15 in 
Terman Engineering Center room 156, a smaller A/V room to 
the side of Terman Auditorium.

  The tentative schedule includes:

    Scott Foster, Crystal River Engineering
        3D sound localization, head-related transfer functions,
        and audio convolution.
    Jim Kramer, Stanford Center for Design Research
        Gesture recognition for deaf-blind communication.
    Michael Naimark, Naimark & Company
        Surrogate travel, projection environments, media arts 
        and research.
    Larry Edwards, Stanford Center for Design Research
        Developing tools for 3D computer aided design.
    Bill Chapin, Stanford Center for Design Research
        TeleSign, a natural telecommunication for the deaf
        community with virtual environment technology.

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ME297 - DT&M forum
Wednesday, 2 October 1991, Terman 156

Paul Cutt
  Xtensory

"Tactile Feedback for Virtual Environments and Teleoperation"

  Paul Cutt, V.P Engineering from Xtensory will discuss current 
work in tactile feedback in Virtual Reality and its future 
promise.  In particular, he will discuss tactile feedback using 
actuators made of shape memory alloy.  These actuators are 
millimeter in size and can be attached to any skin surface to 
provide tactile stimuli.  The tactors can be either impulsive 
or vibratory.  A controller linked to the host system receives 
command signals, interprets them and fires the tactors.  This
tactile technology was used by the Air Force at Wright Patterson 
Air Force Base developing the "super" cockpit and is available 
exclusively from Xtensory Inc.

  Xtensory is recently formed from Virtual Reality experts from 
Digital Equipment Corp and TiNi Alloy Company to provide system 
integration and multi-sensory interfaces for Virtual Reality.  



++++++++++++++++++++++++++  VSIGroup NOTES  ++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    The VIRTUAL SPACE INTEREST GROUP of STANFORD is a student run 
  organization to promote education, research, and development 
  with respect to virtual space technologies.  We generally 
  define "virtual space" to be multi-dimensional data structures,
  that are not limited to, but include linear geometric bases.
  With such data structures, we can model real world and imaginary 
  objects for design, analysis, or entertainment.  Of substantial 
  interest to us are developments enabling the projection of 
  ourselves into such a data space, creating an inclusive environ-
  ment for interaction with the virtual objects or each other.  
  Virtual space is a MEDIUM for expression and communication.

    Our goals are to bring together Bay Area and Stanford 
  Community efforts to develop this medium, to promote the 
  exchange of ideas and encourage education, research, and 
  development in the Stanford Community.

    The VSIGroup was fortunate to be invited by the Design Theory 
  & Methodology forum (DT&M) to sponsor a speaker series, entitled 
  "Virtual Space Applications in Design", during Fall quarter 1990
  and again for Fall quarter 1991.

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