From: good@baviki.zko.dec.com (Michael Good)
Subject: CONF: VR at CHI '92 conference - Monterey, CA, May 3-7
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1992 22:23:53 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation



The CHI '92 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems will have
lots of material on virtual worlds and related technologies.  The conference 
is being held in Monterey, California from May 3 to May 7.  VR-related 
activities include:

Tutorials:

  "Virtual Reality and Highly Interactive Three Dimensional User
   Interfaces" by Mark Green and Chris Shaw (U. of Alberta) and
   Randy Pausch (U. of Virginia)

  "New Interaction Media" by Robert Jacob (Naval Research Lab),
   Barry Arons and Walter Bender (MIT Media Lab), and Scott Fisher
   (Telepresence Research).

Papers:

  "The Decoupled Simulation Model for Virtual Reality Systems" by
   Chris Shaw et al. (U. of Alberta)

  "Interactive Simulation in a Multi-Person Virtual World" by
   Christopher Codella et al. (IBM Watson)

  "The Perceptual Structure of Multidimensional Input Device Selection"
   by Robert Jacob (Naval Research Lab)

  "Participatory Design of a Portable Torque-Feedback Device" by
   Michael Good (Digital)

There are many other papers, tutorials, panels, and demonstrations
which look like they will be relevant as well.  The ones listed above
are simply the ones with the most obvious relationships.  Plus there
are all the activities not included in the preliminary program: the
interactive experience, the interactive performance, short talks, and
posters.

The conference is sponsored by ACM.  They're not clear how to get
additional copies of registration material, but the registration chair
is:                                  

   Caroline Young
   CHI '92 Registration
   996 Del Norte Dr.
   Livermore, CA 94550 USA
   
   Phone: 1-510-294-9489
   Fax:   1-510-422-5977

The conference is also looking for student volunteers, who
receive free registration and reduced-rate housing.  For more
information about being a student volunteer, contact:

  Jarrett Rosenberg
  CHI '92 Student Volunteer Chair
  Sun Microsystems
  2550 Garcia Avenue, MTV 1-07
  Mountain View, CA 94043-1100
  rosenberg.chi@xerox.com

It should be fun.  Hope to see you there!