From: bryson@nas.nasa.gov (Steve T. Bryson)
Subject: CALENDAR: VR talk in San Francisco, Mar 19, 1992
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 92 02:45:54 GMT
Organization: NAS Program, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA



Thought some of you would like to know...I am presenting the following 
one night descriptive class:

Scientific Visualization and Virtual Reality
Thursday, March 19 7-9pm at the California Academy of Sciences,
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
taught by Steve Bryson, CSC/NASA Ames Research Center
cost: $20.00/$15.00 for Academy members
For more information, call (415) 750-7100

This class will describe various efforts in the application of virtual 
reality to scientific visualization.  These applications are 
well suited to the current state of the art in virtual reality.
Exploration of complex databases is greatly facilitated by the
interactive and intuitive aspects of virtual reality.
After an introduction to the history and technology of virtual reality,
applications to the visualization of scientific problems will be described.
Emphasis will be on the work at NASA Ames Research Center, applying
virtual environments to flow visualization (Virtual Windtunnel), 
visualization of curved spacetime and black holes, mathematical 
visualization, and virtual planetary exploration.  Research programs
at other computer centers in the US will be described.  Efforts in 
Japan to use these visualization techniques in the consumer market
will also be mentioned.  The class will end by addressing future
directions in both visualization techniques and technologies.

Steve Bryson works at the Applied Research Branch of the Numerical 
Aerodynamic Simulation Systems Division of NASA Ames Research Center.
His primary research interest is in the application of virtual 
environment technology to scientific visualization, particularly
the visualization of simulated fluid flow.  He also teaches adult
popular education classes in theoretical physics at the California
Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.  Prior to his current position,
he worked for three years at the NASA Ames VIEW lab, developing the 
first fully integrated virtual environment system.  Prior to that he
workd at VPL Research, participating in the design and implementation
of visual programming languages and the VPL Dataglove.

For more 
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Steve Bryson
MS T045-1
NASA Ames Research Center