From: stuart@nynexst.com (Rory Stuart) Subject: CONF: VR Systems '93, New York City Date: Fri, 5 Feb 93 00:56:23 EST Bob Jacobson already posted some information about "Virtual Reality Systems '93," the VR conference I chair in New York City. I think it will be a really good conference this year, and thought sci.v-w readers might want to see the current list of speakers at the conference. New speakers are still being added, so I can give an update again soon if you are interested; this is the most current list I have from the conference organization. To find out more about registration, tutorials, and to get the lengthy list of exhibitors, please contact the conference organization directly: SIG-Advanced Applications 1562 First Avenue, Suite 286 New York, NY 10028 phone: (212)-717-1318 fax: (212)-861-0588 If you are interested, I suggest you contact them soon, as there is a good break on early bird registration until February 18th. And now, the list: VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEMS '93 Speakers (this is a working list, and is subject to changes and additions): Meera Blattner, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory "Virtual Sound for VR" Bob Liang, IBM "Virtual Reality Software Systems" Bruce Bassett, Virtual Research "The Limitations of Current HMD Display Technology" John Wright, Viewpoint Animation Engineering, Inc. "The Use of 3D Models in the Virtual Reality Environment" Arie Kaufman, SUNY Stony Brook "Virtual Reality of Volumetric Data" David Hon, Ixion "Cockpits and Medical Scopes: The Required Realism of Partial Immersion" Dr. Grigore Burdea, Rutgers University "The Rutgers Portable Force Feedback Master" Dr. Mandayam Srinivasan, M.I.T. "Virtual Haptic Environments: Issues in Force and Tactile Feedback" Paul Cutt, Xtensory Inc. "Shape Memory Actuator Array for Tactile Feedback" Chrisopher Lewis, Virtual Reality Group, ATS "Issues and Directions in Head Mounted Display Design" Wil Cochran, Stereographics Corp. "Virtual Reality and 3D Stereo Viewing" Daria Bergen and Rudy Darken, Naval Research Lab, George Washington U. "Components of an Immersive Simulation" Michael Evans, consultant (formerly with VPL) "VR System Integrator" Roy Latham, CGSD Corpoation "What Isn't New in VR" G. Shawn Glisson, Haitex Resources, Inc. "VR and the Consumer Electronics Market" Steve Feiner, Columbia University "Virtual Worlds and Augmented Reality at Columbia University" John Melor, Viewpoint Animation Engineering (title to be announced) Gerry Williamson, Virtual Reality Inc. & Joanne Donovan, consultant Co-chairs of session: "Market Overview and Market Forecasts for the VR Business" Gregory Kramer, Clarity Chair of session: "Extending the Auditory Interface" Chris Gentile, Abrams/Genitle Entertainment Chair of session: "Entertainment Applications" David Polinchock, Event Design Group Chair of session: "Experiential Advertising: VR Technology in the Advertising Industry" Tom Cunniff, Lord, Dentsu & Partners "Virtual Reality Applications for the Advertising Industry" Al Lieberman, Grey Entertainment & Media (title to be announced) - session on "VR Technology in the Advertising Industry" Steve Tice, Simgraphics Engineering Corp. Chair of session: "An Examination of How VR Technology Can and Has Been Applied to Content Creation and Presentation Projects" Seth Jarvis, Mira Imaging Inc. (title to be announced)- session on "How to Make VR Look Real" Ed Levine, MIT "VR Walk-Throughs of Building Designs" Dr. Frederic Abramson, Association for Medical Imagery Informatics "National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Modelling for VR Imagery Response Applications" Mike Ryder, Evans & Sutherland (title to be announced)- session on "How to Make VR Look Real" Michael Dulian & Kirsten Fassen, Iwerks Entertainment (title to be announced)- session on "How to Make VR Look Real" Randal Walser (title to be announced)- session on "How to Make VR Look Real" Martin Chader, Pixsys (title to be announced)- session on "How to Make VR Look Real" David Addelman, Cyberware (title to be announced)- session on "How to Make VR Look Real" Richard Satava, MD FACS, Colone in U.S. Army, Silas B. Hays Army Hospital Chair of session "Medical Applications"; speaker: "VR for Surgical and Anatomic Simulation" Dr. Joseph Henderson, Dartmouth Medical Center "Vietnam Medical Database in Virtual Reality" Vincent John Vincent, The Vivid Group Chair of session "VR in Art and Music" Nelson Merritt, Virtual Reality Inc. Chair of session "Telepresence and Telerobotics Applications" Steve Ditlea, journalist "Hope versus Hype: How Negative and Positive Press Stories Both Help VR" Brad Paley, Digital Image Design Inc. Chair of session "Alternative Input Devices"; speaker : "The Cricket" Dr. Jakub Segan, AT&T Bell Laboratories "Controlling Computers With Gloveless Gestures" Brigette Wirtz, Siemens Corpoate Research "ImageGlove: A Novel Way to Control Virtual Environments" David C. Gibbon, AT&T Bell Laboratories "Video Based Detection of People in Motion" Brian Schmult, AT&T Bell Laboratories "A High Performance Force Feedback Joystick" Sandra Kay Helsel, Ph. D. Chair of session: "Educational Applications" Tom Coull, Sense8 Chair of session: "PC Based Systems" Chuck Anderson, Game Design "Virtual Reality War Game Application" John C. Thomas, NYNEX Science & Technology Inc. Chair of session: "Human Factors and Virtual Reality" Wendy A. Kellogg, IBM Research "Psychological Issues in Visual Representation" William C. Hill, BELLCORE "Human Computer Interaction as a Commodity in Virtual Reality" James Jenkins, Human Factors Research Program (title to be announced) - session on "Human Factors and Virtual Reality" David Rousseau, Naval Command Control & Ocean Surveillance Center Chair of session: "Defense Applications"; speaker: "Applications of Virtual Reality Technology to Naval Operations" Gregory Panos, Sophistech Research "Real-Time Computer Image Generation Systems for VR Applications" James Krieg, Polhemus Inc. Chair of session: "Motion Tracking" Jack Scully, Ascension Technology Corporation "Ascension's Family of Tracking Devices" Herschell F. Murry, Polhemus Inc. "Putting Motion Tracking to Work" Ron McClure, Logitech Inc. (title to be announced) - session on "Motion Tracking" Mark Bolas, Fake Space Labs (title to be announced) - session on "Motion Tracking" George Woods, Ph. D., Cine-Med "The Virtual Reality Laparoscopic Surgical Simulator" Dr. Joseph Rosen, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center "Surgical Planning Using Virtual Reality" Dr. Hugh Lusted, Bio-Control Systems "The Need for Bio-Signal Processing in VR" Psychic Lab (speaker to be announced) Bio-Sensing and Monitoring Bruce Knerr, U.S. Army Research Institute "Applications of Virtual Reality Technology to Aspects of Army Training" Larry Hettinger, Logicon Technical Services, Inc. (title to be announced) Robert J.K. Jacob, Naval Research Laboratory (title to be announced) on eye movement interfaces & VR Carl Eugene Loeffler, Carnegie Mellon University "Telecommunications & Virtual Reality" Keith Fredericks, Cray Research Inc. "VR at Cray Research."