Meckler's "Virtual Reality '91" Conference Program

September 23-25, 1991
La Meridien Hotel
San Francisco, CA

Sponsored by Virtual Reality Report & Multimedia Review

Monday, September 23:  Introduction/Review  

        9:00-9:15  Opening and Introductions  
                Sandra Kay Helsel, Ph.D.  
                Editor-in-Chief Virtual Reality Report and  
                  Multimedia Review;  
          Principal, Infinite Media  

        Moderator:  Czeslaw Jan Gryce, Ph.D.  
        Scholarship and Technology Study Project  
        University of California, Berkeley  

1.  9:15-10:00  
   "Virtual Reality: An OverView"  
    Howard Rheingold, editor of Whole Earth Review, multimedia  
    columnist for Publish, author of Virtual Reality by Summit  
    Books.            

2.  10:00-10:45  
    "Artificial Reality: An Overview"  
        Myron Krueger, Ph.D., Artificial Reality Corporation  

3.  11:15-12:00  
        "{*filter*}space"  
        Joseph Henderson, M.D., Interactive Media Laboratory,  
        Dartmouth Medical School  

4.  12:00-12:30 Summary and Questions  

    12:30-2:00 Lunch  

5.  2:00-2:45  
        "Europe's Impact on Virtual Reality and its Development"  
        Florian Brody, Senior Project Manager for New Technology,  
        National Library, Austria.  

6.  2:45-3:15  
        "An Evolution of Synthetic Reality and Tactile  
        Interfaces."  
        David Hon, President, Ixion  

    Coffee 3:15-3:45  

7.  3:45-4:15                          
        "The Virtual Business Enterprise: Visual Analysis of  
      Information Flow."  
        Charles Grantham, Ph.D. & Bradford Smith, Ph.D.  
        University of San Francisco, College of Professional      
        Studies  

        4:15-5:15 Roundtable  

        6:00 Reception  

Tuesday, September 24:  
9:00-9:15 Opening & Introduction of Keynote Speaker  
        Sandra Kay Helsel, Ph.D.  

8.  9:15-10:00  KEYNOTE ADDRESS ON VIRTUAL REALITY  
                          Jaron Lanier  

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break  

                       Concurrent Sessions  

Design  

(Tuesday Morning:  Room A)  

MODERATOR:  Richard Brandt, Ed.D., Course Developer  
               Sun Microsystems, Inc.  

9.  10:30-11:05  
"The Realities of Building Virtual Realities."  
Bryan Lewis, Ph.D., Verdical User Environments;  
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center.  

10.  11:05-11:40  
        Doug Crockford, Lucas Arts  

11.  11:40-12:15  
"Intellectual Property Protection and Virtual Reality"  
Daniel Siegal, Attorney at Law; Irell & Manella.  

12.  12:15-12:30 Summary and Questions  

12:30-2:00 Lunch  

Applications  

(Tuesday Morning:  Room B)  

        Moderator:  John Coyne, Ph.D.  
        Management Science, George Washington University  

14.  10:30-11:00  
 "Angels," or "Les Recontres Angeliques"  
Nicole Stenger, Visiting Scholar; Human Interface Technology  
Laboratory; University of Washington, Seattle.  

15.  11:00-11:30  
"Educational Applications of Virtual Reality:  Medium or Myth?"
Jim McCluskey, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass  
Communications; Kansas State University.  

16.  11:30-12:00  
 "Kinesthetic Training Devices."  
 Tim Dowding, Instruction Designer;  
 Analysis & Technology, Inc.  

12:00-12:30  
17.  "Braided Realities for Crisis/Emergency Management."  
Roland Hjerppe, LibLAB, Department; Linkoping University, Sweden.
Erland Jungert, Swedish Defense Research Establishment, Department
of Information Technology; Linkoping University, Sweden.  

12:30-2:00 Lunch  

Centers for Research & Development  

(Tuesday Afternoon:  Room A)  

MODERATOR:  Dennis Falk, Ph.D.  
            Center for the Advancement of Learning Technologies
               Department of Social Work; College of Education & Human
               Service Professions  
               University of Minnesota  

18.  2:00-2:2:30  
"Virtual Reality at the Institute for Simulation and Training"  
Richard-Dunn Roberts, Visual Systems Scientist; Institute for  
Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida.  

2:30-3:00  
19.  "Virtual Reality at NYNEX."  
Rory Stuart.  Member of Technical Staff, Intelligent Interfaces
Group of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of NYNEX Science
and Technology.  

3:00-3:30 Coffee Break  

20.  3:30-4:00  
"VPL Research"  

21.  4:00-4:30  
"Visual Perception Program"  
Tom Piantanida, Ph.D.  
SRI, International  

4:30-5:00  

22.  "A Description of the Human Interface Technology Laboratory"
William Bricken, Ph.D., Principal Scientist, Human Interface  
Technology Laboratory, University of Washington.  

5:00-5:30  Summary and Roundtable  

6:00-7:00 Reception  

Market Info  

(Tuesday Afternoon:  Room B)  

        Moderator:  Linda Jacobson, Chief Scribe, WordsWork.  

23.  2:00-2:30  
"Virtual Reality:  When Will Reality Meet the Marketplace?"  
John Latta, Ph.D., 4th Wave, Inc.  

24.  2:30-3:00  
"The VR Industry:  Is It Real or is it Virtual?."  
Anthony Asche, President; StrayLight Corp.  

3:00-3:30  Coffee Break  

3:30-4:00  
25.  "Market Overview in the U.K.  
     Charles Grimsdale, DIVISION  

4:00-4:30  
26.  "Japan's Game Vendors and VR"  
Jack Plimpton, President; Japan Entry.  

4:30-5:00 Summary and Roundtable  

6:00-7:00 Reception  

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25:  

                     SPECIAL JOINT SESSION:  

(Wednesday Morning)  

8:30-8:40 Introduction  
                Sandra Kay Helsel, Ph.D., Conference Chair  

27.  8:40-9:20 "Mathematical Foundations of {*filter*}space"  
                  William Bricken, Ph.D.  Principal Scientist,  
               Human Interface Technology Laboratory, University  
               of Washington.  

28.  9:20-10:00  "How Many D's in Reality?"  
                  Theodor Holm Nelson, Founding Designer of Project  
            Xanadu, AutoDesk Distinguished Fellow.  

10:00-10:30  Coffee Break  

                       CONCURRENT SESSIONS  

Systems/Hardware  

Wednesday Morning (Room A)  

        Moderator:  Kenny Meyer, Piltdown  

29.  10:30-11:10  
        "New Advances in PC-Based Hardware"  
        Tom Coull, V.P. Marketing;  
        Sense8/Intel.  

30.  11:10-11:50  
     Randy Haykin, Apple Computer, Inc.  

31.  11:50-12:30    
        Randy Walser, AutoDesk  

Display  

        (Wednesday Morning:  Room B)  

        Moderator:  Walt Duflock, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Clara  
        Computer & High Technology Law Journal.  

32.  10:30-11:10    
     StereoSynthesis (tm)--"2D-3D Conversion Process"
     David M. Geshwind, President
        Latent Image Development Corporation

33.  10:10-11:50    
"Stereoscopic Video and the Quest for Virtual Reality"  
Michael Starks, President, 3-DTV  

34.  11:50-12:30      
Michael Miller, Chairman, Enter Corporation  

12:30-2:00 Lunch  

Entertainment  

(Wednesday Afternoon:  Room A)  

        MODERATOR:  David Traub  
     Vice President of Development, Center Point Communications

35.  2:00-2:30  
"Battletech"  
Jordan Weisman, Executive Vice President, Creative Director;  
Virtual World Entertainments, Inc.  

36.  2:30-3:00  
"Virtual Reality Entertainment Products"  
Diana Gagnon, Ph.D., Interactive Associates  

3:30-4:00 Coffee Break  

37.  4:00-4:30  
"Virtual Reality and Entertainment."  
Steve Glenn, Vice President of Adventure/Entertainment Group,  
SimGraphics Engineering  

38.  4:30-5:00  
"The Mandala System"  
Vincent John Vincent,  
Vivid Effects  

5:00-5:30 Summary and Roundtable  

Peripherals  

(Wednesday afternoon:  Room B)  

        MODERATOR:  

39.  2:00-2:30  
        EXOS "HandMaster"  
        Beth Marcus, Ph.D.  

40.  2:30-3:00  
"6-D Motion Tracking"  
Hugh L. Applewhite, Piltdown  

3:00-3:30 Coffee Break  

41.  3:30-4:00    
"Force Feedback:  The Sense of Touch at the Interface"  
Margaret Minsky, Ph.D.;  
MIT Media Lab  

42.  4:00-4:30  
"3-D Sound for Virtual Reality: The Possible and the Probable."
Durand R. Begault, Ph.D., Researcher;  
NASA-AMES Research Center/National Research Council.  

4:30-5:00  
Summary and Roundtable  

For additional information, contact Meckler's Conference
Department, 11 Ferry Lane West, Westport, CT 06880; 800-635-5537.

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