Dear writerguy-ga;
Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to answer your interesting
question.
Surprisingly, as it turns out, the greatest minds in this field appear
more than willing to discuss their vast collective knowledge with
those interested in their work. I spent a great deal of time carefully
selecting only those who are leading authorities in this subject or
those whose work has been widely recognized by the technology
community. Of these, I searched and found a number of them who have
posted their contact information to allow others who have an interest
in these matters, like yourself, to speak with them:
Here you will find contact information for Frank Biocca,
Human-computer interaction/virtual reality Ameritech professor of
telecommunication and adjunct professor of communication, Michigan
State University. He has posted his contact information, presumably,
for just these types of inquiries. The
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
http://newsroom.msu.edu/experts/Frank_Biocca.html
Jaron Lanier, who was selected in Richard Saul Wurman's book, “Who's
Really Who” as one of the 1000 "most creative" people in America, also
happens to be a widely sought after lecturer on the topic of virtual
reality. He is knows as a pioneer of virtual reality and is the person
credited with first coining the phrase in the 1980’s.
http://java.sun.com/features/2003/01/lanier_qa1.html
Lanier was a guest speaker at TIME MAGAZINE’S “FUTURE OF LIFE” which
also featured the likes of executives, researchers, professors and a
Nobel Laureate.
http://www.thefutureoflife.com/speaker_list.htm
You can contact him at
jaron@advanced.org or fax (415) 331-0415.
JARON LANIER
http://people.advanced.org/~jaron/
http://people.advanced.org/~jaron/general.html
http://people.advanced.org/~jaron/newslinks.html
DONNA COX is currently a professor in the School of Art and Design at
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and holds a joint
appointment with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.
“Cox has combined computer technology and art in innovative ways to
create new forms of scientific visualization, garnering numerous
awards and international acclaim. She's regarded as a pioneer of the
"second wave" in computer art and is well-known for her work in
developing the idea of "Renaissance Teams," and was an associate
producer for the Academy Award-nominated IMAX film, "Cosmic Voyage."
Phone: 217-244-2005 cox@ncsa.uiuc.edu
SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
http://128.174.50.8/www/retrieve/facultybyprogram.cfm?program=graphic+design§ion=people
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
http://www.indiana.edu/~uitsnews/times/2000/t455/index.html
http://search.iu.edu/query.html?qt=donna+cox&col=iub&col=iuk&col=iusb&col=ius&col=iue&col=iupui&col=ipfw&col=iunw&qp=&qs=&qc=&pw=100%25&ws=0&qm=0&st=1&nh=10&lk=1&rf=0&rq=0&iudf=bo&iudc=1&iudt=0&iuql=&iuqm=0&iuhd=statewide_search_hd.html&iuft=statewide_search_ft.html&Popular+IU+sites=Popular+IU+Sites
THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SUPERCOMPUTING APPLICATIONS (NCSA)
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/News/Access/Releases/98Releases/981117.IU-technologist.html
Here is a link containing contact information for the entire team of
the Knowledge Based Systems (KBS) Group at University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. “The research of the KBS Group focuses on
Intelligent Reasoning and Learning within the context of
Human-Computer Interaction. Examples of research areas are uncertainty
reasoning, machine learning, automated knowledge acquisition,
critiquing systems, expert system shells, intelligent tutoring,
knowledge-based simulation, and natural language processing. Many
projects involve an interplay between expert shell architectures,
machine learning, probabilistic reasoning and immersive interfaces.”
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
http://www-kbs.ai.uiuc.edu/web/kbs/members.htm
This young man is fast becoming an authority in the field of virtual
reality. Foo Meng Ng (Steven), has a PhD in PhD in Mechanical
Engineering with Research Experience in Virtual Reality Based Design
and Manufacturing Systems and Visual Classification & Coding Systems.
As one of his final year projects he helped supervise the creation of
the “The Virtual Robot”, (1997-1998) and he is the author of four
publications on the topic.. His research interests include:
Designing and Planning Cable Harnesses in Virtual Environments.
Navigational Awareness and WayFinding in Virtual Environments.
Visual Classification & Coding Systems
He is currently at the Dept of Mechanical & Chemical Engineering.,
Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, Eh14 4AS, UK
You can contact him here:
f.m.ng@hw.ac.uk
HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY EDINBURGH
http://www.hw.ac.uk/mecWWW/research/vmg/p_fmn.htm
Here is a very good description of a Virtual Reality Laboratory (VRL).
This one is located at THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SUPERCOMPUTING
APPLICATIONS (NCSA)
http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/VR/VR/VRHomePage.html
Another good point of contact where you are likely to learn everything
you need to know about VRL’s is The Virtual Reality Lab (VRlab),
(formerly Computer Graphics Lab (LIG)), at the Swiss Federal Institute
of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne. You can contact Dr. Daniel Thalmann,
Director/ Full Professor at:
Tel : 0041-(0)21 693-5214 (office)
0041-(0)21 693-5215 (secretary)
Fax : 0041-(0)21 693-5328
email : daniel.thalmann@epfl.ch
Below you will find that I have carefully defined my search strategy
for you in the event that you need to search for more information. By
following the same type of searches that I did you may be able to
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INFORMATION SOURCES
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
http://newsroom.msu.edu/experts/Frank_Biocca.html
TIME MAGAZINE’S “FUTURE OF LIFE”
http://www.thefutureoflife.com/speaker_list.htm
JARON LANIER
http://people.advanced.org/~jaron/
SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
http://128.174.50.8/www/retrieve/facultybyprogram.cfm?program=graphic+design§ion=people
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
http://www.indiana.edu/~uitsnews/times/2000/t455/index.html
NCSA
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/News/Access/Releases/98Releases/981117.IU-technologist.html
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
http://www-kbs.ai.uiuc.edu/web/kbs/members.htm
HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY EDINBURGH
http://www.hw.ac.uk/mecWWW/research/vmg/p_fmn.htm
SEARCH STRATEGY
SEARCH ENGINE USED:
Google ://www.google.com
SEARCH TERMS USED:
VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERTS
VIRTUAL REALITY AUTHORITY
LATEST VIRTUAL REALITY
FUTURE VIRTUAL REALITY
VIRTUAL REALITY LAB
VIRTUAL REALITY LABORATORY
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