hlab@milton.u.washington.edu (Human Int. Technology Lab) (06/24/91)
Myron Krueger's new edition of his 1982 classic, ARTIFICIAL
REALITY, is now available as ARTIFICIAL REALITY II, published by
Addison-Wesley (Reading, Massachusetts).
The illustrations are familiar but those of Krueger's own
artificial realities are still impressive for their ingenuity and
appeal. I borrowed the book, so I don't know its price.
From the dustjacket:
...Myron W. Krueger, the father of artificial
reality, updates the influential work published nearly
a decade ago in which he described basic features of the
technology and provided a vision of what was to come.
Krueger relates here his personal odyssey from the
origins of artificial reality to current developments.
He communicates both an imaginative breadth of possi-
bilities and his excitement in making many of them happen.
In addition to his own work, he discusses the important
contributions of others in what are sometimes called
_virtual reality, virtual environments, and cyberspace._
Both readers familiar with Krueger's original vision and
readers discovering him for the first time will enjoy his
insights on the union of art and technology and his pro-
vocative ideas on the role of computers in enhancing the
quality of human life.
While we're talking about Myron, his and my famous tussle at last
year's SIGGRAPH panel on virtual worlds is recounted in the newly released
PROCEEDINGS OF SIGGRAPH '90, now available from the ACM.
Bob Jacobson
Moderatorjd21@prism.gatech.edu (DEMMERS,JAMES L) (06/25/91)
Just got my copy of the proceedings last week Bob and I'm glad to see that
the "tussle" was recorded for posterity. Again, I think that you handled
the situation well given that it was (I assume) a totally spontaneous event
initiated by Steve Ditlea and Myron. It did provide an interesting finale
to the conference though don't you think? The fact that you've been
booed at Siggraph might make an interesting entry on your resume ;-)
See you in L.V.
Jim
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[MODERATOR'S NOTES: Hey, there were some applause, too! :-) The
best part of the whole affair is that Myron and I became friends and
have remained so. -- Bob Jacobson]testarne@athena.mit.edu (Thad E Starner) (06/25/91)
ARTIFICIAL REALITY II costs $26.95 (at least from Quantum Books).
I suggest scanning it before buying....nifty descriptions of demos
and philosophy, but so far little meat for implementors.
Thad
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shank@CS.UCLA.EDU (Eric Shank) (06/27/91)
I have the book here in my hand (I got it for $29.25) at Irvine Sci-Tech Books in Irvine, California. The book is an excellent introduction to the many applications of VR for the beginner (i.e. myself) It includes an historical development which should be interesting to everyone- especially those who are buried in the technical details and would like to see the broader view. VR artists will find much interesting material here, and maybe inspiration. Eric Shank shank@cs.ucla.edu shank@skipper.dfrf.nasa.gov These are opinions representing me only -- *************************************************************************** Eric A. Shank UCLA Computer Science Department- Scientific Computing shank@cs.ucla.edu "Common sense isn't" -E. Shank "No Woman, no Cry" -Bob Marley <this space available for rent>