ishihara@etl.go.jp (Satoshi Ishihara) (02/07/91)
On 01/20/91 10:43:24, cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu (Robert Jacobson) wrote in <14764@milton.u.washington.edu> : |INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ARTIFICIAL REALITY |AND TELE-EXISTENCE | |July 9-10, 1991 |Ryutu Center, Tokyo | |Organized by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. (NIKKEI) |and Japan Technology Transfer Association (JTTAS) |[Moderator's Note: This is a very ambitious meeting. The themes |outlined go far beyond what we in the West describe as virtual worlds |or virtual reality. It has been reported to me that JTTAS is a MITI |affiliate; together with the appearance on the organizing committee |roster of several MITI researchers, one might suppose that this is |THE official Japanese conference on virtual worlds technology. Your |comments -- especially those of our Japanese colleagues, to give this |some context -- are welcome. -- Bob Jacobson] Well, it is true that JTTAS has some relationship to MITI. It is also true that the institutes of some committee members belong to AIST of MITI. However, I don't think it is not the official Japanese conference. I heard they are planning to ask the permission of MITI and AIST to use their name as supporter(s). Anyway, I agree this is a very exciting field. Satoshi Ishihara Electrotechnical Laboratory(ETL), AIST, MITI, Japan
ishihara@etl.go.jp (Satoshi Ishihara,,,Hikari-jouhou) (03/18/91)
On 01/20/91 10:43:24, cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu (Robert Jacobson) wrote in <14764@milton.u.washington.edu> : |INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ARTIFICIAL REALITY |AND TELE-EXISTENCE | |July 9-10, 1991 |Ryutu Center, Tokyo | |Organized by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. (NIKKEI) |and Japan Technology Transfer Association (JTTAS) |[Moderator's Note: This is a very ambitious meeting. The themes |outlined go far beyond what we in the West describe as virtual worlds |or virtual reality. It has been reported to me that JTTAS is a MITI |affiliate; together with the appearance on the organizing committee |roster of several MITI researchers, one might suppose that this is |THE official Japanese conference on virtual worlds technology. Your |comments -- especially those of our Japanese colleagues, to give this |some context -- are welcome. -- Bob Jacobson] Well, it is true that JTTAS has some relationship to MITI. It is also true that the institutes of some committee members belong to AIST of MITI. However, I don't think it is not the official Japanese conference. I heard they are planning to ask the permission of MITI and AIST to use their name as supporter(s). Anyway, I agree this is a very exciting field. Satoshi Ishihara Electrotechnical Laboratory(ETL), AIST, MITI, Japan