cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu (Robert Jacobson) (11/07/90)
[I'm going to break my own rule and post a really LONG message. It lists
those events which have already taken place at Stanford. The bio's of
the speakers are fascinating, even if you (like me) couldn't make the
events. For more info, address Bill Chapin at chapin@sunrise.stanford.edu
-- Bob Jacobson, Moderator]
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 90 19:21:33 PST
From: chapin@sunrise.Stanford.EDU (Bill Chapin)
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To: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu
Subject: post on sci.virtual-worlds
Bob -
We haven't met yet. That's my fault since I know who
you are and maybe not the other way.
Anyway the news going out on the VSIGroup mailing list
(thats Virtual Space Interest Group of Stanford) has been
pretty much specific to details about forum meeting times
and locations. I didn't think it would be of too much
interest beyond the Bay Area. There are some juicy
abstracts mixed into it all. This thing is becoming a big
time sink already (we need a VSIGroup administrative
assistant!), so I will put you on the mailing list. You
can be in charge of making sure Tom, William, and Meredith
know what's going on in case they make a trip down and
then editting the news for sci.v-w distribution.
By the way tell all that Jim Kramer and I have a 24-DOF
virtual hand, mastered by the new 16 bit, 24 sensor Virtex
Cyberglove, that should be the ultimate for virtual
environment manipulation. We are getting predictable
precision to +- 3 mm. Virtex is gearing up the production
lines ... there are orders for some 5 pairs and 8 or 9
singles already. Get in your orders, if you want a
delivery before June. My virtual hand has taught Jim
much about the product. There has been a tremendous
amount of refinement since Cyberthon. (At Cyberthon, we
weren't even showing the 16 sensor glove yet, let alone
the 24 model.) email -> kramer@sunrise.stanford.edu
You should get a series of backlogged announcements.
- Bill Chapin
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VIRTUAL SPACE INTEREST GROUP OF STANFORD
The Virtual Space Interest Group of Stanford wishes to announce its
formation and speaker forum for Autumn quarter, 1990.
The VSIGroup has interest in applications of synthetic spaces with
multiple metric dimensions for research, design, commercial, and social
purposes. Of special interest are the recent advances in the use of
virtual space for man-machine interfaces, to the effect that the machine
becomes transparent to the user. The benefits of transcending physical
obstacles are far-reaching, This interest group's goal is to share
ideas and progress in virtual space application and interfacing
techniques.
The VSIGroup will be affiliated with Stanford's Center for Design
Research during the Autumn academic quarter. In conjunction with the
Design Theory and Methodology forum (DT&M), ME297, the VSIGroup will
sponsor a series of speakers addressing the usefulness of virtual space
to design, visualization, and communication. The speaker schedule will
be announced shortly. Topics will include volume visualization, virtual
environment design, scene description, and second generation cyberspace.
The forum is scheduled for Wednesday afternoons at 2:15 in Terman 583,
beginning October 3rd. Students, faculty, research associates, and
industry affiliates are invited to attend.
Please send requests for the Autumn quarter DT&M forum or VSIGroup
mailing lists to:
vsig-request@sunrise.
You may not receive further
info without your mailing list authorization. Please excuse any
duplicates of this notice.
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To: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Forum Announcement <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
ME 297 -- Design Theory and Methodology Forum
Special Speaker Series on
Virtual Space Applications in Design
This week (10/3):
Bill Chapin will introduce the forum theme and give background
information on the technology that is pushing virtual space
into more applications. The goals of the VSIGroup will be
discussed.
Next week (10/10):
Marc Levoy, CIS
"THE USE OF ARTISTIC DEVICES AND PHOTOREALISM IN
COMPUTER-GENERATED DATA VISUALIZATIONS"
A new CS faculty member specializing in graphics arriving from UNC,
Levoy is well accomplished in animation, scientific visualization,
and rendering. Prof. Levoy is degreed in architectural design.
"Tentative" Schedule:
October
3 Introduction: Virtual Space Exploration
10 Marc Levoy, Professor of Computer Graphics in CIS (from UNC)
17 Mark Bolis, Fake Space Labs
24 Scott Fisher, Telepresence (formerly with NASA's VIEW Lab)
31 TBA
November
7 TBA
14 Bill Kolomyjek, Pixar
21 No meeting: Thanksgiving
28 Chip Moringstar & Randy Farmer, AMIX
December
5 TBA
13 Randy Walser & Chris Allis, Autodesk Cyberia
ME 297 (DT&M) meets Wednesdays at 2:15 in 60-61f (quad). The
meeting location may change; please read each notice. The Pixar,
AMIX, and Autodesk presentations may be in the evening to allow for
special effects and cyberspace experiences. There will be two
notices each week: one reminder on Tuesdays of the time and place,
and one abstract on Thursdays of the following weeks' presentation.
The forum credits one unit to all registered students with at
least 85% attendance.
sponsored by:
the VIRTUAL SPACE INTEREST GROUP of STANFORD
E-mail: vsig-request@sunrise.stanford.edu for more information.
or phone (415) 856-6010.
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>From: chapin (Bill Chapin)
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To: vsig
Subject: ME297-DT&M >>> ROOM CHANGE <<<
Cc: kristin
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To all planning to attend any ME297 Design Theory & Methodology forum
this Autumn:
There is a ROOM CHANGE from the time-table listing of 60-61f.
We will meet in
room 583 of Terman Engineering Center.
If you have not been there before, it is at the end of the hall in
the SW wing of Terman, and up a few steps to the right. In case
you forget, there will be a note on 60-61f.
questions: vsig-request@sunrise.stanford.edu
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From: chapin@sunrise.Stanford.EDU (Bill Chapin)
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To: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu
Subject: DT&M week 2
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+++++++++++++++++++++++++ VSIG NEWS +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The 24 hour Cyberthon in San Francisco,
"An Adventure in Virtual Reality",
was a success. Current Stanford grad students Jim Kramer,
Larry Edwards, and Will Kessler, and Prof. Larry Leifer all
participated in the intriguing event, that was well attended
by experts in the field as well as prestigious followers such
as the Grateful Dead, Timothy Leary, Robin Williams, and Bill
Walton. Recent Stanford grad, Mark Bolis, who will present to
DT&M next week, enjoyed one of the most popular booths in the
maze with his Fake Space Labs demo.
Any registered student that wishes to become part of the ASSU
supported VSIGroup, should send a note to vsig-request@sunrise
giving full name, phone numbers, student ID#, and whether they
wish to be "founder". A founder will be required to serve as an
officer until bylaws are written and elections are held.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Forum Announcement <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
ME 297 -- Design Theory and Methodology Forum
Special Speaker Series on
Virtual Space Applications in Design
This week's speaker (Wed., Oct.10, 2:15, Terman 583):
Marc Levoy, CIS
Computer Science Department
Stanford University
"THE USE OF ARTISTIC DEVICES AND PHOTOREALISM IN
COMPUTER-GENERATED DATA VISUALIZATIONS"
ABSTRACT
The scientific and medical communities are deeply divided over
the merit of incorporating artistic devices and photorealism into
data visualizations. Techniques such as metallic shading, shadow-
casting, surface and solid texturing, and selective defocusing are
common in hand-drawn illustrations, but their use in computer-medi-
ated data exploration is not widely accepted. I will argue that
these techniques, if properly used, improve spatial comprehension
and hence the utility of computer-generated visualizations. To
illustrate my argument, I will describe the application of volume
rendering - a technique for displaying sampled 3D data - to two
problems: 1) interpretation of molecular electron density maps; and
2) planning of radiotherapy for cancer patients.
A new CS faculty member specializing in graphics
arriving from UNC, Levoy is well accomplished in
animation, scientific visualization, and rendering.
Prof. Levoy is degreed in architectural design.
"Less Tentative" Schedule:
October
17 Mark Bolis, Fake Space Labs
24 Scott Fisher, Telepresence (formerly with NASA's VIEW Lab)
31 Joe Rosen, VA Hospital Surgeon
November
7 TBA
14* Bill Kolomyjek, Pixar
21 No meeting: Thanksgiving
28* Chip Morningstar & Randy Farmer, AMIX
December
5 TBA
13* Randy Walser & Chris Allis, Autodesk Cyberia
* presentations may be in the evening to allow for special demos
and cyberspace experiences.
ME 297 (DT&M) meets Wednesdays at 2:15 in Terman 583. There will be
two notices each week: one reminder on Tuesdays of the time and place,
and one abstract on Thursdays of the following weeks' presentation.
The forum credits one unit to all registered students with at least 85%
attendance.
sponsored by:
the VIRTUAL SPACE INTEREST GROUP of STANFORD
E-mail: vsig-request@sunrise.stanford.edu for more information.
or phone (415) 856-6010.
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From: chapin@sunrise.Stanford.EDU (Bill Chapin)
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To: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu
Subject: DT&M week 3
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Forum Announcement <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
ME 297 -- Design Theory and Methodology Forum
Special Speaker Series on
Virtual Space Applications in Design
Next speaker (Wed., Oct.17, 2:15, Terman 583):
Mark Bolas
Fake Space Labs
Menlo Park
"DESIGN FOR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS"
ABSTRACT
The intimacy between patron and virtual world uncovers inter-
esting design issues of hardware, software, and worlds for virtual
environments. A video will be presented highlighting issues for
discussion, which arise from designing for virtual environments.
This work served as a thesis project for the Stanford Product
Design Program and was completed at the NASA Ames VIEW Laboratory.
The Binocular Omni-Orientation Monitor (BOOM viewer) and the Molly
camera platform - telepresence tools by Fake Space Labs - will
also be described.
Mark Bolas, the first of three speakers relating
experiences from NASA's VIEW Lab, is a graduate of
Stanford's Product Design Program. He has arguably
logged as many hours as anyone ever in Virtual Space.
Fake Space Labs recently expanded Palo Alto
operations into a new Menlo Park facility.
"Less Tentative" Schedule:
October
24 Scott Fisher, Telepresence (formerly with NASA's VIEW Lab)
31 Joe Rosen, VA Hospital Surgeon
November
7 TBA
14* Bill Kolomyjek, Pixar
21 No meeting: Thanksgiving
28* Chip Morningstar & Randy Farmer, AMIX
December
5 TBA
13* Randal Walser & Chris Allis, Autodesk Cyberia
* presentations may be in the evening to allow for special demos
and cyberspace experiences.
ME 297 (DT&M) meets Wednesdays at 2:15 in Terman 583. There will be
two notices each week: one reminder on Tuesdays of the time and place,
and one abstract on Thursdays of the following weeks' presentation.
The forum credits one unit to all registered students with at least 85%
attendance.
sponsored by:
the VIRTUAL SPACE INTEREST GROUP of STANFORD
E-mail: vsig-request@sunrise.stanford.edu for more information.
or phone (415) 856-6010.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++ VSIG NEWS +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Any registered student that wishes to become part of the ASSU
supported VSIGroup, should send a note to vsig-request@sunrise
giving full name, phone numbers, student ID#, and whether they
wish to be "founder". A founder will be required to serve as an
officer until bylaws are written and elections are held. We
have many interested in being members, but few founders. We
need at least 5 founders, before we can become an ASSU group.
>From chapin@sunrise.Stanford.EDU Thu Nov 1 19:39:27 1990
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From: chapin@sunrise.Stanford.EDU (Bill Chapin)
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To: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu
Subject: DT&M week 4
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Forum Announcement <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
ME 297 -- Design Theory and Methodology Forum
Special Speaker Series on
Virtual Space Applications in Design
Next speaker (Wed., Oct.24, 2:15, Terman 583):
Scott Fisher
Telepresence Research
"Telepresence: From Panoramas to Personal Simulators"
ABSTRACT:
In the past few decades, changing trends in Arts and Media Techno-
logy have begun to yield innovative ways to represent first-person or
'direct experience' through the development of multi-sensory media
environments in which the viewer can interact with the information
presented in the same way as they would in encountering the original
scene. The goal is to achieve Telepresence - a compelling sense of
presence and immersion in a remotely sensed or synthesized environment.
This presentation will begin with a description of historical efforts
in the field of Telepresence which form the foundation of current
research in the areaof Virtual Environments and Virtual Reality.
Within this context, the talk will concentrate on applications of
this research that utilize virtual environments to facilitate visual-
ization of complex, three-dimensional data structures in areas such
as architecture, engineering and computational fluid dynamics, and
in interactive training or planning environments such as surgical
simulation. The talk will conclude with a discussion of unique issues
and challenges in implementing Telepresence systems and Personal
Simulators.
BIO:
Mr. Fisher attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where
he held a research fellowship at the Center for Advanced Visual
Studies from 1974 to1976 and was a member of the Architecture
Machine Group from 1978 to 1982. There he participated in develop-
ment of the `Aspen Movie Map' surrogate travel videodisc project
and several stereoscopic display systems for teleconferencing and
telepresence applications. He received the Master of Science degree
in Media Technology from MIT in 1981. His research interests focus
primarily in stereoscopic imaging technologies, interactive display
environments and the development of media technology for representing
`first-person' sensory experience.
>From 1985 to 1990, Mr. Fisher was Founder and Director of the
Virtual Environment Workstation Project (VIEW) at NASA's Ames
Research Center in which the objective was to develop a multisensory
`virtual environment' workstation for use in Space Station tele-
operation, telepresence and automation activities. Most recently,
he has joined Dr. Brenda Laurel in founding Telepresence Research,
to continue development of first-person media and applications.
Prior to the Ames Research Center, Mr. Fisher has served as Research
Scientist with Atari Corporation's Sunnyvale Research Laboratory and
has provided consulting services for several other corporations in
the areas of spatial imaging and interactive display technology.
His work has been recognized internationally in numerous invited
presentations, professional publications and by the popular media.
In addition, his stereoscopic imagery and artwork has been exhibited
in the US, Europe and Japan.
"Wood Carved" Schedule:
October
31 Joe Rosen, VA Hospital Surgeon
November
7 TBA
14* Bill Kolomyjek, Pixar
21 No meeting: Thanksgiving
28* Chip Morningstar & Randy Farmer, AMIX
December
5 Jim Kramer, Virtex, and Will Kessler & Larry Edwards,
Beyond Technologies
13* Randal Walser & Chris Allis, Autodesk Cyberia
* presentations will be at 7:30 in the evening to allow for special
demos and cyberspace experiences. The locations are TBA.
ME 297 (DT&M) meets Wednesdays at 2:15 in room 583, Terman Engineering
Center on the Stanford Campus. There will be two notices each week: one
reminder on Tuesdays of the time and place, and one abstract on Thursdays
of the following weeks' presentation.
sponsored by:
the VIRTUAL SPACE INTEREST GROUP of STANFORD
E-mail: vsig-request@sunrise.stanford.edu for more information.
or phone (415) 856-6010.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++ VSIG NEWS +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
We will need VSIG student volunteers to help setup for the
evening presentations, later in the quarter. If you can set
aside the evenings marked above, you will be entitled to
special demos by the presenter. Those interested please send
a note to vsig-request@sunrise.
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To: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu
Subject: DT&M week 5
Status: R
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Forum Reminder <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
ME 297 -- Design Theory and Methodology Forum
Special Speaker Series on
Virtual Space Applications in Design
Next speaker (Wed., Oct.24, 2:15, Terman 583):
Scott Fisher
Telepresence Research
"Telepresence: From Panoramas to Personal Simulators"
ABSTRACT:
In the past few decades, changing trends in Arts and Media Techno-
logy have begun to yield innovative ways to represent first-person or
'direct experience' through the development of multi-sensory media
environments in which the viewer can interact with the information
presented in the same way as they would in encountering the original
scene. The goal is to achieve Telepresence - a compelling sense of
presence and immersion in a remotely sensed or synthesized environment.
This presentation will begin with a description of historical efforts
in the field of Telepresence which form the foundation of current
research in the areaof Virtual Environments and Virtual Reality.
Within this context, the talk will concentrate on applications of
this research that utilize virtual environments to facilitate visual-
ization of complex, three-dimensional data structures in areas such
as architecture, engineering and computational fluid dynamics, and
in interactive training or planning environments such as surgical
simulation. The talk will conclude with a discussion of unique issues
and challenges in implementing Telepresence systems and Personal
Simulators.
BIO:
Mr. Fisher attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where
he held a research fellowship at the Center for Advanced Visual
Studies from 1974 to1976 and was a member of the Architecture
Machine Group from 1978 to 1982. There he participated in develop-
ment of the `Aspen Movie Map' surrogate travel videodisc project
and several stereoscopic display systems for teleconferencing and
telepresence applications. He received the Master of Science degree
in Media Technology from MIT in 1981. His research interests focus
primarily in stereoscopic imaging technologies, interactive display
environments and the development of media technology for representing
`first-person' sensory experience.
>From 1985 to 1990, Mr. Fisher was Founder and Director of the
Virtual Environment Workstation Project (VIEW) at NASA's Ames
Research Center in which the objective was to develop a multisensory
`virtual environment' workstation for use in Space Station tele-
operation, telepresence and automation activities. Most recently,
he has joined Dr. Brenda Laurel in founding Telepresence Research,
to continue development of first-person media and applications.
Prior to the Ames Research Center, Mr. Fisher has served as Research
Scientist with Atari Corporation's Sunnyvale Research Laboratory and
has provided consulting services for several other corporations in
the areas of spatial imaging and interactive display technology.
His work has been recognized internationally in numerous invited
presentations, professional publications and by the popular media.
In addition, his stereoscopic imagery and artwork has been exhibited
in the US, Europe and Japan.
"Wood Carved" Schedule:
October
31 Joe Rosen, VA Hospital Surgeon
November
7 Larry Leifer, Center for Design Research (CDR)
14* Bill Kolomyjec, Pixar
21 No meeting: Thanksgiving
28* Chip Morningstar & Randy Farmer, AMIX
December
5 Jim Kramer, Will Kessler & Larry Edwards, CDR
13* Randal Walser & Chris Allis, Autodesk Cyberia
* presentations will be at 7:30 in the evening to allow for special
demos and cyberspace experiences. The locations are TBA.
ME 297 (DT&M) meets Wednesdays at 2:15 in room 583, Terman Engineering
Center on the Stanford Campus. There will be two notices each week: one
reminder on Tuesdays of the time and place, and one abstract on Thursdays
of the following weeks' presentation.
sponsored by:
the VIRTUAL SPACE INTEREST GROUP of STANFORD
E-mail: vsig-request@sunrise.stanford.edu for more information.
or phone (415) 856-6010.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++ VSIG NEWS +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The evening presentations are all fairly well planned. The first
special forum on November 14th highlights Pixar and will feature four
award winning SIGGraph computer animations. The 90 minute special will
be filled with fun visuals and the history of photo-surrealism. The
second special meeting will take us on a visit, with hundreds from
around the world, to a virtual world created by LucasFilm. The final
forum of the year will present the second generation Autodesk Cyberspace,
with active demos for lottery winners.
If there is interest, there will be a session to meet at the regular
place and time on the days of evening presentations for 3D model design
seminars including Pixar's Renderman scene description. Please send a
note if you are interested.
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To: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu
Subject: DT&M week 6
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Forum Reminder <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
ME 297 -- Design Theory and Methodology Forum
Special Speaker Series on
Virtual Space Applications in Design
Next speaker (Wed., Oct.31, 2:15, Terman 583):
Joe Rosen
Stanford Surgical Faculty
"Surgical Simulation - Past, Present and Future"
ABSTRACT:
The history of surgery simulation and planning will be presented
for contextual background. To move surgical simulation and plan-
ning into a virtual environment, a variety of devices were dev-
eloped. I will review the work that has gone into design of this
hardware (Fisher and others). I will then discuss the systems
presently being researched (at MIT, VPL, VA, and elsewhere), with
an emphasis on the intelligent models of the body that are needed
to make this work.
BIO:
Dr.Rosen received his BA at Cornell University in biology
(1970-74) and continued at Stanford (1974-78) to earn his MD. Dr.
Rosen studied surgery from 1979 to 1985, becoming faculty 1985 to
present. Dr. Rosen has worked at Stanford, 9 PAVAH, MIT and NASA
on surgical simulation. He is presently working with MIT's Media
Lab and VPL Research on surgical simulation commercial
applications.
"Hard-Wood" Schedule:
November
7 Larry Leifer, Center for Design Research (CDR)
14* Bill Kolomyjec, Pixar
21 No meeting: Thanksgiving
28* Chip Morningstar & Randy Farmer, AMIX
December
5 Jim Kramer, Will Kessler & Larry Edwards, CDR
13* Randal Walser & Chris Allis, Autodesk Cyberia
* three presentations will be at 7:30 in the evening to allow for
special demos and cyberspace experiences. The November evening
presentations will be in Terman Auditorium, while the Autodesk
presentation will be in Skilling Auditorium. On the 14th of
November there will be optional demonstrations of Pixar's
scene description and photo-surrealistic rendering software
at the regularly scheduled afternoon time and place. On the
28th, there will be a 3D modeling seminar for creating objects
for virtual space applications.
ME 297 (DT&M) meets Wednesdays at 2:15 in room 583, Terman Engineering
Center on the Stanford Campus. There will be two notices each week: one
reminder on Tuesdays of the time and place, and one abstract on Thursdays
of the following weeks' presentation.
sponsored by:
the VIRTUAL SPACE INTEREST GROUP of STANFORD
E-mail: vsig-request@sunrise.stanford.edu for more information.
or phone (415) 856-6010.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++ VSIG NEWS +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Please note: there will be optional sessions to meet at the regular
place and time on the days of evening presentations for 3D model design
seminars including Pixar's Renderman scene description. There was much
interest, thanks for the response. Unfortunately the seminars will be
backwards. First on the 14th, you will see how to describe and render
a scene once the geometry is defined. Then on the 28th, we will
examine the process of 3D geometry creation, object heirarchy, and
3D kinematics. The reverse order is due to taking advantage of Pixar's
presence on campus.
The evening presentations are all fairly well planned. They meet
in larger auditoriums, so bring your friends. The first special forum
on November 14th highlights Pixar and will feature four award winning
SIGGraph computer animations. The 90 minute special will be filled
with fun visuals and the history of photo-surrealism. The second
special meeting will take us on a visit, with hundreds from around the
world, to a virtual world created by Lucasfilm. The final forum of
the year will present the second generation Autodesk Cyberspace, with
active demos for door prize winners.