Internet2 - Imagining the Future
Or... What Can We Do With Lots of Bandwidth?
by D. W. Hyatt
Since few of us have had much experience with Virtual Reality and
the new high speed Internet2, we
will be trying to learn from the wisdom of others... mainly experts in
the field who will be broadcasting to us from remote locations in a series
of interactive, online teleconferences such as the ones below. Some may
fall within the timeframe of our class, but others will not. Check out
the following leaders in the field and see if you can attend to speak with
them in person.
Guest Lecturers
Dr. Amela Sadajak has recommended some of the following links to assist
our project with ThinkQuest, Imagining the Future. These people have
agreed to participate in a live video conference with our students during
the indicated times.
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Dr. Andrew Glassner
Dr. Glassner is a writer-director, and a consultant in story
structure, interactive fiction, and computer graphics. He is also
one of the most renown authors in computer graphics theory
and literature. He is the author of acclaimed books "Graphics
Gems Series", "An Introduction to Ray Tracing", "Andrew
Glassner's Notebook" and others, as well as regular
contributor in numerous journals.
- Shape Synthesis: new insight on how to represent sound
with 3D graphics
- Cubism for Computer Graphics: wild cameras and their
role in storytelling
Live Video Conference
Monday: February 11, 2002 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
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Jaron Lanier
Musician and computer graphics wizard, the person who coined the term
Virtual Reality.
Live Video Conference
Friday: February 15, 2002 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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Dr. Carrie Heeter
Dr. Heeter is a Director of the
Comm Tech Lab
, Creative Director of
Virtual University, and a Professor of
Telecommunication at Michigan State University. She lives
and works from her home in San Francisco. In a short sketch
about herself she says: "Posing as an inventor, artist and
researcher, I explore the potential of emerging communication
technologies to create new kinds of experiences. Particular
domains of experience I care most about include
enhancements of learning, personal relationships, and
creativity." She was a Winner of the
1995 Discover Magazine Software Innovation of the Year award.
Live Video Conference
TBA
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Dr. Linda Jackson
Professor at the
Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, and
Research Associate in M.I.N.D. laboratory - Media Interface & Network
Design, http://www.mindlab.msu.edu/mweb/splash.htm.
Live Video Conference
TBA
Virtual Reality Ideas
Check out some of the following links on cool virtual reality stuff
- http://www.phoenix.net/~vrgear/default.html:
(look for CyberGlove, PinchGlove, PowerGlove)
- 5th Glove
http://www.hitl.washington.edu/projects/knowledge_base/virtual-worlds/faq.
html
- Technology: High school whiz improves on virtual-reality glove" at:
http://archive.nandotimes.com/technology/story/0,1643,500299565-500478367-503230
958-0,00.html