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- From: avatarp@well.sf.ca.us (Peter Rothman)
- Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds
- Subject: MEETING: Second Meeting of the Virtual Reality Group
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 17:39:41 GMT
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- Sorry for the short notice folks, but...
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- VRG #2: THE CHANGING FACE OF THE CYBERSPACE INDUSTRY
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- The recent changes at VPL, the best known virtual reality
- company, have radically altered the face of the emerging
- cyberspace industry. At VRG's second meeting we will discuss
- what these changes will mean and how they will impact the
- development of virtual reality technology.
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- VRG's second meeting will feature open discussions with:
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- MICHAEL EVANS (formerly of VPL, Inc.)
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- BEN DELANY and SHERRY EPLEY (Cyberedge Journal)
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- In addition, virtual reality systems will be available for
- experimentation following the discussion (more details to
- follow.)
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- The second meeting of VRG will be held in San Francisco at
- Tarzan Studios, on January 19 at 7:00 PM. A $5 donation
- (sliding scale) will be requested at the door to help cover
- expenses for refreshments, chair rental, etc. Tarzan Studios
- is located south of Market Street at 410 Townsend between 3rd
- and 4th.
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- UPCOMING VRG EVENTS:
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- The topic of the third meeting of VRG will be "Computer
- Graphics and Virtual Reality." The third meeting will include a
- videophone link-up with the Southern California VR SIG, where
- Brett Leonard (Lawnmower Man) will be speaking, and other
- speakers to be announced. The third VRG meeting will be held
- on February 18th. The tentative location for the third VRG
- meeting is the Exploratorium located at the Palace of Fine Arts
- in San Francisco. We'll keep you posted as further details
- become available.
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- The topic for the fourth VRG meeting, to be held in March, will
- be "Homebrew Virtual Reality."
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- ABOUT VRG...
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- The Virtual Reality Group is a non-profit organization
- dedicated to supporting and promoting the development of
- virtual reality technologies in the Bay Area. VRG welcomes all
- manner of scientists, artists, philosophers, educators,
- technophiles and technophobes to share their perspectives on VR
- technologies and applications.
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- For additional information about VRG or upcoming VRG events,
- contact:
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- Linda Jacobson (lindaj@well.sf.ca.us)
- Peter Rothman (avatarp@well.sf.ca.us)
- Timothy Childs (tchilds@well.sf.ca.us)
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