From: Carl Loeffler Subject: WHO: Carnegie-Mellon U Announce Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1993 17:25:35 -0400 Organization: Studio for Creative Inquiry, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Announcing: During the coming months, Carl Eugene Loeffler, Project Director, Telecommunications and Virtual Reality, STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, Carnegie Mellon University, will conduct the following activities: Sponsored by the Japan Technology Transfer Association (JTTAS), Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. (NIKKEI), and in cooperation with Asahi Electronics and Sense8, Loeffler will present distributed virtual reality applications for the International Conference on Artificial Reality and Tele-existence, Tokyo, Japan. Information: 81-03-3584-0207. Following ICAT, he will make a technical presentation at Machine Culture, Siggraph, and conduct seminars at: IEEE/CS Visual Language Symposium, and Tele-teach 93, Norway. Presently under construction are two new applications-- Virtual Ancient Egypt, and the Virtual City. Intended for use in the production of a motion picture, the City will also be expanded to serve as a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for distributed virtual reality for consumer home shopping and entertainment. Tom Hargadon and Loeffler have introduced the Distributed Simulations Research Consortium, with members in Japan, Scandinavia, and the United States. The consortium members conduct joint research in distributed virtual reality for education, industry, and entertainment. Information: (415) 861-1317 or foxhedge@well.sf.ca.us Final note: Carl Eugene Loeffler is recently appointed a visiting Senior Scientist to the Center of Technology at Kjeller (UNIK and Norwegian Telecom Research) Oslo, Norway. He will conduct joint research with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), USA. Information: Carl Eugene Loeffler Project Director Telecommunications and Virtual Reality Studio for Creative Inquiry Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA, USA 15213-3890 TEL: (412) 268-3452 FAX: (412) 268-2829 NET: cel+@andrew.cmu.edu