From: Robert Jacobson <cyberoid@stein1.u.washington.edu>
Subject: INDUSTRY: Two worlds of VR?
Organization: WORLDESIGN, Seattle


I was reading a posting on comp.graphics.visualization all about the
IEEE Frontiers of VR Conference taking place in San Jose later this
year.  I was struck by how completely the conference is dominated by
university faculty members, to the almost complete exclusion of people
working in industry.

Then I noted several discussions of 3D sound at this conference, while
here on sci.virtual-worlds there have been several unanswered (at
least in public) postings requesting practical information on 3D sound
for industrial applications.

There is an interesting dichotomy setting up in our "community," to no
one's advantage.  I have no solutions to recommend.  There is nothing
compelling academe and business to mingle, other than the crass motive
of funding.  Challenge parochialism.

Bob Jacobson
Worldesign Inc.