From: pcrvrjon@aol.com (PCR VR Jon)
Subject: EVENT:  LA VR SIG August 22nd Meeting
Date: 17 Aug 1995 16:47:52 -0400


[From my friends at the Electronic Cafe   -jon]

Subj: Aug. VR Night at ECI-Santa Monica 
Date: 95-08-17 02:52:32 EDT 
From:ecafe@netcom.com (Kit Galloway/Sherrie Rabinowitz/Electronic Cafe
International) 

WHAT : Virtual Reality Special Interest Group August Meeting
WHERE : Electronic Cafe International(TM) in Santa Monica
WHEN:  Tuesday evening, August 22, 7:30 PM

Join Director Wayne Lehrer of Immersion Inc. for a screening of his award
winning 13 minute experience he created for The 1993 World Expo in Taejon,
Korea. This 3D stereo experience combines film and some of the most
elaborate pieces of computer animation ever rendered. 

Dual video projectors and polarized glasses will allow the audience to
view the experience in full stereo, as it was intended to be seen. Wayne
will be on hand to speak about the tools and processes that went into the
production of Entertopia Symphony. A 3 Dimensional sound demonstration
will also occur featuring the Virtual Audio Processing System (VAPS). 

Wayne will also lend his insight to the important issues he discovered
while producing this project. He can speak first hand about what
technology and techniques are most important to creating the deepest
levels of immersion for the audience. Although Entertopia is not an
interactive experience, these aspects of immersion are critical design
parameters for anyone involved in creating VR attractions and experiences. 

In addition, an ISDN based PictureTel Videoconference will take place with
Internews, an ECI affiliate, located at 3220 Sacramento Street, in The
3220 Gallery in San Francisco. An interview will take place with one of
the leading VR experts in The Bay Area. 

If the event is cybercast over the Internet via CU-SeeMe the reflector
will be 198.147.96.75 (Thanks Metawire). Admission in Santa Monica will be
$10.00. 

The Electronic Cafe(TM) is located at 1649 18th Street in Santa Monica.
>From the 10 Freeway going west, exit at Cloverfield, go right to Olympic,
then left to 18th. Go right on 18th to the end of the block, and go right
in the parking lot. ECI is located on the Southeast corner of the lot.

For more information, call Dave Blackburn at (310) 545-0369.