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- From: Jeremy Thompson <100113.2636@CompuServe.COM>
- Subject: Re: INFO?: SRI International
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.165057.28963@u.washington.edu>
- Originator: hlab@stein.u.washington.edu
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- Organization: University of Washington
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 09:53:01 GMT
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- >Does anyone know what the "Green Project" is or, barring that, what
- >SRI is doing these days with respect to VR research?
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- >Many thanks,
- > ---Mark
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- The following is information provided by SRI International for entry
- into the "International Directory of VR R&D", scheduled for
- publication by Meckler Corp in early 1993. The Directory contains
- entries for over 160 organizations undertaking research into VR/VEs
- worldwide, plus a round up of the state of research in the US,
- UK/Europe and the Far East. Publication details will be posted on
- sci-virtual worlds when available.
-
- Jeremy Thompson
- Editor
- 100113.2636@CompuServe.com
-
- SRI International, Inc
- Sensory Sciences & Technology Center
- 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
- Telephone: +1 415 859 3973
- Fax: +1 415 859 5984
-
- Key research personnel
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- Dr Tom Piantanida - Virtual Perception Program
- Dr Duane Boman
- Vahe Avedissian
- Dr Jennifer Gille
- Nathaniel Bletter
- Teresa Middleton
-
- Number of researchers: 10
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- Sponsoring organizations
- NASA
- US Air Force
-
- Research start date: April 1991
- Completion date: Ongoing
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- Areas of interest
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- Perceptual issues in VR
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- Applications in molecular modelling, microscopy, medicine, disability
- and training
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- VR component development: force feedback, variable resolution visual
- display.
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- Current research projects
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- 1. VR applications in confocal laser microscopy, molecular modelling
- and training.
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- 2. Perceptual research in VR: sensory distortions.
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- 3. VR applications to individuals with special needs: hearing, visual
- and physical impairments.
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- Collaborative partners
- NASA Ames Research Center
-
- Budget allocation: Confidential
-
- Research objectives
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- To develop sensory/perceptual specifications for the human/computer
- interface.
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- Results achieved to date
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- Interactive training demonstration of speech input to VR systems.
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- Specific applications of research
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- Marshaling training
- Auditory feedback in molecular modelling
- Interactive speech input
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- Spin off research expected
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- Variable resolution visual display.
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- Literature prepared by researchers
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- 1. Piantanida, TP, Boman, D, Larimer, J, Gille, J and Reed, C Studies
- of the field-of-view/resolution tradeoff in virtual-reality systems,
- Proceedings SPIE, San Jose, CA, 1992
-
- 2. Piantanida, TP, Boman, DK and Gille, J Perceptual issues in
- virtual reality, Presence,1993 (in press)
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- 3. Piantanida, TP Practical Applications of Virtual Reality. Wescon,
- 1992 (in press)
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- 4. Piantanida, TP, Boman, DK and Schlager, MS Virtual Environment
- Systems for Maintenance Training. NASA Ames Research Center, CA,1992
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- 5. Middleton, T Who needs virtual reality?, 3rd National Conference
- on College Teaching and Learning, Jacksonville, FL, April 1992
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- 6. Middleton, T The potential of virtual reality technology for
- training, Journal of Interactive Instruction Development, Warrenton,
- VA, 1992
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- VR R&D Laboratory facilities available
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- VPL EyePhones and DataGlove,Fake Space Lab Boom System, Virtex
- CyberGlove, Shooting Star tracker, Logitech tracker, SpaceBall, 2
- 4D/310 VGX and 2 4D/35TG Silicon Graphics workstations, SRI
- proprietary force feedback and speech interaction systems.
-
- Available skills
-
- System and component design and engineering, software development,
- sensory psychophysics, multidisciplinary research.
-