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From: craig@com2serv.C2S.MN.ORG (Craig S. Wilson)
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Subject: Re: CALL FOR DISCUSSION:  SCI.VIRTUAL-WORLDS
Keywords: cyberspace, virtual reality
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Date: 21 Nov 89 14:58:01 GMT
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In article <14070@boulder.Colorado.EDU> johnsonr@spot.colorado.edu (Richard Johnson) writes:
>Forget the ergonomics.  Let's talk virtual worlds.  To me that means
>serious scientific discussion about data representation, communications
>bandwidth, cognitive psychology, social effects of "jacking in", and
>the like.  Such a topic is interdisciplinary (a catch-phrase meaning
>no universities yet offer focused degrees in the field).  Having a
>single group for the discussion is necessary for cross-fertilization
>between the estabilished disciplines.  (IMO, cross-posting between groups
>already present doesn't create an adequate focus.)
>
>Of course it includes non-computer issues (like sociology, psychology,
>etc.).  That's why sci. is a better tag than comp.
>| Richard Johnson                           johnsonr@spot.colorado.edu |

I agree that there will be a great need to pull together the results
of research and develpoment in many areas of computers to effectively
establish a cyberspace.  Maybe there should be a new TOP-LEVEL!!
Something like vr.* or cyber.*  Only kidding, folks!! ;^)

On a serious note, I would like to see at least two groups.  One for
the technical discussions about communications, interfaces, computing
resources, etc.

The other group could concentrate on the psychological and moral
aspects of a virtual reality.

So, I suggest comp.cyberspace (a good catch-all term) for the first
group.  I have no preference about where the second group should end 
up.  Comp.cyberspace.effects?

/craig

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