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From: mbutts@mentor.com (Mike Butts)
Newsgroups: news.groups
Subject: Re: CALL FOR DISCUSSION:  SCI.VIRTUAL-WORLDS
Message-ID: <1989Dec5.173743.651@mentor.com>
Date: 5 Dec 89 17:37:43 GMT
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I support the creation of sci.virtual-worlds.  It is apparent to me that
'virtual reality' display technology (combining video goggles, fast 3D graphics
engine, user head position feedback, binaural sound, voice recognition, and
data gloves or the like) is likely to become the next major human/computer
interface technology, superceding windows, mouse and keyboard, especially in
fields such as computer-aided design.  It will also probably be the gateway
into new communications media, such as personal conferencing and virtual-world
television. (These are my personal opinions; please note corporate disclaimer
below ;-)

Sci.virtual-worlds would be the medium for technical discussion of these
subjects as they develop.  Alt.cyberspace would remain the forum for
speculation on social effects, science-fiction cyberpunk flaming, etc.
-- 
Michael Butts, Research Engineer       KC7IT           503-626-1302
Mentor Graphics Corp., 8500 SW Creekside Place, Beaverton, OR 97005
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Opinions are my own, not necessarily those of Mentor Graphics Corp.