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From: frerichs@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David J Frerichs)
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Subject: so called cyberspace conferences
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Date: 12 Dec 90 22:33:09 GMT
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I originally wrote this for alt.cyberpunk, but I think it applies here just
as well if not more...

I must agree that these "cyberspace conferences" are quite useless.  They
consist of people discussing the implications of the VR representation of
cyberspace... quite a funny thing to talk about considering no two groups
of people agree on what cyberspace is let alone how to represent it using
Virtual Reality.

What would be useful is a conference of researchers and theorists to try
to create some standards for VR and networked VR (my definition of a
cyberspace is any multiuser WAN).  I think many others agree with me that
the time for bullshit is over and the time to treat VR and its various
sub catagories like a true field has come.
We need standardization and Protocols... not fantasy.

[dfRERICHS
 University of Illinois, Urbana         Designing VR systems that work...
 Dept. of Computer Engineering
 IEEE/SigGraph                          Looking for cyberspace?
 frerichs@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu              Well stop your snivelin', son,
 frerichs@well.sf.ca.us                 you've been in here all along!     ]