e-Merging Realities

Author

Furness, Thomas A., III

Author_Institution

Human Interface Technol. Lab., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA

fYear

2008

Firstpage

91

Lastpage

91

Abstract

Over a career of 42 years, Prof. Furness has been exploring and developing technology tools for getting bandwidth to the brain and between brains. His work has encompassed fighter cockpits, virtual reality, retinal displays, educational tools, medical simulators, pain, phobias, molecular modeling, scanning fiber endoscopes and entertainment systems. This quest has been punctuated with side trips and aha experiences that have led to unanticipated destinations, many of which have involved distributed and real-time simulation. Dr. Furness plans to talk about lessons learned on his journey including unexpected delights...with an aim to inspire, entertain and challenge conference attendees.

Keywords

user interfaces; virtual reality; e-merging realities; educational tools; entertainment systems; fighter cockpits; medical simulators; molecular modeling; retinal displays; scanning fiber endoscopes; virtual reality; Bandwidth; Brain modeling; Displays; Engineering profession; Humans; Laboratories; Medical simulation; Retina; Space technology; Virtual reality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Distributed Simulation and Real-Time Applications, 2008. DS-RT 2008. 12th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

ISSN

1550-6525

Print_ISBN

978-0-7695-3425-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DS-RT.2008.48

Filename

4700108