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nyvrmlsig meetings and events |
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nyVRMLsig Meetings |
Tuesday, December 15th Tuesday, November 24th |
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Other Events |
Wednesday, December 2nd November 21st November 11th |
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December 15th |
Tuesday, December 15th This meeting is planned as an informal brainstorming session to discuss:
As of December 6th, the theme for our meeting has expanded. In the spirit of cooperation and collaboration, the December 15th meeting will be a unique "think tank" or brainstorming" session focused on exploring ways we can work together to draw attention to the city's digital creative and technical talent. We'll arrange chairs in a circle and start with a round of 15-second introductions. All participants will be asked to introduce themselves and describe their particular interest in new media. Example: Name tags will be provided. Bring business cards and suggestions for answers to the question "what do we need to make New York City a new media hub?" |
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November 24th |
Tuesday, November 24th Please Note: The NYVRMLSIG usually meets at FIT. We have been invited to hold our November meeting in the One Club Gallery for the month of November. In December, we will be collaborating with the Object Developers Group on a large data visualization meeting and we are presently looking for space for 100 people. We will resume our meetings at FIT in January, 1999. I will give a brief tour of the "New Media as an Art Exhibition" exhibits
prior to Bill's talk:
BILL'S BIOGRAPHY — InterVU is a full-service Internet video solutions provider to major ISPs,
cable/TV networks, Web sites, advertisers and advertising agencies.
InterVUs range of services are designed to optimize bandwidth for Web
publishers and end-users to increase performance while driving down costs.
InterVU's turnkey video and Rich Media services include automation of the
vide publishing process, installation of end=user mmultimedia software,
management and distribution of live broadcasts, video-on-demand and Rich
Medi Adveritisng. Among InterVU's clients are severl Fortune 500 companies
and others such as NBC, CNN, Intel, Microsot, Major League Basebeall.
Ralston Purina, General Motors and Volvo.
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Wednesday, December 2nd |
Dear SIGGRAPH 98 Attendee, As you may already be aware, the Electronic Theater is one of the highlights at each year's SIGGRAPH Conference. NYC ACM SIGGRAPH would like to invite you to experience the SIGGRAPH 98 Electronic Theater at our Holiday Event. It will take place on Wednesday, December 2 at 6:30PM in the Haft Auditorium at FIT. The auditorium is located in Building C (on the 2nd Floor) of the FIT campus at 227 West 27th Street. The screening will be followed by a reception in The Museum at FIT. We'll also have a very special guest at the screening. Mitch Butler, whose piece "The Smell of Horror" was one of the big hits at the conference, will be spending the evening with us. If you have a question about "The Smell of Horror", you can ask Mitch about it at the reception. Admission for NYC ACM SIGGRAPH members to both the screening and the reception is FREE! If you would like to become a member of NYC ACM SIGGRAPH, you can download a membership application from our website at http://www.siggraph.org/chapters/nyc/Membership.html. The non-member price is $10.00 (includes the reception) and the non-member student price is $8.00 (this also includes the reception). The screening is free to FIT faculty and students. The reception is free for FIT faculty and $5.00 for FIT students. If you would like to become a member of NYC ACM SIGGRAPH, you can download a membership application at our website at http://www.siggraph.org/chapters/nyc/Membership.html. Underwriting for this event has been graciously provided by COMPAQ's High Performance Systems, UNIX Group (http://www.unix.digital.com) and the Office of Career Services at FIT. We'd like to thank them both for their support. For more information about this and all our other events, please visit our website at http://www.siggraph.org/chapters/nyc. If you have any comments or questions about NYC ACM SIGGRAPH, you can send email to [email protected]. I hope to see you on December 2. Scott Lang, |
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November 21th |
Saturday, November 21, 1998 The New York VRMLSIG is having an informal avatar meeting in Larry Rosenthal's Stardock Alpha world during the Avatars 98 Conference. Screenshots will be taken for display on the NYVRMLSIG Web site. The SIG meeting is planned for the afternoon and Larry's chats are scheduled for the evening (see his chat information posted on the Avatars 98 Conference site). If you're new to 3D chat here are some steps:
Note: I was unable to see my own avatar when I logged on to Stardock Alpha. The "A" key on the keyboard is supposed to trigger a look at your own avatar. Examples: If you're Macintosh-based, you can join Cati Laporte and me at Pratt Manhattan (295 Lafayette Street, 2nd floor in the computer lab — ask for Mary Jo Fahey). We're logging on at a computer lab workstation and we'll upload Cati's avatar. |
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November 11th |
You are invited to attend the second annual exhibition of New Media at The One Club Gallery. This exhibit builds on the strength of the One Show Interactive awards and highlights emerging technologies in advertising. The show is designed to illuminate the creative process of interactive media, de-mystifying an important environment in the advertising industry. Guest speaker: Ken Perlin, professor Oscar winner and director of the Center of Advanced Technology in digital multimedia. Exhibitors: When: November 11th. 1998 Opening reception 6:30 pm |
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NYVRMLSIG meetings moving to FIT |
Globix (formerly the Bell Technology Group) is moving to a building of their own in lower Manhattan and their conference room will be unavailable starting in August. Aaron Schorr of FIT's Quick Response Center has generously given the NYVMRLSIG meeting space. This introduction was made by SIG member Patrick Jennings who introduced the SIG to Toni Shannon, a 3D artist who works at the Quick Response Center. Toni has modeled the Empire State Building in 3D Studio Max and will be adding her model to the landmark project. Dates for upcoming meetings at FIT include: |
