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[SteveC]

may be interesting, forward away :-)

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Date:         Sat, 26 Oct 2002 12:32:17 +0100
Reply-To:     Stefan Kueppers <s.kueppers at UCL.AC.UK>
Sender:       The London Virtual Reality Special Interest Group
              <LVRG at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
From:         Stefan Kueppers <s.kueppers at UCL.AC.UK>
Subject:      LVRG Event Invitation: 'Subversion & Control' on 14th 
November

LVRG Event Invitation: talk 'Subversion & Control'

You are invited by the London Virtual Realities Group (lvrg) to an event 
celebrating the re-launch of the lvrg events series featuring 
presentations on 'subversion & control' from our new thematic programme 
(http://www.lvrg.org.uk/lvrg-talk-themes.html).

We are very happy and exited to invite you all to the forthcoming events 
as it signifies the revitalisation of the lvrg community after some time 
of inactivity. Simon Warner-Bore will remain Chair of the group and I will 
coordinate the group activities. As Chair Simon will work with a board of 
advisors and myself, all of whom, along with the broader group, will help 
seed and plan future lvrg themes and activities.

This is an lvrg members only event - but as always membership is open to 
all.

Not a member? Not a problem - ** please send a confirmation email as soon 
as possible to s.kueppers at ucl.ac.uk ** and I will add you to the list of 
members. [in the near future you will be able to join LVRG via the web 
site http://lvrg.org.uk]

The forthcoming event is about redefining the edges of vr practice and we 
invite you to join in this explorative process. New technologies and 
concepts are undermining and destabilising the traditional understanding 
of vr, exploring these new forms requires a redefinition of the field. vr 
is taking place in new sectors without users being fully aware of them, 
redefining the process of content conception, production, 
pre-visualisation and delivery. vr has become a disruptive technology for 
some markets changing the professional landscape and broadening the scope 
of its application in others.

Key Speakers for the event are:

(1) Bruce Steel from the London based post production company glassworks 
[http://www.glassworks.co.uk], makers of the recent series of Bjork music 
videos, etc.

(2) Anne Nigten from the V2 lab in Rotterdam [http://www.v2.nl], a culture 
and media lab focusing on solutions development in installation design, 
conceptual R&D in interactivity, dynamic user interface design.

(3) Dr Anthony Steed from the (Lecturer in Computer Graphics and Virtual 
Environments at UCL working on the Equator augmented reality research 
project. [http://www.equator.ac.uk/]

In the event we will be presenting content querying the horizon of current 
VR practice and hope you will enjoy contributing to the panel 
discussion/debates. Throughout the evening we will also be showing project 
demos.

There will be lots of time for chatting and meeting speakers etc over 
drinks.

The event is being held at:

The VR Centre/ VR Theatre Bartlett School 1-19 Torrington Place Gower 
Street

Thursday 14th November 2002 6:15 to 10pm (Enter via main reception)

We are grateful to the London Technology Network for sponsoring this event 
and to University College London for letting us host it in the VR Theatre.

Getting there:

Nearest Tube stations: Gower Street, Warren Street, Euston Square

Nearest buses: No.10, 24, 73, 134

The London Virtual Realities Group (lvrg) was formed to create a forum to 
enable all interested in virtual realities (vr) - including academics, 
artists, industry and media - to meet and share ideas and create 
opportunities related to vr. The change from 'virtual reality' to 'virtual 
realities' has been made to include a broader conceptions of virtual 
reality. lvrg is based in London, but is still open to all.

lvrg membership is free, all that we ask is for members to complete the 
membership form (see members).

The group has regular meetings in London, which include 
presentations/debates/discussions about philosophical vr issues and 
demonstrations of vr technology. At every meeting there are plenty of 
opportunities to meet and discuss ideas with others involved or interested 
in vr.

[website -> http://lvrg.org.uk]

This event is by invitation only **please send a confirmation email as 
soon as possible to s.kueppers at ucl.ac.uk**

Best regards, Stefan and Simon ---------------- LVRG Coordinator 
s.kueppers at ucl.ac.uk 


have fun,

SteveC steve at fractalus.com http://www.fractalus.com/steve/

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