Introduction to VRML 2.0

Speaker Biographies
  • David R. Nadeau

    Dave Nadeau is a staff programmer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), specializes in scientific visualization and virtual reality, and heads up SDSC's VRML research group. He is the author of technical papers on graphics and VRML, and a co-author of a book on VRML (The VRML Sourcebook), and a VRML 1.0 browser (SDSC WebView). Dave's animations and soundtracks have been seen and heard in past SIGGRAPH animation screening rooms and the film & video show. Dave was a co-chair for the VRML Behavior Workshop in October 1995, and the VRML 95 conference in December 1995.

    Address:

    San Diego Supercomputer Center
    P.O. Box 85608
    San Diego, CA 92186-9784

    UPS, Fed Ex: 10100 Hopkins Dr.
    La Jolla, CA 92093-0505

    (619) 534-5062
    FAX: (619) 534-5113

    nadeau@sdsc.edu

  • John L. Moreland

    John Moreland is a staff programmer at SDSC and specializes in scientific visualization and multimedia. He is the author of papers on VRML, and a co-author of a book on VRML (The VRML Sourcebook), a VRML 1.0 browser (SDSC WebView), and several VRML tools. John was the principal developer of a large VRML scientific visualization environment demonstrated in the CAVE at Supercomputing '95. John's animations and soundtracks have been seen and heard in past SIGGRAPH animation screening rooms and the film & video show. John has taught courses in computer graphics, visualization, and the PERL programming language. John was a co-chair for the VRML Behavior Workshop in October 1995, and the VRML 95 conference in December 1995.

    Address:

    San Diego Supercomputer Center
    P.O. Box 85608
    San Diego, CA 92186-9784

    UPS, Fed Ex: 10100 Hopkins Dr.
    La Jolla, CA 92093-0505

    (619) 534-5170
    FAX: (619) 534-5113

    moreland@sdsc.edu

  • Mike M. Heck

    Mike Heck is the Vice President for Research and Development at Template Graphics Software (TGS), one of the first vendors to produce a cross-platform VRML browser. Mike has been involved with 3-D graphics and SIGGRAPH since 1980. He has been a speaker at previous SIGGRAPH courses, including courses on PHIGS (1986), PEX (1993), and OpenInventor (1995). He was a co-author for the first book on 3-D programming with PHIGS. Both Mike and TGS are focused upon making VRML and 3-D graphics a pervasive technology by providing tools for both programmers and end users on a wide range of platforms and environments.

    Address:

    Template Graphics Software, Inc.
    9920 Pacific Heights Boulevard, Suite 200
    San Diego, CA 92121-4331

    (619) 457-5359
    FAX: (619) 452-2547

    mmh@tgs.com

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