>From: Eric J Pierce <ejp@world.std.com>
>Subject: BVRG October 2001 Meeting: Ramesh Raskar of MERL
>
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>                 THE BOSTON VIRTUAL REALITY GROUP
>
>                            PRESENTS
>
>       Shader Lamps : Animating Real Objects with Image-based
>                           Illumination
>
>                              WITH
>
>                          Ramesh Raskar
>                        Research Scientist
>                     MERL Cambridge Research
>
>                    Thursday, October 25, 2001
>
>                             7:00 PM
>
>            MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES
>                            8TH FLOOR
>                           201 BROADWAY
>                     CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
>________________________________________________________________
>
>
>Join the Boston Virtual Reality Group and Ramesh Raskar for a
>presentation on animating real objects with projected computer
>images.
>
>We are used to looking at the output of a computer grapics program
>on a monitor or on a screen.  But, how can we see the result of a
>rendering directly in our environment?  For example, how can we
>make a white clay vase sitting on a table look like it is made up
>of gold, with fine details?  We have recently introduced a new
>paradigm and related techniques to make the illumination of
>non-trivial objects practical. I will show some results and
>describe the new challenges in graphics, geometry, vision and user
>interfaces.
>
>Ramesh Raskar joined MERL Cambridge Research as a Research
>Scientist in 2000. Prior to that, he was at the Office of the
>Future group at the Computer Graphics lab of University of North
>Carolina at Chapel Hill where he received his PhD. As part of his
>dissertation, he developed a framework for projector based 3D
>graphics by treating a projector as the dual of a camera. Current
>work includes topics from non-photorealistic rendering, computer
>vision and intelligent user interfaces. He is a member of the ACM.
>
>
>MEETING DETAILS:
>---------------
>
>When:      Thursday, October 25, 2001 at 7:00 PM
>
>Location:  8th Floor
>            (through double doors, left to the Dr. Nitta Seminar Room)
>            Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories
>            210 Broadway
>            Cambridge, Massachusetts
>
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>
>Directions to Meeting:
>
>Directions from Logan Airport: approximately 4.9 miles
>
>Start out by following the Airport Exit signs.
>Follow signs for the Sumner Tunnel ($2.00 Toll) 1.2 miles.
>Upon exiting tunnel turn RIGHT onto CROSS STREET 0.1 miles.
>Cross Street becomes NEW CHARDON STREET 0.5 miles
>Turn RIGHT onto CAMBRIDGE STREET 0.5 miles
>Cambridge Street becomes LONGFELLOW BRIDGE 0.3 miles
>Longfellow Bridge becomes MAIN STREET 0.2 miles
>Main Street becomes BROADWAY 0.6 miles
>201 Broadway is at the intersection of Broadway and PORTLAND
>
>Directions from the Mass Pike (I-90):
>
>I-90 East (Portions toll)
>Take Exit 18 towards ALLSTON/CAMBRIDGE
>Merge onto CAMBRIDGE STREET
>Cambridge Street becomes RIVER STREET BRIDGE
>River Street Bridge becomes RIVER STREET 0.6 miles
>Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto WESTERN AVENUE
>Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto MAGAZINE STREET
>Magazine Street becomes PROSPECT STREET 0.3 miles
>Turn RIGHT onto BROADWAY 0.5 miles
>201 Broadway is at the intersection of Broadway and PORTLAND
>
>Directions from the MBTA (Subway):
>
>Take the Red Line to Kendall Square / MIT
>Walk through the lobby of the Marriot Hotel to Broadway
>Turn left and walk North on Broadway
>201 Broadway is at the intersection of Broadway and PORTLAND
>(You will need to cross the street.)
>MERL is on the 8th floor.
>
>Need more?  Use the MapQuest link below (some assembly may be required):
>
>http://www.mapquest.com/cgi-bin/ia_find?link=btwn%2Ftwn-map_results&random=565&event=find_search&SNVData=&address=201+Broadway&city=Cambridge&State=MA&Zip=02139&Find+Map.x=47&Find+Map.y=11
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>                The Boston Virtual Reality Group (BVRG)
>(Virtual Environments, Augmented Reality, and Ubiquitous Computing)
>
>The BVRG is a non-profit group whose members have a collective interest
>Virtual Environments, Augmented Reality and Smart Environments/Ubiquitous
>Computing. The group's purpose is to explore the social implications and
>technical issues that arise from building such systems. Our mission is to
>provide a forum for bring together industry experts, academic and commercial
>researchers, artists, hackers and enthusiasts/potential users. If you have a
>general interest, a passion for this domain or want to code, paint and build
>such systems, think BVRG.
>
>The BVRG was originally established in 1992 as the Boston Computer Society's
>Virtual Reality Group. Aside from many speakers over the years, the group has
>built several fully immersive virtual environments for SIGGRAPH dating back
>to 1993.
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