Re: Dance+Technology at CSLI Stanford

From: Sita Popat (Sita_Popat@research.ultralab.anglia.ac.uk)
Date: 01/13/00


Hi John

Would it be possible for notes from the discussion to be posted on the
list?  
It sounds like it will be interesting.

Sita

jsimmon1@gmu.edu writes:
>Dance-Tech colleagues,
>
>Pre-talk comments most welcome...
>
>John Simmons
>
>------------------------------------------------
>
>Archimedes Project
>Center for the Study of Language and Information
>Cordura Hall
>Stanford University
>Stanford, CA 94305-4115
>(650) 725-3774
>
>Tuesday, 18 January 2000, 12:00noon - 2:00pm
>Cordura Hall, Room 100
>
>DANCE+TECHNOLOGY: HUMANIZING THE WEB
>
>John Simmons
>President, ShowLab, Inc.
>http://www-csli.stanford.edu/arch/simmons.htm
>jsimmon1@gmu.edu
>
>To help develop a system that delivers interactive 3D human animation
>over the Internet in real-time, television producer John Simmons has
>been observing and incorporating several processes developed in the
>world of modern dance. Simmons gives an illustrated overview of what he
>has learned from some of America's leading dancers and choreographers,
>and suggests a practical framework for Dance+Technology collaborations
>in the areas of linguistics, communication, artificial intelligence and
>human-computer interaction. Simmons' animation system is currently being
>used by the Archimedes Project to develop an American Sign Language
>synthesizer. Joining the discussion are dancers Emilie and Carl Flink,
>both formerly with the Jose Limon Dance Company; Carl is also a Guest 
>Faculty member of the Stanford Dance Division.



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