Jaron Lanier

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Most Recent Affiliation(s):

Microsoft Research

Other / Past Affiliation(s):

VPL Research

Bio:

SIGGRAPH 2015

Jaron Lanier popularized the term “Virtual Reality.” He founded VPL Research, Inc., which offered the first commercial VR products and the first multi-person virtual worlds and immersive avatars. He is an Interdisciplinary Scientist at Microsoft Research, working on many things, including HoloLens. Lanier has received multiple honorary degrees, the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade (one of the highest literary awards in the world), a Lifetime Career Award from the IEEE for his contributions to VR, and many other honors.

Learning Category: Presentation(s):

Type: [Panels ]
The Renaissance of VR: Are We Going To Do It Right This Time? Presenter(s): [Lanier ] [Azuma ] [Baron ] [Cruz-Neira ]
Entry No.: [02 ]
[SIGGRAPH 2015]

Type: [Panels ]
Virtual Environments and Interactivity: Windows to the Future Presenter(s): [Lanier ] [Minsky ] [Fisher ] [Druin ]
Entry No.: [01 ]
[SIGGRAPH 1989]

Learning Category: Moderator:

Type: [Panels ]
Applications of Virtual Reality: Reports From The Field Presenter(s): [Hale ] [Krueger ] [Normura ] [Guiot ] [Rosen ] [Singer ] [Fleming ]
Entry No.: [11 ]
[SIGGRAPH 1991]

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