[Brown CS Talks] Brown CS/IPP Seminar: Dan Robbins in Lubrano on 4/22/02 at 4 pm

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			     IPP SEMINAR

		  The Department of Computer Science
			   BROWN UNIVERSITY
			       
			       presents

			   Dan Robbins, '91
			       
		       User Interface Designer
			  Microsoft Research

				 
		  Monday, April 22, 2002 at 4:00 pm
	       Lubrano Conference Room (CIT 4th Floor)
		Refreshments will be served at 3:45 pm


      Lessons Learned from 15 years of 3D User Interface Design
			       
			       Abstract

For the past 15 years I have been engaged in various parts of the
puzzle that is 3D User Interface Design.  Over the last several years
our research group has been working on ways of letting users easily
view, access, and manage large amounts of information. I will present
the current state of our group's research as embodied in interfaces
that take advantage of users' natural spatial abilities. My focus will
be on the design process, trade-offs, and evaluation.

Daniel C. Robbins is a 3D User Interface Designer working at Microsoft
Research. His current projects include visual presentation of large
information spaces and scenarios for intelligent environments.  Prior
to that, Dan helped develop the pioneering 3D UI work from the Brown
University Computer Graphics Group. Dan's degree is in fine art. In
his free time Dan enjoys hiking, throwing dinner parties, and
making sculpture from aerospace castoffs.

More information on Dan's research and art can be found at:
http://research.microsoft.com/~dcr

Note: The speaker will be available to answer questions about the
company.


		     Host: Professor Andy van Dam