Hi, I thought people on the list might be interested in this recent interview article in the journal Cartographica,
cheers martin -- http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/v33m728853727462/fulltext.pdf Keyhole, Google Earth, and 3D Worlds: An Interview with Avi Bar-Zeev Conducted by Jeremy W. Crampton Department of Geosciences / Georgia State University / Atlanta / GA / USA Abstract Avi Bar-Zeev is a co-founder of Keyhole (http://www.keyholecorp.com/) . maker of EarthViewer, which later became Google Earth (http://earth.google.com) . and an early employee of Intrinsic Graphics and a number of interesting startups. He developed technologies for Second Life, including the procedural 3D object rendering code. Early in his career, he helped develop Disney.s Aladdin.s Magic Carpet VR Ride, (http://www.imagineering.org/wdilabs.html), one of the first realtime (60 fps) first-person immersive entertainment applications, and went on to lead or influence a number of Disney 3D experiences. He typically consults for a living, inventing technologies as needed and helping clients through the maze of options. He regularly blogs about subjects related to his technical interests and expertise at http://www.realityprime.com. _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
