From: specdyn@well.sf.ca.us (Spectrum Dynamics Inc.)
Subject: INDUSTRY: Spectrum Dynamics / Avian Graphics
Originator: hlab@stein.u.washington.edu
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 02:36:27 GMT



***** PRESS RELEASE *****

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SPECTRUM DYNAMICS, INC.

For additional information, contact:

Gregory M. Klein, 713/520-5020


SPECTRUM DYNAMICS, INC. AND AVIAN GRAPHICS, LTD. ANNOUNCE

A JOINT VENTURE IN VR PROGRAMMING AND CONSULTING SERVICES


Houston, TX -- December 18, 1992 -- SPECTRUM DYNAMICS, INC., the

world's first and currently sole US Virtual Reality product

distributing company announces the formation of a Joint Venture

with AVIAN GRAPHICS, LTD. to pursue VR programming and consulting

services.  The services will be primarily marketed to the VR

community through SPECTRUM DYNAMICS extensive VR marketing channels

while AVIAN GRAPHICS' high-level graphics, modeling, animation, VR

and application programming capabilities will round-out SPECTRUM

DYNAMICS consulting service (which to date has centered on hardware

configuration).  The JV has merged a team of highly skilled "C" and

graphics programmers which will solidify SPECTRUM DYNAMICS status

as THE Value-Added-Reseller of VR products and systems.



The two companies will also begin offering 2 day VR seminars which

will concentrate on application development for specific

industries.  Pricing and scheduling to be announced.



AVIAN GRAPHICS is a start-up company founded by highly skilled

programmers.  Its principals are:



Sharon Poi Goza, President:  Mrs. Goza is Manager of NASA Johnson

Space Center's Integrated Graphics, Operations, and Analysis

Laboratory (I-GOAL) in charge of research and development of

computer graphics software used in model building, animation and

simulation.  In that capacity she manages a facility consisting of

20 Silicon Graphics workstations and 9 contractor employees.  The

facility generates 3D computer animations of Shuttle Mission

scenarios and conceptual designs.  Prior to this Mrs. Goza was

responsible for bringing two new 3D computer graphics systems on

line and developing the preliminary simulations.  Her publications

include various 3D computer animations of shuttle missions and

conceptual designs including:  IRIS/LAGEOS mission operations video

and STS-49 Assembly of Station by EVA Methods.  Mrs. Goza holds an

MS in Computer Science from Rice University and a BS in Computer

Science from Purdue University.  She is also a member of Phi Beta

Kappa.



S. Michael Goza, Vice President:  Mr. Goza also serves at NASA

Johnson Space Center's I-GOAL lab.  He is the developer and manager

of JSC's Virtual Reality software systems, associated hardware

peripherals, generic rendering library for 3D models, and numerous

3D graphical model format translators.  Mr. Goza is the manager of

JSC's VR/Telepresence lab and Dexterous Robotics Lab.  He is a

major participant in the visual analysis sub team investigation of

STS 51-L (Challenger) responsible for analysis of photographic data

using computer imagery.  Prior to this Mr. Goza served as an

engineer and draftsman.  His publications include numerous 3D

computer animation videos and films (depicting shuttle EVA missions

and conceptual designs),   Mr. Goza has been published in Design

Graphics World, the VR technology special in the Houston Chronicle,

"Photographic Analysis Using Solid Models" in SDRC International

Users Group Conference proceedings, JSC's News Roundup, Computer

images of the STS 51-L in the Rogers commission report, STS 51-L

JSC Visual Analysis Sub Team final report, Aviation Week and Space

Technology.   He was also the invited chair for the VR session at

SimTek '92.  Mr. Goza holds a BS in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering

from Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University.



Fred E. Grissom, Jr.:  Mr. Grissom recently spent four years with

Lockheed Engineering & Sciences Company as the Applications

Engineering Program Manager in support of NASA Johnson Space

Center's Technology Utilization Office.  While there he was

responsible for initiating a VR collaboration with the University

of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.  Prior to this he served in

a similar capacity with Simtran Corporation over-seeing the

development of a full scale training simulator for the petroleum

industry.  Mr. Grissom is also the co-author of two books for

entrepreneurs.