#ADVICE: VR work ?
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really happy to have found this forum. I've known about AutoDesk for a while
but didnt know about its VR development (duh !). I just got a copy of Ken
Pimentel & Kevin Teixeira'a "Virtual Reality – Through the New Looking Glass"
book. Thought I would start my VR learning process with that. I am a software
consultant, MS Windows and OOP with C/C++/C++Views. My experience is with
scientific apps mostly and also telecom, simulation, biomedical, laser doppler
measurement instrumentation control, data acq & more. This is all PC-based. I
was wondering if anyone could tell me where a good place would be to send a
resume – I would really like to do some work in software dev for VR
applications. I think one of my problems is that I live on the East coast & as
usual, it seems all the "hot" VR dev companies are in CA or elsewhere out
West…I am particularly interested in VR apps as they relate to medical
applications. I keep thinking back to my growing up days when i was so
flabbergasted by the Star Trek episode with Captn Pike (forget the name) and
its kind of coming back to me now everytime they step into the Holodeck in the
new series…I'm beginning to think we may just achieve this marvel in my
lifetime (I'm 27, any hope ? 🙂 ) Well – thanks for any advice you can
provide.
Jerome,
check out GraphDev forum, sections 10&11. Thats VR Concepts and VR Tech. There
is a bunch of FREE software and other info in the GraphDev libraries of the
same name/number. THere is also a weekly online conference Sunday nites at 10pm
EST. There is also a homebrew VR development effort underway over there, source
code (C&C++) available in Lib 11.
And, yes, there are a LOT of VR companies on the East Coast. Some are beltway
bandits down in the DC area. (U.North Carolina is one of the hot spots of VR
research, as is U.VA) Some are in Philadelphia, some are in Boston.
For a listing of Local (& electronic) VR Interest groups (and a quick intro to
VR) check out WHATVR.ZIP in GraphDev Lib 10.
Jerry Isdale
Thanx Jerry – i'll follow that advice & check these topics out.