Scott Fisher

Website: http://www.itofisher.com/sfisher/

Last updated: 2015-07-01

About

Scott S. Fisher is a media artist and interaction designer whose work focuses primarily on interactive environments and technologies of presence. Known for his pioneering work in the field of Virtual Reality at NASA, Fisher's media industry experience also includes Atari, Paramount, and his own companies Telepresence Research and Telepresence Media. A graduate of MIT's Architecture Machine Group (now Media Lab), he has taught at MIT, UCLA, UCSD, and is a Project Professor at Keio University in Japan and Chair of the Interactive Media Division in the School of Cinema-Television at the University of Southern California. His work has been internationally recognized through numerous invited presentations, professional publications and in the popular media. In addition, he has been an Artist in Residence at MIT's Center for Advanced Visual Studies and his stereoscopic imagery and artwork has been exhibited in the US, Japan and Europe. (source: www.itofisher.com)

CV

1997 - 1999 Director of the Virtual Explorer Project in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego
1990 - 1998 Co-Founder of Telepresence Research Inc.
1985 - 1990 Founder and Director of the Virtual Environment Workstation Project (VIEW) at NASA's Ames Research Center
1981 Master of Science in Media Technology, MIT / thesis advisor Nicholas Negroponte
1978 - 1982 Member of the Architecture Machine Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology / participation in the development of the 'Aspen Movie Map'
1974 - 1976 Research fellowship at the Center for Advanced Visual Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chair of the Interactive Media Division in the School of Cinema-Television at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Works

Menagerie

1993

1 work

News

Exhibitions & Events

Bibliography

Grau, Oliver. Virtual Art: From Illusion to Immersion. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2003.
Fisher, Scott S.. »An Authoring Tool Kit for Mixed Reality Experiences.« In International Workshop on Entertainment Computing (IWEC2002): Special Session on Mixed Reality Entertainment, edited by Ryohei NakatsuVol.112. Tokyo: Springer, 2002.
Fisher, Scott S. and Tatsya Saito and Ian McDowall and Nakayama, Yuuta and Mark Bolas and Kenji Kohiyama. »Micro Archiving and Interactive Virtual Insect Exhibit.« In Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems IX, edited by S. Benton and J. O. Merritt: 2002.
Fisher, Scott S.. »Environmental Media: Linking Virtual Environments to the Real World.« In Creative Digital Media: Its Impact on the New Century, Tokyo, Japan: Keio University Press, 2001.
Fisher, Scott S.. »Environmental Media: Accessing Virtual Representations of Real-Time Sensor Data and Site-specific Annotations Embedded in Physical Environments.« In Proc. of the Seventh International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia (VSMM01), edited by Thwaites and AddisonWashington, DC: 2001.
Fisher, Scott S.. »From Envisioning to Embodying the Virtual.« In Tangibles Bits: Towards Seamless Interfaces between People, Bits and Atoms, edited by Hiroshi Ishii and Tangible Media GroupTokyo, Japan: NTT Publishing Co., 2000.
Fisher, Scott S.. »Virtual Environments, Personal Simulation and Telepresence.« In Ars Electronica: Facing the Future, edited by Timothey DruckreyCambridge, MASS: MIT Press, 1999.
Fisher, Scott. S. and Mark.T. Bolas and John O. Merritt, ed. Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems VI. Proc. SPIE3639, Cambrige, MA: 1999.
Fisher, Scott S. and Mark T. Bolas and John O. Merritt, ed. Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems V. Proc. SPIE 3295, Cambridge: 1998.
Fisher, Scott S.. »Interactive Virtual Environments for the World Wide Web.« In Steoroscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems IV, edited by Scott S. Fisher and Mark Bolas and John O. MerrittPro. SPIE 3012, : 1997.
Ito, M. and Scott.S. Fisher. »Circulating Images of Virtual Systems: Trodes, Gloves and Goggles in Scientific and Popular Cultures.« In Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems IV, edited by Scott S. Fisher and M.T. Bolas and J. O. MerrittProc. SPIE3012, Cambridge, MA: 1997.
Fisher, Scott S. and Mark T., Bolas and John O. Merritt, ed. Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems IV. Proc. SPIE 3012, Cambridge: 1997.
Fisher, Scott S. and G. Fraser. »The Virtual Brewery Adventure.« Computer Graphics 30 (November 1996): 4.
Fisher, Scott S. and Mark T., Bolas and John O. Merritt, ed. Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems III. Proc. SPIE 2653, Cambridge: 1996.
Fisher, Scott S. and Mark T. Bolas and John O. Merritt, ed. Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems II. Proc. SPIE 2409, Cambridge: 1995.
Fisher, Scott S.. »Recent Developments in Virtual Experience Design and Production.« In Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems II, edited by Scott S. Fisher and Mark, Bolas and John Merritt, Proc. SPIE2409. : 1995.
Fisher, Scott S.. »Telepresence: Context and Sense-ability in Digital Worlds.« In TechnoCulture Matrix, Tokyo, Japan: NTT Publishing Co., 1994.
Fisher, Scott S. and Mark T. Bolas and John O. Merritt, ed. Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems. Proc. SPIE 2177, Cambridge: 1994.
Fisher, Scott S. and S. Amkraut and M. Girard and M. Trayle. »Menagerie: Designing a Virtual Experience.« In Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems, edited by Scott S. Fisher and M.T. Bolas and J. O. MerrittProc. SPIE 2177, Cambridge, MA: 1994.
Fisher, Scott S.. »The Eye in Time: Looking Back.« InterCommunication 4 (Spring 1993).
Fisher, Scott S. and John O. Merritt, ed. Stereoscopic Displays and Applications IV. Proc. SPIE1915, Cambridge: 1993.
Fisher, Scott S.. »Beyond Simulation.« Revue Virtuelle (1992).
Fisher, Scott S. and B. Laurel. »Be There Here.« InterCommunication 0 (Spring 1992).
Fisher, Scott S. and John O. Merritt, ed. Stereoscopic Displays and Applications III. Proc. SPIE 1669, Cambridge: 1992.
Fisher, Scott S. and John O. Merritt, ed. Stereoscopic Displays and Applications II. Proc. SPIE 1457, Cambridge: 1991.
Fisher, Scott S.. »Wenn das Interface im Virtuallen verschwindet.« In Cyberspace, edited by Manfred WaffenderHamburg: Rowohlt, 1991.
Fisher, Scott S.. »Virtual Environments: Personal Simulations and Telepresence.« In Virtual Reality: Theory, Practice and Promise, edited by S. Helsel and J. RothWestport, Connecticut: Meckler Publishing, 1991.
Fisher, Scott S.. »Virtual Interface Environments.« In The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design, edited by Brenda Laurel and Joy MountfordBoston, MA: Addison-Wesely, 1990.
Fisher, Scott S. and John O. Merritt, ed. Stereoscopic Displays and Applications. Proc. SPIE 1256, Cambridge: 1990.
Bolas, M.T. and Scott S. Fisher. »Head-Coupled Remote Stereoscopic Camera System for Telepresence Applications.« Stereoscopic Displays and Applications 1256 (1990): 113-123.
Wise, S. A. and J. Rosen and Scott Fisher and Glass K. and Wong, Y.. »Initial Experience with the DataGlove, A Semi-Automated System for Quantification of Hand Function.« In Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference on Rehabilitation Technology, San Jose, California, San Jose, California: 1987.
Berger, J. D., ed. Virtual Interface Environment for TelepresenceApplications. : 1987.
Fisher, Scott S. and M. McGreevy and J. Humphries and Robinett, W.. »Virtual Workstation: A Multimodal, Stereoscopic Display Environment.« In Advances in Intelligent Robotics Systems, edited by D. P. CasasentProc. SPIE 726, Cambridge, MA: 1986.
Fisher, Scott S.. »Telepresence Master Glove Controller for Dexterous Robotic End-Effectors.« In Advances in Intelligent Robotic Systems, SPIE 726, edited by D. P. CasasentCambridge, MASS: 1986.
Fisher, Scott S. and M. McGreevy and J. Humphries and Robinett, W.. »Virtual Environment Display System.« In ACM Workshop on 3D Interactive Graphics, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, October 23-24, Chapel Hill: 1986.
Fisher, Scott S.. »Virtual Interface Environment.« In IEEE/AIAA 7th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Fort Worth, Texas, October 13–16, 1986, Fort Worth, Texas: 1986.
Fisher, Scott S.. »Virtual Interface Environment.« In Space Station Human Factors Research Review, Volume IV: NASA Conference Publication 2426, Dec. 3-6, Moffett Field, California: NASA Ames Research Center, 1985.
Fisher, Scott S. and A. Marion. »Real time Computer Graphics from Body Motion.« In Optics in Entertainment, edited by C. OutwaterSPIE 391, Cambridge, MA: 1983.
Fisher, Scott S.. »Viewpoint Dependent Imaging: An interactive stereoscopic display.« In Proc. SPIE367, edited by S. Benton: J.J. Pearson, 1982.

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