Friday, November 06, 2020
ERIC ROFFMAN - BIO NOTES:
ERIC ROFFMAN:
XR
- Invented
the term eXtended Reality in 2015
- It’s
now in common use.
- QPORIT:
Quick Previews Of Random Interesting Things -- news, views,
reviews, interviews, and previews of eXtended Reality,
theater, film, and other Interesting Things!
- Rift
Kickstarter Backer.
- Organizer:
NYXR, StoryCode, & StoryForward Meetups; over 3,000 total members.
XR VIDEOS
- “THE
SEVENTH PITCH FOR PI DAY” -3D 360 VR dramatic short with spatial
audio.
- “SORROWS
END” – XR dramatic short with live action and programmed robots.
- Many
interviews, in various 2D, 3D, 180, 360 formats.
FILM – Founded
The American Film Magazine; Founded QPORIT; many filmed
interviews.
THEATER
– Adapted Directed and Produced plays from Shakespeare’s Sonnets.
GAMES – Invented Millennium
Auction, award winning multimedia computer game.
·
Press included:
o
Ten Best List in multiple game magazines
o
A featured part of a cover story in Business
Week
o
An editorial story in the NYT.
THEORETICAL
PHYSICS
- Member
Institute for Advanced Studies.
- Book
on “Neutrino Astrophysics”.
- One
of the first computer graphic videos for scientific visualization.
COMPUTING
– IBM, Chase, Citibank, WebXR programming for QPORIT XR.
INTERNET – Website
Director for Viacom’s channels.
ETHICS IN
COMMERCE
- Study
on Personalization for IBM,
- Platform
Chairman for Student Young Democratic National Convention.
- “Ethics
& eXtended Reality” – Talk at NY Virtual Reality Meetup
TECHNICAL
MARKETING – IBM demos on Internet collaboration shown around the world.
CONSULTING – Met Life,
Morgan Stanley, Chase, Citibank, many more...
IN PROGRESS: a book
EXTENDED REALITY
and
the
FUTURE of US All