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Born 1958 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States.
"Linda Jacobson recently joined Silicon Graphics as the company's first virtual reality evangelist. She previously worked as a high-tech journalist, consultant, and educator specializing in emerging technologies in communications, the arts and entertainment.
"The author of Garage Virtual Reality (1994, Sams/Macmillan) and CyberArts: Exploring Art & Technology (1992, Miller-Freeman), Linda co-founded and runs the non-profit Virtual Reality Education Foundation, Inc., which produces events and demonstrations.
"As the virtual member of the world-renowned, musical multimedia ensemble, D'Cuckoo (http://www.dcuckoo.com), she performs as a digital puppeteer, creating the character of 'RiGBy'. Linda also is a faculty member of San Francisco State University's Multimedia Studies Program, has contributed dozens
of articles to high-tech publications, has produced content for CD-ROM and on-line publications, and has served as staff editor or contributing editor to C-Net Online, Wired, NewMedia, Virtual Reality: Special Report, and Computer Life magazines." [bio supplied by Linda Jacobson, May 1996... many thanks]
http://www.sgi.com/virtual_reality
("...foundation of what will be a comprehensive resource for VR developers" --Linda Jacobson.)
To contact Linda Jacobson herself:
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