[Frank]

I just got hold of the 3D consortium list of members. All these companies are participating in spearheading 3D.

Let me just summarise a few companies from the list:

Sanyo, Sharp, Sony, Casio, Fuji, Hitachi, Kyocera, Matsushita, Microsoft, Minolta, Mitsui, Motorola, Namco, NEC, Nikon, Nintendo, NTT, Nvidia, Pentax, Philips, Ricoh, Samsung, Toshiba

I hope you'll now begin to consider that this is not just a novelty - it actually *is* going to be huge...

- Frank ; )

3D Consortium List Steering Committee Members

Itochu Corporation
NTT Data Corporation
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
Sharp Corporation
Sony Corporation

Standard Members

Japan

3D Digital Max Co., Ltd.
3D.com
Aero Asahi Corporation
Arisawa Manufacturing, Co. Ltd.
Autotools Japan
AZ-Visycom Co., Ltd.
Broadband Corporation
Brother Industries, Ltd.
Casio Computer Co. Ltd.
Chat, Inc.
Chukyo TV Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
Crossmedia, Inc.
Cyber Step, Inc.
Cybird, Co.,Ltd.
Dentsu Tec Inc.
Dentsu, Inc.
Digi-Book Japan Inc.
Dimps Corporation
DML, Inc.
Eicoh Co., Ltd.
Eizo Nanao Corporation
FA System Engineering Co. Ltd
Fields Co., Ltd.
FirstClass, Ltd.
Flovel
Folio Management
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
Fujisoft ABC Inc.
Fujitsu Limited
Fukui Computer, Inc.
Geo Technical Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Graphtec Corporation
Hakuhodo, Inc.
HI Corporation
Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd.
Internet Initiative Japan, Inc.
InterScience Corporation
I-O Data Device, Inc.
Kansai Electric Power Corp.
KenCOMmunications Co., Ltd.
Kyocera Corporation
Lattice Co., Ltd
Light Publicity Ltd.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
MEGA Soft, Inc.
Mercury Systems
META Corporation Japan
Microsoft Company Ltd. (Japan)
Minolta Co., Ltd.
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Mobile Broadcasting Corporation
Motorola Japan Ltd.
Music.Co.JP
Namco Ltd.
NEC Personal Products, Ltd.
NetPlus Co., Ltd.
NHK Engineering Services, Inc.
NHK Technical Services, Inc.
Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc.
Nihon Unisys, Ltd.
Nikon Corporation
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Nippon Arts, Inc.
Nippon Information Development Co., Ltd.
Nippon Television Network Corp.
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
NTT Data Sanyo System Corporation
O.N. Electronic. Co. Ltd.
Olympus Optical Co. Ltd.
OpenDoor Inc.
Opton Co., Ltd.
Pentax Corporation
Philips Mobile Display Systems Kobe, Ltd.
Reality BUY Japan, Inc.
Red Hat K.K.
Ricoh Co., Ltd.
Rohm Co., Ltd.
Sanyo Electronics Display Company
SGI Japan, Limited
Sharp Business Computer Software, Inc.
Shogakukan, Inc.
Shueisha, Inc.
Sonic Powered Co., Ltd.
Success Corporation
Sumisho Electronics Corp.
Tau Engineering Inc.
Technology Joint Corporation
Telenet Japan Co., Ltd.
Texnai, Inc.
The Mainichi Newspapers
The Sapporo Television Broadcasting
Topcon Corporation
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
Toshiba Corporation
Victor Company of Japan Ltd.

Overseas

Dimension Technologies, Inc.
Dynamic Digital Depth Research Pty. Ltd.
Enxebre Sistemas, S.L.
European Virtual Engineering
LG Electronics, Inc.
NVIDIA Corporation
Prairie Logic, Inc.
Samsung
SeeReal Technologies GmbH
Sensio
VRex, Inc.

Associate Members

Center for 3D GeoInformation, Aalborg University
Chizuka Tani
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Raumbildtechnik e.V.
Digital Contents Association of Japan
General Intellectual Communications Systems Fund
GIS Conference Executive Committee
Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Univ.
Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hochschule Bremen,University of Applied Sciences
Hokkaido University Graduate School
InterVision Research Studio
Japanese Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology
Japanese Society of Cinematographers
Kyoto Seika University Arts Faculty
Kyoto University
Kyushu University of the Arts and Engineering
LABEIN Technological Research Centre
Marronnier Fashion Design College
Nihon University
Personal Computer Users’ Application Technology Association
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Ryukoku University
Seitaro Shimizu
Sozosha Foundation Academy
STEREO CLUB TOKYO
The University of Tokyo
Tokyo Agricultural and Industrial University
University of Bonn
University of Teesside
VR Media Lab, Aalborg University
University of Durham