Myron W. Krueger
Myron W. Krueger received a BA from Dartmouth College in Mathematics and MS & PhD degrees from the University of Wisconsin in Computer Science. He is a pioneer in both Interactive Computer Art and Virtual Reality.

Dr. Krueger focussed on developing unencumbered, full-body participation in computer-created telecommunication experiences. He coined the term artificial reality in 1973 to describe the ultimate expression of this technology. His VIDEOPLACE system was the first human interface to perceive the user, incorporate the full body, introduce the idea of a shared communication space, operate from a knowledge representation, and deliver real-time performance.

Dr. Krueger conceived of VIDEOPLACE in 1969 and simulated most of the basic concepts in a 1970 exhibit called Metaplay which was presented at the University of Wisconsin. With the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, a piece illustrating the idea of a shared telecommunication place was shown in the Milwaukee Art Museum in 1975. The hardware implementation of the current system started at this time and has continued to the present. VIDEOPLACE perceives human participants through video cameras, analyzes their images in real-time, places their images in a graphic world inhabited by other human participants. The result is a new medium in which the laws of cause and effect can be composed from moment to moment.

Dr. Krueger's 1974 dissertation Computer-Controlled Responsive Environments was published as Artificial Reality (Addison-Wesley,1983). It was the first book to deal with interactivity as a composable aesthetic dimension. In addition to Videoplace, it described head-mounted displays, data gloves, embedded training, along with myriad practical applications. It was later updated as Artificial Reality II (Addison-Wesley) and republished in 1991.

Dr. Krueger was awarded the first Golden NICA from Prix Ars Electronica for interactive computer art in 1990. He has also received awards from the scientific community for his research, including a Best Paper Award from the National Computer Conference. He also received the Theory Award for his contributions to the field at the V.R. World conference. Finally, he has delivered over a hundred invited talks including twenty keynote addresses at international conferences.

His work has been widely demonstrated throughout the world in art venues and at scientific conferences. VIDEOPLACE has also been featured in Newsweek, Stern, New York Magazine, LIFE, Investor's Business Daily, CNN, CBS Evening News, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.