Greg Panos
Overview
Gregory Peter Panos in Bronxville, New York
is an American
writer
, futurist, educator, strategic planning consultant, conference / event producer, and technology evangelist in virtual reality
, human simulation, motion capture
, performance animation, 3D character animation, human-computer interaction and user experience design
.
Morton Heilig
, Dr. Phillip Mittleman, Dr. Alexander Schure
and John Whitney Sr.
were "mentors" to Greg during his early exploration of computer graphics as a career path.
Greg has also worked as an actor
and production assistant
in several American films.
While at OU he worked in all aspects of television production for WOUB-TV
a PBS TV station based in Athens, Ohio
as he also studied electronic music, journalism and photography.
In New York
, Greg worked with pioneering computer animation studios MAGI-Synthavision
and Digital Effects
.
While briefly serving as an instructor for basic television production at New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)
in Old Westbury, New York
he was recruited into CGL, Inc.
Bronxville, New York
Bronxville is an affluent village within the town of Eastchester, New York, in the United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located approximately north of midtown Manhattan in southern Westchester County. At the 2010 census, Bronxville had a population of 6,323...
is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, futurist, educator, strategic planning consultant, conference / event producer, and technology evangelist in virtual reality
Virtual reality
Virtual reality , also known as virtuality, is a term that applies to computer-simulated environments that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world, as well as in imaginary worlds...
, human simulation, motion capture
Motion capture
Motion capture, motion tracking, or mocap are terms used to describe the process of recording movement and translating that movement on to a digital model. It is used in military, entertainment, sports, and medical applications, and for validation of computer vision and robotics...
, performance animation, 3D character animation, human-computer interaction and user experience design
User experience design
User experience design is a subset of the field of experience design that pertains to the creation of the architecture and interaction models that affect user experience of a device or system...
.
Morton Heilig
Morton Heilig
Morton Heilig was a thought-leader in Virtual Reality . He applied his cinematographer experience and with the help of his partner developed the Sensorama over several years from 1957, patenting it in 1962....
, Dr. Phillip Mittleman, Dr. Alexander Schure
NYIT History
-The 1950s:The founders of NYIT, and in particular Dr. Alexander Schure, Ph.D.,, started NYIT with the purpose of creating a career-oriented school that focused on giving students the training necessary to succeed in their chosen careers. NYIT began in operations in 1955 in New York City with only...
and John Whitney Sr.
John Whitney (animator)
John Whitney, Sr. was an American animator, composer and inventor, widely considered to be one of the fathers of computer animation.-Life:...
were "mentors" to Greg during his early exploration of computer graphics as a career path.
Greg has also worked as an actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and production assistant
Production assistant
A production assistant, also known as a PA, is a job title used in filmmaking and television for a person responsible for various aspects of a production...
in several American films.
- Theodore Roosevelt High School (Yonkers, New York) - 1974
- Ohio UniversityOhio UniversityOhio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
- Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of ScienceA Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
(BSc) cum laude in Communications and minor in Film - 1978.
While at OU he worked in all aspects of television production for WOUB-TV
WOUB-TV
WOUB-TV channel 20 is a Public Broadcasting Service member Public television station at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. WOUB-TV's programming can be seen in southeastern Ohio on digital channel 27...
a PBS TV station based in Athens, Ohio
Athens, Ohio
Athens is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Hocking River in the southeastern part of Ohio. A historic college town, Athens is home to Ohio University and is the principal city of the Athens, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...
as he also studied electronic music, journalism and photography.
- California State University, Long Beach (CSULB)California State University, Long BeachCalifornia State University, Long Beach is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California by enrollment...
- 1994 - As a graduate level instructor in "advanced virtual reality" for the CSULB Media Arts department.
In New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Greg worked with pioneering computer animation studios MAGI-Synthavision
Mathematical Applications Group, Inc.
Mathematical Applications Group, Inc. was an early computer technology company founded in 1966 by Dr. Philip Mittelman, it was located in Elmsford, New York. It was one of four companies hired to create the CGI animation for the film Tron...
and Digital Effects
Digital Effects
Digital Effects Inc. was an early and innovative computer animation studio at 321 West 44th street in New York City. It was the first computer graphics house in New York City when it opened in 1978, and operated until 1986. It was founded by Judson Rosebush, Jeff Kleiser, Don Leich, David Cox,...
.
While briefly serving as an instructor for basic television production at New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)
New York Institute of Technology
New York Institute of Technology is a private, non-sectarian, co-educational research university in New York City. NYIT has five schools and two colleges, all with a strong emphasis on technology and applied scientific research...
in Old Westbury, New York
Old Westbury, New York
Old Westbury is a village in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village population was 4,671....
he was recruited into CGL, Inc.
Quotations
Do you understand, gentlemen, that all the horror is in just this—that there is no horror!
Aleksandr Kuprin|Aleksandr Kuprin, The Pit, translation by Bernard G. Guerney.
I can enjoy her while she's kind;But when she dances in the wind,And shakes the wings and will not stay,I puff the prostitute away: The little or the much she gave is quietly resign'd: Content with poverty, my soul I arm; And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm.
John Dryden, Imitation of Horace (1685), "On Fortune", Book III, Ode 29, l. 81 - 87.
[in Kenya]...any woman who is single and has multiple male sex partners is considered to be a prostitute, whether or not money changes hands.
New Internationalist, Issue 252 - February 1994.
[in India] Any sexual intercourse outside socially acceptable unions is likely to be regarded as prostitution.
New Internationalist, Issue 252 - February 1994.
[In Iran] Under mut'a, it is possible to be 'married' for as little as half an hour.
New Internationalist, Issue 252 - February 1994.
Egyptian law states that a man who is caught with a prostitute is not imprisoned; instead, his testimony is used to convict and imprison the prostitute.
New Internationalist, Issue 252 - February 1994.
Prostitutes are the inevitable product of a society that places ultimate importance on money, possessions, and competition.
Jane Fonda, in Thomas Kiernan, Jane: An Intimate Biography of Jane Fonda (1970).
Prostitution is organized rape.
Christine Stark