There are many Usenet newsgroups which contain information relevant to
various aspects of the diverse virtual-worlds community.

        Newsgroup                            Descripton

 comp.graphics.misc      Computer graphics, art, animation, image
                         processing
 comp.graphics.api.opengl
 comp.human-factors      Issues related to human-computer interaction (HCI)
 comp.multimedia         Interactive multimedia technologies of all kinds
 comp.realtime           Issues related to real-time computing
 comp.research.japan     The nature of research in Japan (Mod)
 comp.simulation         Simulation methods, problems, uses. (Mod)
 comp.sys.sgi.graphics   Graphics packages and issues on SGI machines
 comp.sys.sgi.misc       Issues on SGI machines
 sci.cognitive           Perception, memory, judgement and reasoning.
 sci.optics              Discussion relating to the science of optics.
 sci.virtual-worlds      Virtual Reality technology and culture. (Mod)