I FedEx'ed a paper for submission to arrive this morning (9/1).

Title:   Surface Mine Truck Safety Training

Authors: Denis Cote, Damien Ennis, Benjamin Lucchesi, 
         Nerissa Oberlander, Keith Wesolowski, 
         Frederick C. Harris, Jr. 
             of the Department of Computer Science, 
         Pierre Mousset-Jones
             of the Department of Mining Engineering 
         all at the University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557.  

We would like this considered as a short paper in 
the Application Category for IEEE VR '99.

The Contact Author is:
   Frederick C. Harris, Jr. 
   Department of Computer Science 
   University of Nevada 
   Reno, NV 89557 
   (phone) (702) 784-6571 
   (fax) (702 784-1877 
   (email) fredh@cs.unr.edu 

Abstract:
        In the surface mining industry, the cost of workplace
        accidents is high, and traditional safety training
        methods for equipment operators are costly and time consuming.
	This paper outlines the motivation for and development of an
        alternative training method, a VR-based simulator known as the
        Mine Vehicle Safety Simulator (MVSS), which can cut costs and
        improve mine safety. It further discusses implementation issues
        including the trainer and trainee interfaces, attempts to draw
        conclusions about the effectiveness of the MVSS with respect to
        traditional training methods, and outlines possible future
        work.

keywords: Surface Mining, Safety Training, Virtual Reality


Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter, we look
forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,
Frederick C. Harris, Jr.