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From: macs%worke@Sun.COM (Manuel A. Cisneros)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Virtual Reality
Keywords: Artificial Reality
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Date: 16 Nov 89 18:39:41 GMT
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In article <378@opus.NMSU.EDU> rfh@unssun.unscs.unr.edu (J.A. MacDonald) writes:
>
>   Or how about this: Let's build a space station. The whole thing can first
>be done in a computer's memory. I.e. a training simulation. Then launch the
>materials and a bunch of robots. Each robot has two cameras (eyes) and two
>fairly dextrous hands (or maybe more), plus thrusters to move about. Down
>on earth are a bunch of "construction workers" wearing DataGloves and
>EyePhones manipulating them. "What do I do next?". Pop up the simulation
>data: wow, hey, deja vu. Ever find you wished you had more hands to do a
>job ("Honey, could you hold this for a minute?")? Use voice commands to 
>change control of the glove to another arm.
>

This is really an extension of the concept of Waldos, its just using
a digital medium for feedback rather than a mechanical one.  Neat stuff!

Manuel.