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From: andrew@dgbt.uucp (Andrew Patrick DGBT/DBR)
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Subject: Re: Inside Virtual Reality by Jeremy Wolff
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Date: 16 Jul 90 17:40:06 GMT
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Summary: more about the technology please
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In article <1990Jul12.105135.21310@sci.ccny.cuny.edu> patth@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Patt Haring) writes:
>
>13:1) Jeremy Wolff                         24-JUN-90  19:18
>
>		   Inside Virtual Reality
>     (The Myth of Transparency and the Myth of Reflection)
...




> their software; Eric's "Desktop Virtual Reality" prototype is run by a
> Sun Sparkstation, a $12,000 dollar computer now selling as fast as the
> top-end Macintosh, and which Eric predicts will be down to $5000 by
> the end of the year.  [5/13: A woman at SENSE8 says Sun announced last
> week it was dropping the price of the Sparkstation by $5-6000.]  The
> dataglove he uses gives an even better idea of how fast this stuff is
> moving out of the lab and into our lives.  A year ago, Eric's demos
> used a prototype that cost $8000.  Now he works with a
> "Powerglove"--made by Mattel for Nintendo.  It sells for $79.

So, this system uses a Sparcstation and a Powerglove, eh?  This may make
make it within some people's grasp.  Does anyone know more about this
technology and SENSE8?  How do they handle the video mode and the
head-mounted displays?  Just how bad is the resolution and speed?



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