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From: sequent!szabo@RELAY.CS.NET (Nick Szabo)
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Subject: Re: Consumer Markets for VR
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Date: 18 Dec 90 06:40:36 GMT
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In article <12952@milton.u.washington.edu> lishka@uwslh.slh.wisc.edu (a.k.a. Chr
i) writes:
>
>While all of these things sound nice, there is a risk: people are
>going to grow fat and plump sitting at home experiencing their virtual
>realities.

Au contrair.  What is needed is a virtual excercizer.  Pick your
favorite sport -- hiking in your favorite mountains, swimming, etc.
Or a team sport, like virtual volleyball.   Program it into the 
all-around force-feedback suit, and, viola!  Say goodbye to stationary 
bikes and Nautilus contraptions.  OK there are a few implementation details 
to be worked out.., :-)

-- 
Nick Szabo                      szabo@sequent.com
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