Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!ccu.umanitoba.ca!herald.usask.ca!alberta!ubc-cs!uw-beaver!milton!hlab From: adlacy%unix2.tcd.ie@UWAVM.U.WASHINGTON.EDU Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds Subject: Re: Wargames and Virtual Worlds (Was Re: Questions about BattleTech) Message-ID: <1991Apr30.183101.27359@milton.u.washington.edu> Date: 30 Apr 91 08:01:05 GMT References: <1991Apr25.080804.14090@milton.u.washington.edu> Sender: hlab@milton.u.washington.edu (Human Int. Technology Lab) Organization: Trinity College, Dublin Lines: 11 Approved: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu Indeed games are often used to test out a machine's capabilities. How fast, what are the graphics / sound like etc. The same principle applies. Also, there will be more interest in VR due to the widening of it's scope. Cheers, Andy!