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From: sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Glove / New Pointer Device ???
Keywords: pointer gloves
Message-ID: <11430@s.ms.uky.edu>
Date: 6 Apr 89 04:24:07 GMT
References: <1211@microsoft.UUCP> <1143@internal.Apple.COM> <3713@amiga.UUCP>
Reply-To: sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey)
Organization: The Leaning Tower of Patterson Office @ The Univ. of KY
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In article <3713@amiga.UUCP> jimm@cloyd.UUCP (Jim Mackraz) writes:
>I saw their presentation at Hackers'.  They had (plans for?) the coolest window
>system I've ever seen.  The windows were all about you in space, normal to 
>the radial vector from your face to the window center.  You would turn your
>head to see windows behind you, and reach out with the glove and grab one
>to move it about or bring it in front of others. 

Boy, that would make for one hell of a flight simulator. Have a field
of view about as wide as peripheral vision, and change the picture if
the user turns his head.

Wow! Makes me anxious just thinking about it. Imagine watching a MIG shoot
by and turning your head to follow it. Imagine a one on one or teams game
with players using this gear. Wow.

Sean

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