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From: good@baviki.enet.dec.com
Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds
Subject: Re: Wearing your computer
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Date: 28 Feb 90 18:25:12 GMT
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Wearing things is not the only way to approach virtual
worlds, or multi-sensory I/O.  Force-feedback joysticks,
for instance, act much more like a traditional I/O device,
and let you explore using the sense of touch.

However, given current technology, the head-mounted
display and glove is what we have available for exploring
support for natural human vision.  It's good enough to
get started for building prototypes and learning about
what works and doesn't work.  Holography is a promising
technology, but it doesn't work for building interactive
prototypes yet.

Many people will wear machines that are sufficiently
comfortable, useful, and fun.  Look at the Sony Walkman
and its successors.

Michael Good

Good@Baviki.Enet.Dec.Com