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#New 3D Graphics!

    02-Sep-93 01:27:43
Sb: #112201-#New 3D Graphics!
Fm: jeff Holinski 71172,1417
To: daniel wolf 70250,626
I think perhaps you misunderstood the tone of my message. I don't mean to be down on your product. When I bought my X-Specs I thought LCD glasses were a really cool toy and I still do. However, They're of somewhat limited practical value in my opinion. Yes, I've seen Animatrix, Vision Modeler 3D, and even PageRender 3D, and while modeling in 3D is an interesting concept I've found these modelers to be pretty weak compared to packages like Imagine 2, LightWave's modeler, or Real 3D2. The stereoscopic animations you can do are pretty impressive but the fact that you need a pair of glasses for each person viewing makes it pretty expensive to show your anims to more than 2 or 3 people at once. Added to the fact that most people I've showed them to get sore eyes after about half an hour I still think of them as a novelty item. If you're selling enough glasses to make a profit, great! I applaude you. These days it's hard to find customers with a disposable income. They're more expensive than I'd spend on them but that's mostly because there are so many other toys I want more. (more memory, faster modems, better graphics cards, ect) But that's just my opinion. :^) By the way, if you do build an interface for the upcoming Sega VR headset I'd be interested in buying one. If you've got any software to go with it I predict that it'll be an even bigger seller than your LCD glasses thanks to all the Virtual Reality hype these days. :^)