#Virtual Reality
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Anybody heard about the Head Mounted Display and virtual reality
software that W Industries is planning to release for the Amiga
within the next year? Should be as good as the Virtuality systems in
the malls. Look forward to some real simulators when that hits the
streets. Not to mention the improved 3D editing.
No I haven't heard about this! Fill me in. I am putting the final hacks on my
powerglove to get it working on my machine. Fill me in!!
Billy,
Are you going to be releasing the PowerGlove driver as PD?
-Louis
On AUTOPILOT over Chicago Stadium, GO BULLS!
I have several PowerGlove drivers that are PD and I am searching for the latest
and greatest as we speak. I will upload all the powerglove stuff I have if
anyone is interested.
I'm interested. I have a powerglove, but I haven't fixed up the cable for
it yet.
Steve
I too am interested in any drivers you have for the powerglove. Any idea
when you'll be able to upload them?
-P.L.->
How about by Friday I just got an 030 and a DCTV so I am kinda busy 🙂
I haven't heard it, but since W Industries _is_ the England-based
developer of the Virtuality system, and it was originally based on two
68040 Amigas per unit, I could see as to how they could easily do that.
Have you heard anything about price?
Sounds interesting . . .
Erik Flom
Hmmmm….my last issue of Popular Science had a brief not & photo on a
head mounted set for Sega Genesis. It had a head motion sensor and
video reflected off of the glasses. It looked like a pair of
sunglasses with a padded bar running from the nose piece over your
head. (About a 1 1/2" wide strip.) I think price was about $200.
In the issue before that, there was (also for Sega) a hoop that you
placed on the floor. It was about 3' in diameter and projected two
sets of four beams (one low set and one high set) of ir light. Break
the beams and it responded by moving the arms/legs of a character on
the screen. It comes with a karate game that was supposedly quite
good. The system wasn't designed for Sega, but was adapted from a
slightly more responsive setup (three sets of four beams) that was
hooked up to a PC (don't know what type) and used to play music by
waving your arms & legs.
Price, about $200.
So, for $400 you will have a primitive VR setup for a Sega Genesis. I believe
both items use a standard joystick interface and can be adapted to other
machines.
-Chas
Charles,
During the Winter CES either Nintendo or Sega (I don't recall which one)
demonstrated the floor hoop you mentioned. It looked pretty good.
Unfortunately, the game they chose to demo the system was fairly
disgusting in terms of violence. But, I suppose they figure it will sell.
-P.L.->