From: autodesk!robertj@uunet.UU.NET (Young Rob Jellinghaus)
Subject: Re: RPI Advanced Technology Group
Date: 29 Oct 90 03:17:31 GMT
Organization: Autodesk, Inc., Sausalito, CA


If this RPI work is as amazing as it sounds, why haven't I heard of
any of it before now?  Why isn't RPI's lab as well-known as VPL or
Autodesk in the VR game?  Saying "it's not VR, it's an environment
simulator" puzzles me, because these tools _sound_ like they push the
edge of VR work anywhere.

Has this work produced any RPI technical reports thst I might be able
to achieve through university-research channels?  Are more detailed
system specs available?  What is the resolution of your input devices?
How quick is the feedback of your tactile modules?  Is your communication
protocol publicly available or licensable, and can outside developers
construct (software or hardware) modules which can supplement your system?

Hoping to learn more,

-- 
Rob Jellinghaus                 | "Next time you see a lie being spread or
Autodesk, Inc.                  |  a bad decision being made out of sheer
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