From: ashah@cs.tamu.edu (Apurva A. Shah) Subject: Hands on VR Date: 8 Aug 91 18:50:23 GMT Organization: Computer Science Department, Texas A&M University Dear Virtual Ones, Hello. I'm a graduate student at Texas A&M University doing research in Virtual Reality. I'm very interested in this subject but our department has no Virtual Reality systems and I'm finding it difficult to focus my studies. As a part of my Masters project I'm trying to put together a VR system. Unfortunately, I've never been in a real-virtual environment and have no idea of how it feels. I'm going to be visiting California in the middle of this month and will be there for some time. I was wondering if anyone knows of a VR system that's open to the public in the L.A. or the Bay area. Also, do companies like VPL and Sense8 encourage visits from interested folks? If so, whom do I need to contact in order to arrange such a visit? Thanks in advance. Regards Apurva Shah