From: rick@xing.unocal.com (Richard Ottolini)
Subject: Re: VR in fashion
Organization: Unocal Corporation, Anaheim, California


In article <1991Oct1.045436.25210@milton.u.washington.edu> A.R.Diller@cs.bham.ac.uk (Antoni Diller) writes:
>I'm sure that they would much more likely try on new bodies in VR.
>Who has met a person who is satisfied with the way they look?
>Even Madonna describes herself as a dof when she gets out of bed
>in the mornings.

Scenario- computer bboards or the InterNet about fifteen years from now:
Every designs their own image how they wish to appear to the world.
An occasional science fiction theme, .eg. Star Trek's Menagerie.
Actually at least one usenet bboard currently archive gif photos of its frequent
posters on a voluntary basis.

Another application:
Health clubs / gyms could predict fitness development.  Lots of narcissitic
people in yuppie-land are potential customers.

As a poster pointed out, these ideas aren't new but are a extension of
non-VR graphics research in fabrics, human simulation.