From: dbarberi@mailbox.syr.edu (London W11)
Subject: Re: $300 VR System from TI
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1991 00:53:03 GMT
Organization: Syracuse University Virtual Reality Lab


In article <1991Oct26.035109.13649@milton.u.washington.edu> yamauchi@cs.rochester.edu (Brian Yamauchi) writes:
>
>According to the San Jose Mercury (as quoted by Computists'
>International), Texas Instruments is working on a $300 virtual reality
>helmet to be released by Christmas 1993, with game cartridges selling
>for $50-60.
>
>Has anyone heard anything else about this?  Is this just a 3D video
>game system (still a pretty neat idea) or is this a real VR system
>that tracks the current head position/orientation?

    Oui, c'est vrai!   It is a joint project between AGE and TI, and
    they already have a prototype built.   I don't know if it tracks
    head position or not.

	    David Barberi
	    Syracuse University Virtual Reality Lab