From: strick@cedar.hao.ucar.edu (Douglas Strickland) Subject: INFO!: VR companies Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 16:08:26 GMT Organization: High Alititude Observatory/NCAR, Boulder CO Hello, This is a list of companies which are involved with virtual reality technologies. Version 2.0 Last updated: Dec. 11, 1992 =========================================================================== These four companies all pursue some VR research, but their main business interests probably lie elsewhere. AUTOCAD Intel Corp. Silicon Graphics Sun Microsystems --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kaiser Electro-optics, Inc. Carlsbad, CA (619)438-9255 Frank Hepburn - manufacturer of 1024x1280 monochrome HMD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kopin Corp. traded on the NASDAQ under name "KOPIN" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oz...International Inc. For more information on Oz, please enquire with William Bricken who is the principal scientist at HITL (Human Interface Technology Lab.) of the University of Washington. He is available at: william@hitl.washington.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sense 8 Corporation (not public) 4000 Bridgeway, #101 Sausalito, CA 94965 (415)331-6318 - Developer of WorldToolKit and related software --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Virtual Reality Group 800 Follins Lane, Suite 270 Vienna, VA. 22180 (703) 242-0030 Christopher Lewis - Hardware manufacturer --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Virtual Reality Inc. traded over the counter on electronic bulletin board as "VIRT". -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Virtual Reality Laboratories Inc 2341 Ganador Court San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (805) 545-8515 Although they offer no stock options at present, they are keeping a list of investors in the event they decide to offer shares, etc in the near future. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Virtual Research 1313 Socorro Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (408) 739-7114 - Developer of Virtual Research Flight Helmet (HMD). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- VPL Research (currently out of business) Redwood City, CA ========================================================================= I sincerely thank all those who contributed to the above. If anyone has anything new, particularly the e-mail addresses for these companies, please mail to me and I will be glad to post the updated version. Mike Shen Computational Physics Inc. shen@euler.cpi.com Merrifield, VA. Disclaimer: (1) This account "strick@cedar.hao.ucar.edu" does not belong to me, I was simply given access to use it. However, I am able to receive mail here. (2) The above information does not come with any warranties, explicit or implied, by my company or myself.