From: MITZEL@CCSUA.CTSTATEU.EDU (BEVERLY MITZEL - )
Subject: Re: SCI: VR AND DIVING
Date:    Mon, 16 Nov 1992 9:08:26 -0500 (EST)



Hello,

It seems to me, that the two are not similar at all!  In scuba diving,
as you know. objects at depth appear 25% larger, and visabiltiy (on a
good day) is around 100 feet.  (Here in New England, you're lucky if
you get 20!)  My field of view in VR has only been limited by where I
choose to look!  Although I am an avid diver, the freedom that I feel
"flying" through a virtual space in no way compares to diving in the
open ocean.  VR, at least for me, is effortless.  Scuba diving
requires much practice and persistance to master "neutral" buoyancy.

I think that a Virtual Dive would probably meet or exceed the
expectations of novice divers or divers-to-be, BETTER than the actual
experience.

Beverly Mitzel
Central Ct. State University
New Britain, Ct
ccsua.ctstateu.edu