From: broehl@sunee.uwaterloo.ca (Bernie Roehl) Subject: Re: SURVEY: developers of VR applications Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1993 21:34:44 GMT Message-ID: Organization: University of Waterloo >The information I would like is: >- a brief description of the application(s) you developed A simple virtual world that you can walk around in and manipulate objects. >- which hardware platform did you use? 486/50 >- what `type' of VR are you using (eg immersive VR, desktop VR etc) Desktop and homebrew HMD (built by Dave Stampe) >- did you use a software toolkit (eg WorldToolkKit, MRtoolkit, PROvision etc)? No. We used our own (REND386). >- any general comments about VR application design It's tedious without tools. Our objects and worlds are currently all built using text editors. >- did you encounter any pitfalls? None in particular. >- what input device(s) did you use? How effective were they for the > application. Joystick, mouse, keyboard, PowerGlove. The University just recently got a Logitech 6D tracker which we plan to interface soon. -- Bernie Roehl, University of Waterloo Electrical Engineering Dept Mail: broehl@sunee.UWaterloo.ca BangPath: uunet!watmath!sunee!broehl Voice: (519) 885-1211 x 2607 [work]