Head Mounted Displays
Display Mounted Head? – Kimera
The Kimera game system from Immersive Technologies appeared at the 1995 IAAPA show with a solution to the VR arcade's most vexing challenge: how to keep the helmets from being damaged or stolen without a full time attendant. Taking their cue...
6 lbs. 12 oz. – It’s a Baby Headmount! – Liquid Image MRG2
The product slick offers a virtually indestructible carry case. I'm not completely sure why, as the Liquid Image MRG2 helmet shell, constructed of multi-layer fiberglass, was non-virtually (i.e. real-world) indestructible. The MRG2 was actually...
Myron Kruger Takes a Spin in the Flight Helmet
"Virtual Reality Systems '93" in the Hyatt above Grand Central Station was the end of the line for this trade show, as it was for the Virtual Research Flight Helmet which was soon to be superseded by lighter and more manufacturable HMDs. In the...
What to do with the Cable? – Dynamic Visions
If you've ever tried out Virtual Reality, the FIRST thing you'll feel is the tug of the helmet cable as you virtually (and actually) try to walk down the path. Many HMDs use the weight of a rear exiting cable as a counter-weight to offset the...
A Sweet Ride – IAAPA ’94
By 1994 the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) exhibition floor was packed with VR systems. As a potential marketplace, blood was in the water and you couldn't tell the fish from the sharks. With a very few exceptions most...
All Brawn – Virtuality 1000CS HMD
VR hit the arcades (at least in England) with the 1991 debut of the Virtuality 1000CS and Dactyl Nightmare. The helmet was rugged, but simply massive, with two Romex style cables to power it up. If you've ever wondered why the HMD was such a...
Easy Sterilization – VIM
While the “easy sterilization” part was a little off-putting, this unique HMD was quite light-weight, although thin (not cheap) plastic made it more fragile than most.
Lawrence Taylor Teams Up With Virtual Reality
Sidelined in early Nov. 1992, LT was moving on to bigger and better things… Virtual Reality.
Introducing a New VRontier!
In early 1993 many friends and associates received this letter:
Distinguished Associate or Friend,
We are pleased to introduce to you the beginning of a new chapter in the progress of virtual reality, in terms of its technology as well as its distribution.