And All That Hype, Head Mounted Displays, VR Companies, Where Are They Now?
Back when VR really had some cred, the Diaspar Virtual Reality Network hopped on the bandwagon. Imagine, if you will, a dial-up service with a feature list, every item containing the phrase “will be”, as in this feature will be available… but when?...
And All That Hype, Where Are They Now?
The somewhat short lived “Virtual Reality Systems” magazine ran an irregular column “Bitz and Bytz” subtitled “These news items are excerpts of what happened in the world of Virtual Reality during the past 12 months.” Have a...
Head Mounted Displays, How-To; Teardowns; Tutorials, VR Companies, Where Are They Now?
I’ve gotten a ton of emails hurled at me about the Liquid Image MRG2.2 VR helmet. The gist of most of them is: “Hey, I love the wide field of view and how rugged the MRG2.2 is, but I wish I could upgrade the LCD resolution, and, is there a way to make this...
Head Mounted Displays, How-To; Teardowns; Tutorials, VR Companies, Where Are They Now?
This totally excellent demo of the Victormaxx Stuntmaster helmet speaks for itself. Lyme disease aside, the Stuntmaster’s wretched optical qualities seem overly cruel to this beast. And a nice teardown…...
And All That Hype, Cybersex, VR Companies, Where Are They Now?
Apparently Cybertech didn’t anticipate Torrents and the Usenet. Anyway, “sigh-burr-sex” seemed like a slam dunk in ’94. No one seemed concerned that a machine might rub you the wrong way. Money quotes from the Cybertech Systems marketing slick:...
