Archives for February, 2010

Liquid Image MRG2.2 Disassembly and Potential Upgrades

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 HMD [...] Related posts:

  1. 6 lbs. 12 oz. – It’s a Baby Headmount! – Liquid Image MRG2
  2. Tearing Out the Guts of a Virtual Research VR-4 Helmet
  3. Nothing New Under the Sun!

0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 5:22 pm.

Filed under 1993, Helmet, HMD, Liquid Image, MRG2, MRG2.2, MRGTeardown.

Virtusphere – Virtual Hamster

This looks like the closest thing yet to a real-life holodeck! The Virtusphere is (as the name suggests) a large hollow sphere which sits on a set of computer monitored wheels. This allows the sphere to rotate a complete 360º whilst still allowing the computer to track the movments. For more information please visit www.hack247.co.uk [...] Related posts:

  1. So Serious – 1980′s Virtual Reality from NASA
  2. CAVE® – A Virtual Reality Theater – 1993
  3. 1995 Virtual IO I-Glasses

22 Comments. Posted by Tone on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 6:16 pm.

Filed under Body, Full, Immersion, Reality, Virtual, Virtusphere.

Nothing New Under the Sun!

It’s 1985 and there’s already a nice high resolution, wide field of view VR helmet (from VPL Research), glove system, and 6 DOF tracking of both helmet and glove, thanks to Scott Fisher and NASA Ames.  In particular, check out the LEEP wide FOV optics (from LEEP inventor Eric Howlett’s predecessor company Pop Optix.) These [...] Related posts:

  1. Take Flight in the Virtual World
  2. LEEP On The Cheap
  3. Myron Kruger Takes a Spin in the Flight Helmet

0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 2:21 pm.

Filed under 1985, Flight Helmet, Helmet, HMD, LEEP, NASA, Pop Optix, Virtual Research, VPL.

Victormaxx Stuntmaster vs. PETA

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. [Translate] Related posts:

  1. The City and the Stars – VR a Billion Years From Now!
  2. Nothing New Under the Sun!
  3. Tearing Out the Guts of a Virtual Research VR-4 Helmet

0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 9:57 am.

Filed under 1995, Helmet, HMD, stuntmaster, victormaxx.