Archives for “1992”

The Games That Would Be King

From 1991 to 1996 W Industries Virtuality systems defined the image of VR in the location based entertainment arena. Here in the US, Horizon Entertainment was their sole distributor. W Industries was remarkably innovative with their use of technology, but their “innovations” in finances were not so successful. Arcade operators had a difficult time breaking [...] Related posts:

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0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 10:05 am.

Filed under 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, Amiga, Horizon Entertainment, Hype, Location Based Entertainment, Virtuality, W Industries.

VRASP, Pix-Elation, and Phlogiston

1992 brought a non-virtual swarm of young and eager students to every VR event (and there were WAY too many) under the sun. Perhaps there were massive show discounts for attendees who were too young to drink legally, but members of the Virtual Reality Alliance of Students and Professionals (VRASP) were everywhere. You’d think this [...] Related posts:

  1. Is VR the New Wasteland? (from 1993….)

2 Comments. Posted by Tone on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 2:08 pm.

Filed under 1992, Cybersex, electro-shock, magazine, Pix-Elation, VRASP.

Siggraph ’92 Wrap

The media drops in on Siggraph ’92 in Chicago: Definitely a show that I outsmarted myself on. Had an exhibitor’s badge from a friend (thanks Marilyn!), and while touring the exhibits before opening I found a booth where the exhibitor had bailed… it was empty. Grabbed my PhotoVR computer gear and Flight Helmet out of [...] Related posts:

  1. Myron Kruger Takes a Spin in the Flight Helmet
  2. Nothing New Under the Sun!
  3. “Clearly In The Development Stage”

0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 5:41 pm.

Filed under 1992, CNN, Flight Helmet, Helmet, PhotoVR, Siggraph, StrayLight, Trade Show, TV, Virtual Research.

Limitations and Drawbacks

Nina Ziv’s 1992 Merrill Lynch VR industry research report has an amusing section: Limitations and Drawbacks of VR Technology, in which she identifies “several problems with virtual reality technology which must be addressed if it is to succeed.” Inadequate Image Resolution Time Lag Between the User and the Virtual Reality System’s Response Limited Position Tracking [...] No related posts.

0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 9:33 pm.

Filed under 1992, Merrill Lynch, Nina Ziv.

Warning Will Robinson, Warning!

Flashback to 1992. My Silicon Graphics rep, Len, walks in the door with a guy from Sportland,  a mega entertainment center down near the auto-malls north of Philadelphia. You know: pizza, birthday parties, arcade games, bumper cars, tokens, and more tokens. They’re both hyped on the potential of VR in the arcades (I thought that [...] Related posts:

  1. Nothing New Under the Sun!
  2. Regis Takes a Spin
  3. Myron Kruger Takes a Spin in the Flight Helmet

0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:15 pm.

Filed under 1992, Flight Helmet, Helmet, HMD, Sportland, Virtual Research, Voyager.

“Clearly In The Development Stage”

We knew it was in the development stage, but did the Computer Chronicles have to remind any potential customers. That’s OK because the conference’s resident AI expert (didn’t AI bubble and burst in the 80′s) tells us: “… the resolution is low, the headgear is uncomfortable, but what’s exciting is … the promise of the [...] Related posts:

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  3. Myron Kruger Takes a Spin in the Flight Helmet

0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Friday, November 6, 2009 at 7:21 pm.

Filed under 1992, 3D Sound, AI, Helmet, HMD, Trade Show, TV.

Lawrence Taylor Teams Up With Virtual Reality

Sidelined in early Nov. 1992, LT was moving on to bigger and better things... Virtual Reality. Related posts:

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0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 11:41 am.

Filed under 1992, Grateful Dead, HMD, Jerry Garcia, Lawrence Taylor, Marketing, Virtual Reality Inc, VRI.