Archives for “Marketing”

Attack of the Avatar (Show)

Trust the folks at G4 to bring us the real scoop on state-of-the-art VR from the inventors of the assembly line, Ford Motor Company. G4′s reportage AND Ford’s VR applications are both impressive; both the MSM and GM/Chrysler have something to learn here. G4 traditionally (is that an oxymoron??) sticks with the latest video games [...] Related posts:

  1. Urinated in His Pants?

0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Friday, July 16, 2010 at 8:58 am.

Filed under Ford, Marketing, simulation.

Air Hair – Competition for VR Hair Replacement For Men

First there was Virtual Reality Hair Replacement for Men: Now there’s Air Hair, training to master the art of the cut: [Translate] Related posts:

  1. 10 Reasons Why Virtual Reality Did Not Become a Standard

0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 5:07 pm.

Filed under Hair, Hype, Marketing.

You Put on Your Helmet One Morning and Find Yourself Transformed Into a Monstrous ******?

Yes, I’ve heard rumors of bugs (lice) inside VR helmets (untrue!), but researchers in Spain are bloody Kafkaesque, putting virtual cockroaches all over the screens. They “got the bright idea to simulate hoards of cockroaches swarming over insect-phobic volunteers…”, showing that “roaches could skitter, wave their antenna, and even change size from small and medium [...] Related posts:

  1. Myron Kruger Takes a Spin in the Flight Helmet
  2. Tearing Out the Guts of a Virtual Research VR-4 Helmet
  3. 10 Reasons Why Virtual Reality Did Not Become a Standard

0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 8:56 am.

Filed under cockroach, Helmet, HMD, Hype, Marketing, phobia.

10 Reasons Why Virtual Reality Did Not Become a Standard

So well you probably know that it is not a standard that new computers get shipped with VR headsets, although you might have believed that during the mid-90s VR craze. In 1995 many analysts – serious people – predicted that in 10 years most computers would be shipped with VR headsets or other VR equipment. [...] Related posts:

  1. The return of Virtual Reality?
  2. So Serious – 1980′s Virtual Reality from NASA
  3. Lawrence Taylor Teams Up With Virtual Reality

0 Comments. Posted by fronzel on Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 11:55 am.

Filed under Cybersex, Gaming, Helmet, HMD, Hype, Marketing, motion sickness, Nintendo.

Aftershock and a Fashion Emergency

On it’s way to the Whistlestop, this VR system (1 of 10 on tour) makes a stop at Louisville’s channel 32 early, early morning show. Perfect makeup notwithstanding, I don’t think the host was thinking that anything below the belt would be on camera. She wore the wrong skirt, for sure. These VR systems were [...] Related posts:

  1. Yet Another Fashion Emergency – J D Roth Talks Virtuality on GamePro TV

0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Friday, December 18, 2009 at 5:30 pm.

Filed under 1996, 3D-XTC, Aftershock, Loisville KY, Marketing, Shooter Girls, TV.

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 spirit of these pioneers, here’s a couple of snaps with Myron [...] Related posts:

  1. Regis Takes a Spin
  2. Siggraph ’92 Wrap
  3. Take Flight in the Virtual World

0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 5:56 pm.

Filed under 1993, Flight Helmet, Helmet, HMD, Marketing, Trade Show, TV, Virtual Research.

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 heavy front end containing the displays and optics. In [...] Related posts:

  1. Easy Sterilization – VIM
  2. Narrow Field of View is Good… – CyberEye 100
  3. 1995 Virtual IO I-Glasses

0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 5:37 pm.

Filed under 1995, Dynamic Visions, Helmet, HMD, Marketing, Trade Show.

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 of these companies had been chewed up, eaten and excreted as waste by [...] Related posts:

  1. Myron Kruger Takes a Spin in the Flight Helmet
  2. 6 lbs. 12 oz. – It’s a Baby Headmount! – Liquid Image MRG2
  3. Lawrence Taylor Teams Up With Virtual Reality

0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 5:12 pm.

Filed under 1994, Helmet, HMD, IAAPA, Marketing, Motion Platform.

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:

  1. 10 Reasons Why Virtual Reality Did Not Become a Standard
  2. The return of Virtual Reality?
  3. So Serious – 1980′s Virtual Reality from NASA

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.