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AT&T Shows Us Somebody Else’s Future

This final segment from AT&T’s 1993 Vision of the Future isn’t too far from what’s happenin’ here in 2010, but 17 years later, AT&T is still not a player. Part1 and Part2 are almost as much fun. [Translate] Related posts:

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0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 6:14 pm.

Filed under 1993, AT&T, Helmet, HMD, TV.

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.

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.

Meet My Friend “Ralph”

Simulator Sickness and the lingering effects of Virtual Reality, drunken behavior in particular, are the subject of this Brian Williams NBC special from 1996. Brian’s teaser: “When they were first unveiled, the science of it all was staggering, but now there’s some evidence it’s having a staggering effect… on some who use it…” A typical [...] Related posts:

  1. Urinated in His Pants?
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0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Friday, December 18, 2009 at 5:06 pm.

Filed under 1996, Brian Williams, Helmet, HMD, motion sickness, Simulator Sickness, TV.

Urinated in His Pants?

Proving that VR doesn’t automatically lead to hurling the intrepid subject of this 1995 video wolfs down a cornucopia of fast food and hops on some VR games at Toronto’s CN Tower. The manager of the arcade facility prevaricates a bit, telling us that while he’s never seen chunks, peeing one’s pants is an actual [...] Related posts:

  1. Meet My Friend “Ralph”
  2. Number 5 in PC World’s “Ugliest Products in Tech History” – VIRTUAL BOY
  3. AT&T Shows Us Somebody Else’s Future

0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Friday, November 13, 2009 at 3:04 pm.

Filed under 1000CS, 1995, CN Tower, Helmet, HMD, motion sickness, TV, Virtuality.

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:

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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.

“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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  2. Siggraph ’92 Wrap
  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.