Archives for “VR-4”

It’s All In Between The Eyes

If you look yourself in the eyes, you’ll start to realize that your eyes and your head are different than anyone else’s. The spacing between your eyes, known as the interpupilary distance is about 65mm, but this varies from 50mm to about 75mm, depending on who’s eyes you’re looking through. Also the position of your [...] Related posts:

  1. Nothing New Under the Sun!
  2. Teardown – Virtual Research V6
  3. Tearing Out the Guts of a Virtual Research VR-4 Helmet

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Siggraph ’95 – Upon Further Observation

Who can remember doing all their 3D animation in MS-DOS? Back in the day, there was Gary Yost’s 3D-Studio (not Max!) licensed to and supported by AutoDesk. Now, who remembers creating stereoscopic animation with 3D Studio? VREX had a great little plugin that setup linked stereo cameras and let you render twice, once for left [...] Related posts:

  1. Siggraph ’92 Wrap

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Tearing Out the Guts of a Virtual Research VR-4 Helmet

Last week I shredded a Liquid Image MRG2.2. This week we go for the classic Virtual Research VR-4 stereoscopic head mounted display. There’s a lot to love about the VR-4: wide field of view optics, adjustable interpupilary distance, coated aspheric lenses, excellent fit to different heads, and provision for eyeglasses. The optics are timeless; used [...] Related posts:

  1. Teardown – Virtual Research V6
  2. Flight Helmet – Redux
  3. Myron Kruger Takes a Spin in the Flight Helmet

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