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Topics covered in this FAQ
1. Display Types
2. Head Based or Head Mounted Displays (HMD) Vendors
3. Head Based or Head Mounted Displays (HMD) Product List*
4. Shutterglasses Vendor and Product List
5. Stationary Displays Vendor and Product List**
6. Alternative Displays
7. WWW sites, Conferences, Societies
8. Credits
CAVE (TM): CAVE Automatic Virtual Environment, a
projection-based virtual environment system that surrounds the
viewer with up to four screens and allows both physical and virtual
objects to occupy the same space. The CAVE is trademarked by
the University of Illinois.
head-coupled: Displays or robotic actions that are
activated by head motion through a head tracking device.
head mounted display (HMD): A set of goggles or a
helmet with tiny monitors in front of each eye to generate images
seen by the wearer as three-dimensional. Often the HMD is combined
with a head tracker so that the images displayed in the HMD change
as the head moves. (from Mancetta, Carol and Blade, R.A. Glossary
of.Virtual Reality Terminology. http://ijvr.uccs.edu/manetta.htm)
monocular displays: display for one eye.
see through display: display that allows wear to
see the virtual image superimposed over the real world. The wearer
can "see through" the virtual image. (from Mancetta,
Carol and Blade, R.A. Glossary of.Virtual Reality Terminology.
http://ijvr.uccs.edu/manetta.htm)
SID: Spatially Immersive Display: Spatially immersive
displays utilize wrap-around (panoramic) video displays to create
an unencumbered, ultra-wide field of view, walk-in immersive environment.
Displays are typically produced by front or rear surface video projection
onto cylinder, dome, torus, or rectilinear screens. High resolution over
a wide field-of-view can be maintained by projecting multiple video ports
which are tiled or soft-edge blended over the screen surface to
create a continuous, seamless or near-seamless, geometrically correct image when properly rendered. SIDs may or may not utilize stereoscopy or head-tracking
depending on application requirements. (definition courtesy
of Ed Lanz, Spitz Inc.)
shutter glasses: Glasses that alternately block out
the left and right eye views in synchrony with the computer display
of left and right eye images to provide stereoscopic images on
the computer screen. (from Mancetta, Carol and Blade, R.A.
Glossary of.Virtual Reality Terminology. http://ijvr.uccs.edu/manetta.htm)
Virtual Model Displays: Projected image tables that use headtracking
and shutter glasses to render 3D models with appropriate motion parallax to
appear to have a real presence on a tabletop or vertical surface. While
head tracking devices, haptic displays and SIGs are useful for exploring
virtual environments, VMDs are most valuable for working with virtual
objects or models that fit on a tabletop in the "real world." Less
immersive than other types of displays, VMDs are extremely effective when
the goal of the system is to establish a sense that an object exists and is
positioned relative to an observer and an environment. Known as
"object-presence," this effect requires high fidelity images and cues
related to the object. It is significantly enhanced when interaction with
the virtual object is possible.
wearable computing: Wearable computing hopes to shatter
this myth of how a computer should be used. A person's computer
should be worn, much as eyeglasses or clothing are worn, and interact
with the user based on the context of the situation. With heads-up
displays, unobtrusive input devices, personal wireless local area
networks, and a host of other context sensing and communication
tools, the wearable computer can act as an intelligent assistant,
whether it be through a Remembrance Agent, augmented reality,
or intellectual collectives. (from the MIT Wearable Computing WWW page)
CAE Electronics Ltd
8585 Cote de Liesse
C.P. 1800 Saint-Laurent
Quebec, Canada H4L4X4
Tel: 1-514-341-6780/Fax: 1-514-341-7669
Email: terryw@cae.ca
WWW: http://www.cae.ca
product: Fiber-Optic Helmet Mounted Displays (FOHMD),
MAXVUE™ database management system
Cybermind UK
Unit 2, Tollwell Road
Bursom Park
Leicester LE4 1BR, England
Tel: +44 1-116-222-0300/Fax: +44 1-116-222-0319
Email: Info@cybermind.co.uk
WWW: http://www.cybermind.co.uk
product: Visette
Delft Instruments
OIP nv/sa, Westerring 21
B09700 Oudenaarde
Belgium
Email: fdg@oip.be
WWW: http://www.innet.net:80/oip/
product: Viper 3 Night and Day Helmet
Densitron
Unit 4, Airport Trading Estate
Biggin Hill
Kent TN16 3BW, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1-959-700-100/Fax: +44 1-959-700-300
Email: sales@densitron.co.uk
WWW: http://www.densitron.co.uk/
product: Personal Monitor
FakeSpace, Inc.
241 Polaris Ave.
Mountain View, CA USA 94043
Tel: 415-688-1940
Email: info@fakespace.com
WWW: http://www.fakespace.com
Products: BOOM, FS(2), PUSH Desktop Display, ISV Display, Immersive WorkBench and DUO Dynamic Display
General Reality Company
124 Race Street
San Jose, CA 95126 USA
Tel: 1-408-289-8340/Fax: 1-408-289-8258
WWW: http://www.genreality.com/
Email: sales@genreality.com
product: CyberEye
Hughes Training Inc.
13775 McLearen Road
Herndon, VA 22071 USA
Tel: 1-703-481-4886/Fax: 1-703-707-2047
WWW: http://www.hti.com
product: ClearVue Low-Cost Helmet-Mounted Display, Advanced Visionics System (AVS) helmet-mounted display (collaborative research program between US and UK)
2166 Brighton Henrietta Townline Road Suite B
Rochester, NY 14623 USA
Tel: 1-716-240-8000/Fax: 1-716-240-8003
Email: sales@iisvr.com
WWW: http://www.iisvr.com
AMERICA ONLINE: Go Keyword: FORTE
VFX1 User Group: http://users.exis.net/~bunda/
product: VFX1 (VFX300 and VFX 900 to be available in 1997)
I-O Display Systems
1370 Willow Road
Suite 101
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1515
Tel: 1-800-339-5287, 650-323-8407/Fax: 650-323-1742
Email: info@i-glasses.com
WWW: http://www.i-glasses.com/
product: i-glasses!
Kaiser Electro-Optics
Planar Systems
2752 Loker Ave. West
Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA
Tel: 1-619-438-9255/Fax: 1-619-438-6875
Email: info@keo.com
WWW: http://www.keo.com
product: VIM 500HRpv, VIM 100HRpv, SIM EYE 40, SIM
EYE 60, HIDEF, ProView, Personal Assistant Headset,
Full Immersion PH II
Kopin Corporation
695 Myles Standish Blvd
Taunton, MA 02780
160-A Albright Way
Taunton, MA 02780
Tel: 1-508-824-6697/Fax: 1-508-824-6958
Email: info@kopin.com
WWW: http://www.kopin.com
product: CyberDisplay (tm) 320 optical engine
LEEP Systems Inc.
241 Crescent Street
Waltham, MA 02154-3425 USA
Tel: 617-647-1395/Fax: 617-899-9602
Email: leep@world.std.com
WWW: http://www.leepsys.com
product: Cyberface (2,3,4 only individual order.
Cyberface 5 to be shipped in 1997)
Liquid Image Corporation
1-90 Market Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 0P3
Canada
Tel: 1-204-988-3000/Fax: 1-204-988-3050
Email: liquid@liquidimage.ca
WWW: http://www.liquidimage.ca/vr/
product: X3, MRG2, MRG3C, MRG4, MRG6 full VGA Monocle
and The Pocket Monitor
MicroVision, Inc.
2203 Airport Way South, Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98134
USA
Tel: 1-206-623-7055/fax: 1-206-623-7331
Email: info@mvis.com
WWW: http://www.mvis.com
HITL VRD WWW site: http://www.hitl.washington.edu/projects/vrd/
product: Virtual Retinal Display (VRD)
n-Vision, Inc.
7680 Old Springhouse Rd
Madison Bldg - 1st Floor
McLean, VA 22102
Tel: 1-703-506-8808/fax: 1-703-903-0455
Email: sales@nvis.com
WWW: http://www.nvis.com
product: Full color Datavisor, Datavisor 80, VR-Binocular,
DV-4, Viewport
1499 NW Comptom Drive
Beaverton, OR 97006
United Kingdom
Tel: 503-690-1100/Fax: 503-690-1244
Email: sales@planar.com
WWW: http://www.planar.com
products: [high-performance commercial flat-panel display components, CRTs and flat panel display products]
Reflection Technology
230 Second Avenue
Waltham, MA 02154
Tel (617) 890-5905
Fax (617) 890-5918
Email: info@reflection.com
WWW: http://www.reflection.com
Product: P5 Display (a display "engine", designed for incorporation into an enclosure which provides the appropriate mechanical and optical alignment between the two assemblies). http://www.reflection.com/p5disp.html
SEOS Displays, Ltd.
Marchants Way
Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 8QY
United Kingdom
Tel: +44-1444-870-888/Fax: +44-1444-870-777
Email: sales@seos.co.uk
http://www.seos.co.uk/
products: [HMD, SID] Binocular Colour HMD, multi-channel
dome display systems and collimating projection displays.
Shimadzu Corporation
Shimadzu Precision Instruments Inc.
20410 Earl Street
Torrance, CA 90503 USA
Tel: 1-310-214-0314/Fax: 1-310-542-0995
Email: Iniimi@aol.com
product: STV-E
Virtual i-O, Inc.
Out of Business - 1997
product: [HMD] i-glasses! VTV, VPC, ProTec
Virtual Reality Inc.
333 Meadowlands Parkway, Second Floor
Secaucus NJ 07094 USA
Tel: 1-201-392-9800/Fax: 1-201-392-0156
product: HMD 133
Virtual Research Systems Inc.
2326 Walsh Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95051 USA
Tel: 1-408-748-8712/Fax: 1-408-748-8714
Email: virtualres@aol.com
WWW: http://www.virtualresearch.com/v-research/
product: V6, V8
Virtual Vision
659 178th Place N.E.
Redmond, Washington 98052 USA
tel: 1-800-800-8033/Fax 1-206-882-7373
Email: info@virtualvision.com
WWW: http://www.virtualvision.com/
product: V-Cap 1000 Digital Head-Mounted Unit (DHMU)
Virtuality Inc.
Suite 105
7801 Mesquite Bend Drive
Irving, TX 75063 USA
Tel: 1-214-556-1800/Fax: 1-214-556-1890
Email: hmd@virtuality.com
WWW: http://www.virtuality.com/
product: Glasstron
Vista Controls
27825 Fremont Court
Santa Carita, CA 91344 US
Tel: 10-805-257-4430/Fax: 1-805-257-4782
Email: george@vistacc.com
WWW: http://www.vistacc.com
product: See-Thru-Armor, Sensor Vision
Visionics Corporation
Suite 600
1000 Boone Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55427 USA
Tel: 1-612-544-4950/Fax: 1-612-544-4784
product: Visionics Low Vision Enghancement System
Subject: -3- Head Based or Head Mounted Display (HMD) Product List
**The specifications for HMD products are culled
from WWW sites and product information. However, the prime source
used for compiling this section comes from the annual resource
compiled by the Real Time Graphics Newsletter:
(1996, August). Head-Mounted Display Survey. Real
Time Grapics, 5(2), pp. 12. [annual special issue, 1995 issue
available online, http://www.cgsd.com].
Binocular Colour HMD
Display: off-helmet color CRT & fiber optic image guide
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 pixels
Field of View: 55° (H) x 44° (V)
Overlap: 20-55°
pixel size: 2.6 arc minutes/pixel
Weight: 1.8kg
Price: n/a
Vendor: FakeSpace
BOOM 3C
Display: dual CRT, head-coupled
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 pixels
Field of View: 45/140 (H) x 90 (V)
Tracking: 6DOF optomechanical
Video: RGB field sequential video
Weight: boom
Price: $35,000 - $95,000 US
Note: The MEDVIEW is a custom version for the BOOM
optimized for medical applicatons. It provides special viewing
optics and a locking structure option.
Vendor: FakeSpace
ClearVue
Display: monchrome CRT with LC filters
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 pixels
Field of view: 80° (H) x 40° (V)
Pixel size: 2.65 arc minutes/pixel
Overlap: 30 °
Weight: 5 pounds
Price: $95,000 US
Vendor: Hughes Training
CyberEye CE-200M
Display: Dual Active Matrix LCD
Resolution: 230 x 789 (180,000) pixels/eye
Field of View: 22.5 ° H x 16.8° V (27.5
° diagonal)
Pixel Size: 1.7 arc minutes/pixel
Weight: 14oz. eyewear, 8oz. beltpack (16oz. for
stereo)
Price: begins at 1,995 US.
Vendor: General Reality
Display: Dual Active Matrix LCD
Resolution: 230 x 789 (180,000) pixels/eye
Field of View: 45 ° H x 34 ° V (27.5
° diagonal)
Pixel Size: 3.7 arc minutes/pixel
Weight: 14oz. eyewear, 8oz. beltpack (16oz. for
stereo)
Price: begins at $2,495 US.
Vendor: General Reality
CyberFace 2
Display: single large-format LCD, divergent axis
Resolution: 385 x 119 pixels
Video/Interface: NTSC/PAL composite or RGB
Field of View: 140 (H) x 110(V)
Tracking: not included
Weight: 32 ounces
Price: available only by individual order
Vendor: LEEP Systems
CyberFace 3
Display: single large-format LCD, head-coupled
Resolution: 480 x 120 pixels
Video/Interface: NTSC/PAL composite or RGB
Audio: stereo earphones
Field of View: 80 ° (H) x 60° (V)
Tracking: mechanical, 3DOF
Weight: arm
Price: available only by individual order
Vendor: LEEP Systems
CyberFace 4
Display: single large-format LCD, head-coupled
Resolution: 640 x 480 pixels
Video/Interface: NTSC/PAL composite or RGB
Field of View: 80° (H) x 60° (V)
Audio: stereo earphones
Tracking: mechanical, 3DOF
Weight: arm
Price: $18,400
Vendor: LEEP Systems
CyberFace 5 - LEEP Systems
Display: quad LCD, triple acuity
Resolution: 1170 x 202 pixels
Field of View: 140° (H) x 110° (V)
Price: available in 1997
Vendor: LEEP Systems
Datavisor (Full Color: Datavisor VGA and Datavisor
Hi-Res)
Display: dual CRTs
Resolution: >1280 x 1024 pixels
Pixel size: 1.9 arc minutes/pixel
Field of View: 52°
Overlap: 50/100% adjustable
Tracking: optional
Weight: 56 oz
Price: contact vendor
Vendor: n-Vision
Datavisor 80
Display: monochrome CRTs and LCD shtutter devices
Resolution: >1280 x 1024 pixels
Pixel size: 3.0 arc minutes/pixel
Field of View: 120° diagonal
Overlap: 50 adjustable
Tracking: optional
Weight: 64 oz
Price: contact vendor
Vendor: n-Vision
DV-4
Display: active matrix
Resolution: >640 x 480 pixels
Pixel size: 16.9 arc minutes/pixel
Field of View: 71.5° diagonal
Overlap: 100%
Tracking: optional
Weight: 29 oz
Price: contact vendor
Vendor: n-Vision
Fiber-Optic Head-Mounted Display (FOHMD)
Display: CRT projector through fiber optics
Pixel size: 6.6 background, 2.2 inset; pixel structure:
1.2
million pixels distributed between inset and background
Field of view: 120 ° (H) x 55 ° (V)
Overlap: 25 °
Weight: < 4.5 lbs.
Price: by quotation
Vendor: CAE Electronics
Display Type: HMD
FS2
Display: dual CRT
Resolution: > 1280 x 1024 pixels
Field of view: 30/140 ° (H) x 90 ° (V)
Overlap: ~ 100%
Video: RGB field sequential video
Tracking: 6DOF optomechanical
Weight: boom
Price: $95,000
Vendor: FakeSpace, Inc.
FS5
http://www.virtualresearch.com/fs5.html
Display: dual 1" black and white CRTs with color shutters
Resolution per eye: 800 horizontal lines (600 TV lines)
Field of view: 55 ° diagonal at 100% overlap. 76 ° at 50% overlap
Overlap: 100%, adjustable to 50%
Pixel size: 3.3 arc minutes/pixel
Weight: 38 oz.
Price: contact vendor
Vendor: Virtual Research
Full Immersion HMD
Display: active matrix LCD
Resolution: 640 x 480
Field of view: 150 ° (H) x 50° (V)
Overlap: 40 °
Pixel size: 4.0 arc minutes/pixel
Weight: > 2 lbs.
Price: contact vendor
Vendor: Kaiser Electro-Optics
HIDEF 90 ° and 60 °
Display:2 full color, active matrix TFT, high speed polysilicon LCDs (2)- (640 x 3)x 400
Resolution: Background 6 arcmin/color group, AOI 2.5 arcmin/color group Background 6 arcmin/color group, AOI 2.5 arcmin/color group
Field of view: 80° diagonal - 50 ° (V) x 6.5 ° (H)
Background: 32 ° diagonal - 20 ° (V) x 25 ° (H)
Tracking: Polhemus optional
Overlap: 100%
Weight: 2.5 pounds
Price: contact vendor
Vendor: Kaiser Electro-Optics
Low Vision Enhancement System
Display: B&W CRT
Resolution: 512 x 492 pixels
Field of View: 50 (H) x 37.5 (V)
Pixel Size: 5.9 arc minutes/pixel
Overlap: 100%
Weight: 2.1 lb
Price: $4,995 US (with 3 cameras)
Vendor: Visionics Corporation
Mediamask (Olympus Corp.)
Display: LCD, switchable see-through capability
Resolution: 1068.5 x 480
Field of View: 60 ° (H) x 34 ° (V)
Weight: 1.5 lb.
Price: 900,000 yen
Vendor: Nissho Electronics, sold only in Japan
MRG 2
Display: active matrix LCD, single screen
Resolution: 720 X 240 pixels
Field of View: 84 ° (H) x 65 ° (V)
Pixel Size: 7.0 arc minutes/pixel
Weight: 4 pounds
Price: $3,495
Vendor: Liquid Image
MRG3C - Liquid Image
Display: active matrix LCD, single screen
Resolution: 768 x 556 pixels
Field of View: 84 ° (H) x 65 ° (V)
Pixel Size: 6.56 arc minutes/pixel
Video/Interface: NTSC/PAL, analog RGB
Weight: 4 pounds
Price: $5,500
Vendor: Liquid Image
MRG4 - Liquid Image
Display: active matrix color LCD, single screen
Resolution: 479 x 234 pixels
Field of View: 61 ° (H) x 46 ° (V)
Pixel Size: 7.64 arc minutes/pixel
Video/Interface: NTSC composite, analog RGB
Weight: 2.5 pounds
Price: $2,199
Vendor: Liquid Image
MRG6
Display: monocular LCD
Field of View: 40 ° diagonal
Video Input: VGA
Weight: 4 oz.
Price: $3,495.00 US
Vendor: Liquid Image
Personal Assistant Headset
WWW: http://www.keo.com/Product_Displays_PAH.html
Display: monocular, miniature VGA monchrome LCD
Field of View: 24° (H) x 18° (V)
Resolution: 640 x 480, non see through
Pixel Size: 2.5 arc minutes/pixel
Weight: 120 grams
Price: contact vendor
Vendor: Kaiser Electro-Optics
Personal Monitor
Display: Binocular, single LCD
Field of view: 18.75 ° (Diagonal)
Resolution: 180,000
Weight: 36 grams
Price: by quotation
Vendor: Densitron
ProView 30
Display: 2 full color, active matrix TFT, high speed polysilicon LCDs
Field of View: 30 ° diagonal - 18 ° (V)
x 24 ° (H)
Resolution: (640x3) x 480
Resolution/eye: 2.25 arcmin/color group
Overlap: 100%
Video Input: One or two VGA 640 x 480, H&V - TTL, analog
0.7V P-P,75 ohms, 60 Hz video inputs. Autosense for stereoscopic or
monoscopic operation, Internal and external sync
Audio: Sennheiser digiatally compatible headphones
Weight: 32 oz.
Price: $7,295
Vendor: Kaiser Electro-Optics
ProView 80
Display: 2 full color, active matrix TFT, high speed polysilicon LCDs
Field of View: 80 ° diagonal: 50(V) x 65 ° (H) or 112 ° diagonal: 50 ° (V) x 100 ° (H)
Resolution: (640x3) x 480
Resolution/eye: 6 arcmin/color group
Overlap: 100% or 30%
One or two VGA 640 x 480, H&V - TTL, analog 0.7V P-P, 75
ohms, 60 Hz video inputs Two inputs required, each with correct eye
point position and distortion mapping for the 30% overlap case
Autosense for stereoscopic or monoscopic operation Internal and
external sync
Audio: Sennheiser digiatally compatible headphones
Weight: 2.5 lbs.
Price: contact vendor
Vendor: Kaiser Electro-Optics
PUSH
Display: dual CRT
Resolution: > 1280 x 1024 pixels
Field of View: 30-140 ° (H) x 90 ° (V)
Overlap: 100%
Price: $45,000
Vendor: Fakespace
See-Thru-Armor
Display: dual active matrix LCD
Resolution: 640 x 480 pixels
Field of View: 32 ° (H) x 24 ° (V)
Pixel size: 3.75 arc minutes/pixel
Overlap: 100%
Weight: 5 lb.
Price: ~$32,000 US
Vendor: Vista Controls
Sensor Vision
Display: active matrix
Resolution: 640 x 480 pixels
Field of View: 32 ° (H) x 24 ° (V)
Pixel size: ~3.5 arc minutes/pixel
Weight: ~6 lb.
Price: $17,000 US
Vendor: Vista Controls
SIM EYE 40
http://www.keo.com/Product_Displays_SIMEYE40.html
Display: dual CRT
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 pixels/LCD (at 50% overlap)
Field of view: 40 ° circular (100 ° overlap) , 60 ° (H) x 40 ° (V) (20 ° overlap)
Overlap: 50 or (100 % overlap)
Video: 1280 x 1024 @ 2:1 Interlaced, 1024 x 1024 @ 2:1
Interlaced, 640 x 480 Non-Interlaced, 50 Hz/60 Hz. Vertical
Tracking: optional -- Universal Interface Box, Polhemus trackers
Weight: 4.5 pounds
Price: contact vendor
Vendor: Kaiser Electro-Optics
SIM EYE 60
http://www.keo.com/Product_Displays_SIMEYE60.html
Display: field sequential CRT
Resolution: > 1280 x 1024 pixels
Field of view: 100 ° (H) x 60 ° (V)
Overlap: 20 °
Pixel size: 4.0 arc minutes/pixel
Weight: 5.2 pounds
Price: contact vendor
Vendor: Kaiser Electro-Optics
STV-E
Display: monochrome CRTs with color wheels
Resolution: 600 x 480 pixels
Field of View: 48-60° (H) x 36° (V)
Pixel size: 4.8-6.0 arc minutes/pixel
Overlap: 75 & 100%
Weight: 2.8 lb
Price: 2, 800,000 yen
Vendor: Shimadzu Corporation
V-Cap 1000 Digital Head-Mounted Unit (DHMU)
Display: monocular LCD
Vendor: Virtual Vision
VFX-1
http://www.iisvr.com/vfx1info.html
and the VFX1 faq: http://www.iisvr.com/support/vfx1/vfx1faq.html
Display: dual active color matrix LCD
Resolution: 789 x 230 pixels
Field of view: 33.45° (H) x 25.46 ° (V)
Overlap: adjustable up to 100%
Tracking: proprietary 3DOF sourceless "Virtual
Oreintation System"
Weight: ~32 ounces
Price: $595
Vendor: Interactive Imaging Systems
Viewport
Display: field sequential CRT
Resolution: 640 x 480 pixels
Field of view: 69.2° diagonal
Overlap: 92.4%
Pixel Size: 5.4 arc miutes/pixel
Price: contact vendor
Vendor: n-Vision
VIM 1000HRpv
http://www.keo.com/Product_Displays_Entertainment.html
Display: 4 active matrix LCDs
Resolution: 800 x 225 pixels/LCD
Field of view: 100 ° (H) x 30 ° (V)
Overlap: 67%
Weight: 26 ounces
Price: contact vendor
Vendor: Kaiser Electro-Optics
VIM 500pv
Display: dual LCD
Resolution: 237 x 225 pixels
Field of view: 50 ° (H) x 30 ° (V)
Tracking: Polhemus optional
Overlap: 100%
Weight: 24 ounces
Price: $3,495 US
Vendor: Kaiser Electro-Optics
Viper 3
WWW: http://www.innet.net:80/oip/newprod/viper.htm
Display: Day and Night Helmet with intergrated image intensifier tubes and a binocular projected Head Mounted Display
Resolution: at 0.03 lux, better than 1 mrad
See-through image: 180 x 110
Exit Pupil: 12mm on axis
Weight: < 2.3 kg
Vendor: Delft Instruments
Virtual Binoculars
Display: monochrome CRTs
Resolution: > 1280 x 1024
Field of View: 42° diagonal
Overlap: 100%
Pixel size: 3.2 arc minutes/pixel
Weight: 32 oz
Price: contact vendor
Vendor: n-Vision
Virtual Reality HMD133
Display: field sequential CRT
Resolution: 1280 x 960 pixels
Field of View: 40° (H) x 30° (V)
Pixel Size: 1.875-3.75 arc minutes/pixel
Overlap: 100%
Weight: ~3.0 lbs
Price: $52,000 US
Vendor: Virtual Reality Inc.
Visette Pro
Display: dual poly-silicon TFT active matrix LCDs
Resolution: 640 x 480
Field of View: 60 ° (H) x 46.8 ° (V)
Pixel size: 4.76 arc minutes/pixel
Weight: 23 oz.
Price: $5,950 US (includes Polhemus InsideTrack)
Vendor: Cybermind
VR4
Display: dual active matrix LCDs
Resolution: 742 x 230
Field of view: 48° (H) x 36° (V)
Overlap: 85% or 100%
Pixel size: 4.21 arc minutes/pixel
Weight: 34 oz.
Price: contact vendor
Vendor: Virtual Research Systems
VR6
Display: dual active matrix LCDs
Resolution: 742 x 230
Field of view: 48° (H) x 36° (V)
Overlap: 85% or 100%
Pixel size: 4.21 arc minutes/pixel
Weight: 34 oz.
Price: contact vendor
Vendor: Virtual Research Systems
VR4000
Display: dual active matrix LCDs
Resolution: 732 x 230
Field of view: 48° (H) x 36° (V)
Overlap: 100%
Pixel size: 4.21 arc minutes/pixel
Weight: 31 oz.
Price: contact vendor
Vendor: Virtual Research Systems
X3
Display: active matrix LCDs
Resolution: 1920 x 480
Field of view: 84° (H) x 65° (V)
Pixel size: 2.62 arc minutes/pixel
Weight: 3.5 lb.
Price: $7,200
Vendor: Liquid Image
WWW: http://www.flogiston.com
Goto Optical Mfg. Co.
Offers the Virtuarium™, a full-color CG dome
projection system utilizing SGI's advanced computer graphics technology,
NK-EXA's software integration technology, and Goto's specialized
video projectors and dome engineering technology.
CONTACT:
Goto Optical Mfg. Co.
4-16 Yazaki-cho
Fuchu-shi Tokyo 183 JAPAN
tel: +81.423.62.5312, fax +81.423.61.9571
email: info@goto.co.jp
U.S. Rep. Kimberly Ayers
tel: 415.599.9494
email: ayers@goto.co.jp
National University of Singapore
Developed the Virtual Workbench consisting of a computer
screen, stereo glasses, a mirror and 3D sensors. "The user
looks into the mirror through the glasses and perceives the stereo
virtual image within the work volume, where the sensor and hands
lie." Direct interaction within the virtual volume is possible.
CONTACT: Luis Serra
National University of Singapore, Institute of Systems
Science
Kent Ridge, Singapore 119597
tel: 65.772.2014, fax: 65.774.4998
email: luis@iss.nus.sg
>http://ciemed.iss.nus.sg/people/luis/luis.html
Panoram Technologies, Inc.
Arrayed projection system, system design, GVR120
immersive visualization system for SGI Reality Centres(tm).
CONTACT: Theo Mayer
Panoram Technologies, Inc.
350 N. Glenoaks Blve., Suite 207
Burbank, CA 91502-1133
tel: 818.848.1614, fax: 818.848.2120
email: TheoPTI@aol.com
Pilkington Aerospace, Inc.
Produces simulation visual display systems and related
components including mirrors, back-projection screens, and beamsplitters.
CONTACT: Kevin McGee
Pilkington Aerospace, Inc.
12122 Western Avenue
Garden Grove, CA 92641
tel: 714.893.7531, ext. 203
24477 West Ten Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48034
tel: 1-248-356-2662, 1-800-846-2662 (USA), fax: 1-800-356-0063
email: sales@pyramidvideo.com
http://www.pyramidsystems.com
SEOS Displays Limited
Specializes in the design, production, sales and
support of visual display systems. Products include multi-channel
dome display systems and collimating projection displays.
CONTACT: Barry Swainston
SEOS Displays Limited
Marchants Way, Burgess Hill
West Sussex RH15 8QY ENGLAND
tel: +44.1444.870.888, fax: +44.1444.870.777
American Sales Contact: John Anderson
tel: 904.672.0202, fax: 904.672.5108
Silicon Graphics Computer Systems
SGI's UK headquarters developed the Reality Centre™,
a simulation center using a 150 degree FOV edge-blended display,
digital multi-channel sound effects system (AudioWorks from Paradigm
Simulation, Inc.), and a "Fly Chair" (controls by B.G.
Systems). Also adapted as the Visionarium™ in Mountian View,
CA.
CONTACT: John Burwell
Silicon Graphics Computer Systems
2011 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043-1389
tel: 415.933.1743, fax: 415.964.8671
jburwell@sgi.com
UK Contact: David Hughes, Reality Centre Manager
tel: +44.1.734.306222
email: davidh@reading.sgi.com
http://www-europe.sgi.com/International/UK/centre
Sogitec Industries - Division Electronique
Manufactures simulator equipment including domes,
target projectors, and head-slaved image projection systems.
CONTACT: Joel Clairon
Sogitec Industries - Division Electronique
4 rue Marcel Monge - Immeuble Nobel
92158 SURESNES Cedex, FRANCE
tel: 33.1.4118.5731, fax: 33.1.4118.5718
U.S. Contact: tel: 201.261.6122, fax: 201.261.5258
Spitz, Inc.
Spitz engineers and manufactures projection-based
immersive visualization systems, cylindrical and dome screens,
and related products. New products include ElectricSky™
immersive dome video theater, and ElectricHorizon™ partial
immersion VR display, both based on Spitz's ImmersaVision™
format.
CONTACT: Ed Lantz
Spitz, Inc.
U.S. Route #1
Chadds Ford, PA 19365
tel: 610.459.5200 x27, fax: 610.459.3830
email: spitz@libertynet.org
http://www.libertynet.org:80/~spitz
STN ATALAS Elektronik GmbH
The Simulation Division produces turn key simulation
and visual systems and related software.
CONTACT: Rainer Huelsz
STN ATALAS Elektronik GmbH
Sebaldsbruecker Heerstr. 235
D-28305 Bremen, Germany
tel: +49.421.457.3326, fax: +49.421.457.3725
VRex, Inc
Offers the VR Cove™, a three-screen rear-projection
3-D stereoscopic "Virtual Reality Command Visualization Environment."
Uses an exclusive seamless screen design and provides a 180 degree
field-of-view.
CONTACT: Carl Tung
VRex, Inc
8 Skyline Drive
Hawthorne, NY 10532
tel: 914.345.8877, fax: 914.345.9558
http://www.vrex.com