*****  Computer Select, October 1994  : Articles *****

Journal:    PC Week  Sept 12, 1994 v11 n36 pA3(1)
COPYRIGHT Ziff-Davis Publishing Company 1994
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Title:     Cyber-bard.
             (Sun Microsystems' Karaoke Shakespeare virtual reality
             system) (Trends: VR)(PC Week Inside) (Brief Article)


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Trends: VR

CYBER-BARD

To prove the possibilities of virtual reality, former Sun Microsystems
marketing development manager Andy McRae foregoes the traditional
shoot-'em-up demo. Instead, he took the high (brow) road with "Karaoke
Shakespeare," a VR system that plops the user into the balcony scene from
"Romeo and Juliet" -- and on the stage of the Globe Theater as it looked
in 1599. You can play either of the characters, the lines fed to you on a
display. McRae has shown the application to Bard buffs in London and
earlier this month at the California Shakespeare Festival. But don't look
for a commercial product anytime soon. McRae is busy enough with a new
consulting business introducing corporations to opportunities on the
Internet. Besides, how turned on could Juliet get gazing into the eyes of
a VR helmet?
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Company:   Sun Microsystems Inc.
Topic:     Virtual reality
           Product Development
           Marketing Strategy


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