From scivw@u.washington.edu Wed Oct 6 16:51:32 1993 From: scivw@hitl.washington.edu Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds Subject: DIGEST: Virtual-worlds Info Booth [03.20] Organization: Human Interface Technology Laboratory, U of Washington, Seattle Status: RO X-Status: ############################################ ### Virtual-worlds Info Booth Digest ### ### volume 03, number 20 ### ############################################ Contents: Re: INFO: PGSI SPECS: howto-sega-pc Re: WHO: How to contact Forte. INFO: Home VR INFO: Eye tracking using Video Imaging INFO: MacVRML? See the Sci.Virtual-Worlds Meta-FAQ, posted monthly and available by anonymous ftp (ftp.u.washington.edu:/public/virtual-worlds/Meta-FAQ), for more details on the organization of this newsgroup. __ ______________ __ _^_ / /_/ / _/_ __/ / ___ _/ / <(===)> Toni Emerson / __ // / / / / /__/ _ `/ _ \ \|/ Moderator, sci.virtual-worlds /_/ /_/___/ /_/ /____/\_,_/_.__/ H ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: waleed@dvorak.orchestra.cse.unsw.EDU.AU (Mohammed Waleed Kadous) Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds Subject: Re: INFO: PGSI Date: 24 May 1995 12:55:57 GMT Organization: University of New South Wales : Well, I have heard the rumors and everytime I go to get information, : suddenly the serial interface doesn't exist. Would someone PLEASE : give me some information concerning wether or not it exists and where : the plans and software are if it does. Thanks in advance. Well there is the "commercial" interface known as the PowerGlove Serial Interface. This is made by the UIUC chapter of the ACM, and cost around $175. Info available from ftp.acm.uiuc.edu. What you probably mean though is what is known as the "Menelli" box, which is similar in a lot of ways to the PGSI. I'm not sure exactly where the info is, but last I checked, Chris Hand (should that be "Dr" by now :-) was using one, so you could check his homepage: http://www.cms.dmu.ac.uk/People/cph and explore it a little bit and he probly has a link to it. +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | |\ \ \ \ | | / Waleed Kadous: waleed@cse.unsw.edu.au | | | \ \ \ \ | |< http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~waleed | | | \ \.\ \|.| \. "And you kill what you hate, and you hate | | ----------------- what you don't understand." Genesis, Duke.| | // /||\/||/-\ /| | | \\ // /-|| ||| /-| "Knowledge=power=energy=matter=mass" | | \X/ / || ||\-7/ | -Terry Pratchett, Guards ! Guards ! | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------ From: fork@netcom.com (Eric Absgarten) Subject: SPECS: howto-sega-pc Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] Date: Fri, 26 May 1995 03:19:17 GMT Hi.. sorry to bother you guys who are reading this.anyways Im trying to get into pc-vr.. I've a powerglove and sega glasses. I use linux. i found some powerglove software written for linux allready. using the Menelli box. I've got plans on how to make the Menelli box. but i've seen the pgsi box also has the sega shutter interface. so before i order the parts to build the menelli box i figure i might look into making the shutter glasses intereface with it. or maybe buying the pgsi would be almost as much and save me the trouble. So im looking for info/howto's/pointers to hooking up the sega glasses. I can't seem to get on the powerglove mailing list either at the boxer site. it seems to be shutdown. or something.. maybe you know if there is a current mailing list for the powerglove and maybe there is one for the sega shutter glasses too... Thanks In Advance Eric Absgarten fork@netcom.com ------------------------------ From: bobp@bga.com (Bob Pendleton) Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds Subject: INFO: VRML? Date: 26 May 1995 19:45:14 GMT Organization: Real/Time Communications - Bob Gustwick and Associates I'm looking for info on VRML. Any pointers? Bob P. [On the VRML Mailing List: URL: http://vrml.wired.com _VRML Mailing List_ To join the VRML standards discussion, please subscribe to the www-vrml mailing list. Send mail to: majordomo@wired.com No subject, message body: subscribe www-vrml your-email-address Before posting, please read the ettiquette guide. URL: http://vrml.wired.com/ettiquette.html A text-only archive of the VRML mailing list is also available. URL: http://vrml.wired.com/archive.txt -T.E.] ------------------------------ From: pcrvrjon@aol.com (PCR VR Jon) Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds Subject: Re: WHO: How to contact Forte. Date: 27 May 1995 16:35:59 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) X-Status: A >>From: Teerasak Wongpiya >> Does any one here working in Forte Technology ? I've tried to >>contact them via FAX but the communication is very slow (About 3-4 weeks) >>to answer the FAX. FORTE Technologies Inc. Paul Matthews 1057 E. Henrietta Rd. Rochester, NY 14623 ph (716) 427-8595 fax (716) 292-6353 -T.E.] >> To this you can also add: fortemktg@aol.com -and- fortets@aol.com For all AOL members, Forte has it's own area now as an adjunct to the VR Resource Center (although the links aren't set up quite yet). It is at Keyword: FORTE. And, according to the papers I picked up at VR95, they also have a Compuserve area at GO FORTE and an Internet contact at support@fortech.com -jon ================================================== Jon Neill Resource Consultant AOL VR Resource Center PCRVRJon@aol.com =================================================== ------------------------------ From: Bartlomiej Jarocki Subject: INFO: How to start ? Hi All ! I heard this a forum of people trying to find own way into Virtual Reality if so I'd like to join the club. I am starting with VR and plan to make a low-cost 3D display + glove for PC. Actually it's gonna be my diploma project - I study computer science in Poland and HMDs are not available at my university yet (neither on the market) :(. I planned to do it from the very beginning using VGA as pseudo 3D display ( synchronized with LC-Shutter glasses - I guess SEGA-glasses used such approach right? ) with triple axis space location based on sound propagation time mesurement. Please , if anyone did anything alike give me some opinions. Do you think I could get these LC-shutters somewhere ? I'd be also very happy to get some information concerning construction (displaying and space locating components) , capabilities and programmer's interface of folowing products : * Mattel Glove * VictorMaxx ( is it non-stereoscopic? ) * CyberMaxx * VFX * ...? I heard of some fine shareware - AVRIL where could I get it ? Thanx in advance, Bartek. ------------------------------ From: comchem@aztec.co.za (Ra-el Peters) Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds Subject: INFO: Home VR Date: 28 May 1995 14:01:18 GMT Organization: Compuchem Hi I have always been a fan of VR and Home VR is very exiting. I will be going to COMDEX fall this year and would like to pickup a Home VR set for my PC while I am there. But beeing from South Africa I do not know how much somthing like this costs in the USA. Could anyone give me an idea bout what is out there and what I can expect to pay. Thanx in advance from Ra-el Peters ------------------------------ From: Francois Bernier Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds Subject: INFO: Eye tracking using Video Imaging Date: 30 May 1995 15:15:33 GMT Organization: Departement de genie electrique, Universite Laval I search informations about eye tracking using video imaging. What company produce this? What is the price? The precision is not very important(some degree). ------------------------------ From: mcdonc01@tigger.stcloud.msus.edu (Cole McDonald) Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds Subject: INFO: MacVRML? Date: Thu, 01 Jun 1995 01:57:11 -0500 Organization: Saint Cloud State U. Lines: 4 When's it gonna happen? PUH LEEZE>>> Black Knight p.s. any informs please mailto mcdonc01@tigger.stcloud.msus.edu ************************************************************ End of InfoBooth ************************************************************