From news@aol.net Wed Jan 18 08:21:02 1995 Return-Path: Received: from mx5.u.washington.edu by stein2.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.32 ) id AA18318; Wed, 18 Jan 95 08:21:02 -0800 Received: from hitl-new.hitl.washington.edu by mx5.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.31 ) id AA16925; Wed, 18 Jan 95 08:21:01 -0800 Received: by hitl.hitl.washington.edu; id AA25749; Wed, 18 Jan 1995 08:17:06 -0800 Received: from newstf01.news.aol.com by relay2.UU.NET with SMTP id QQxzft28249; Wed, 18 Jan 1995 11:20:51 -0500 Received: from newsbf01.news.aol.com by newstf01.news.aol.com with SMTP (1.38.193.5/16.2) id AA24405; Wed, 18 Jan 1995 11:20:52 -0500 Received: by newsbf01.news.aol.com (1.37.109.4/16.2) id AA10859; Wed, 18 Jan 95 11:20:51 -0500 Posted-Date: 18 Jan 1995 11:20:49 -0500 Received-Date: Wed, 18 Jan 95 11:20:51 -0500 To: sci-virtual-worlds@uunet.uu.net Path: not-for-mail From: genreality@aol.com (GenReality) Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds Subject: COM: NEW ARCADE HMD FROM GENERAL REALITY Date: 18 Jan 1995 11:20:49 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 74 Sender: news@aol.net Message-Id: <3fje4q$rj@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: genreality@aol.com (GenReality) X-Status: Status: OR HEADLINE: General Reality Company Ships Arcade-Hardened Head-Mounted Display Leading Head-Mounted Display Supplier Delivers Popular CyberEye(tm) HMD To Location-Based Entertainment Customers January 18, 1995, San Jose, CA: General Reality Company today announced immediate availability of its new "CyberEye Arcade" series of head-mounted displays (HMDs). Based on General Reality's widely acclaimed industrial HMD models, the Arcade line features completely immersive operation, ruggedized housings, integrated 30hz head-tracker, and a unique security cable to prevent theft. General Reality Company developed the Arcade series in response to requests from leading entertainment system developers and arcade operators for a safer, less intrusive, lower-cost HMD that can stand up to the intense rigors of near-continuous operation in harsh environments. One leading arcade system producer, Scott Jochim of Ferris Productions (Tucson, AZ), states "CyberEye has been well-received by our customers. Its solid design, low weight, and overall performance meet our stringent requirements, and support has been excellent". General Reality Company expects the new models to successfully challenge Liquid Image (Winnepeg, Canada), historical market share leader in the arcade HMD arena. According to Arthur Zwern, president of General Reality Company, "Our new CyberEye ACE-100M Arcade Model is half the weight of conventional arcade HMDs, in a more hygienic and comfortable open-frame design. The visual images are much more detailed, less distorted and more pleasing to the eyes. There are no optical adjustments to fiddle with, and you can drop the HMD without hurting it. With our new security cable, we've even made the HMD nearly theft-proof. Our motto, as always, is 'wear and compare'". The CyberEye Arcade series currently includes two models, the single video input ACE-100M at $2,395, and the dual video input (true 3D) stereoscopic Model ACE-100S at $2,895. The optional 30hz tracker lists for $850, and includes a mouse emulation function to simplify integration with point-of-view games such as DOOM. Volume pricing begins at 20% discount for five unit orders, and 25% for ten units, resulting in the lowest HMD pricing yet offered to serious arcade system integrators. According to Zwern, "Our repeat customers are now paying below $2,500 for high-performance arcade HMDs including integrated trackers. This price level is significantly lower than other alternatives, which should help reduce per-minute costs to the end user". General Reality is a leading virtual reality technology supplier, with a customer base that includes the largest AutoCad training center in the world, leading virtual reality researchers, Fortune 500 companies, and government installations. The Company's mission is to serve emerging visual computing markets by delivering compelling professional work tools based on immersive virtual reality technologies. General Reality can be reached at 408-289-8340; FAX 408-289-8258; or E-mail at GenReality@AOL.COM. Editors' Note: Zwern is available for interviews, and will teach a technical workshop on applying HMDs at the Meckler Virtual Reality Show in San Jose, May 23-25, 1995. "CyberEye" and "General Reality" are trademarks of General Reality Company. Contact: Arthur Zwern, President & CEO General Reality Company 170 S. Morrison Avenue San Jose, CA 95126 408-289-8340 ===