From greality@netcom.com Wed Oct 19 07:59:31 1994 Return-Path: Received: from mx5.u.washington.edu by stein2.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.4/UW-NDC Revision: 2.30 ) id AA08232; Wed, 19 Oct 94 07:59:31 -0700 Received: from hitl-new.hitl.washington.edu by mx5.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.9/UW-NDC Revision: 2.30 ) id AA03492; Wed, 19 Oct 94 07:59:29 -0700 Received: by hitl.hitl.washington.edu; id AA18551; Wed, 19 Oct 1994 07:56:43 -0700 Received: from relay1.UU.NET by rodan.UU.NET with SMTP id QQxmhn01429; Wed, 19 Oct 1994 10:59:21 -0400 Received: from netcom6.netcom.com by relay1.UU.NET with SMTP id QQxmhn01482; Wed, 19 Oct 1994 10:59:18 -0400 Received: by netcom6.netcom.com (8.6.9/Netcom) id HAA02955; Wed, 19 Oct 1994 07:56:27 -0700 Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds Path: greality From: greality@netcom.com (Arthur Zwern) Subject: General Reality Ships First Public Theater HMD Message-Id: Summary: CyberEye* Model CEP-100, the first head-mounted display for public Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Wed, 19 Oct 1994 14:56:23 GMT Lines: 80 Apparently-To: sci-virtual-worlds@uunet.uu.net Status: OR theater applications, now shipping at just $1,995 Followup-To: Distribution: world Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Keywords: General Reality Ships First Public Theater HMD CyberEye* Model CEP-100, the first head-mounted display for public theater applications, now shipping at just $1,995 October 11, 1994, San Francisco, CA: At the Multimedia Expo here today, General Reality Company announced that it has initiated volume shipments of its CyberEye* Model CEP-100, the first head-mounted display (HMD) designed specifically for public theater applications. The CEP-100 also provides major price/performance advantages over conventional HMDs for applications such as museum displays, tradeshow promotions, special events, attended arcade games,and information kiosks. The CyberEye CEP-100 is based on the field-proven CyberEye CE-100 individual user HMD introduced by General Reality in May, 1994. According to Arthur Zwern,president of General Reality Company, "Our first product filled an important and unserved niche between $10,000 workstation HMDs and $500 home video game glasses, by providing superior visual performance and comfort to the desktop PC user for under $2,000. Now, we're bringing the same value to public applications, with the first public-use HMD under $2,000. Our new Model CEP-100 is the easiest to use, lightest weight, most hygienic, lowest priced HMD now available for public VR attractions, and the only public-use HMD in the world that you can wear for an entire 2 hour movie". The new General Reality HMD features several advances over the original CyberEyeindividual user models, including integrated high-performance audio speakers and elimination of all user-specific adjustments such as focus and interpupillary distance.This was made possible by CyberEye's unique optical system, which provides compatibility with a wide range of human eye separations and with all eyeglasses. The CyberEye CEP-100 also includes a top visor/open bottom design to block outside light while eliminating the risk of injury created by conventional HMDs when users can not see their own feet (full-immersion eye cups are optional, with signed liability release). And, the new model includes a proprietary optical element that enhances apparent visual resolution while eliminating the "pixelation" transitions between elements in the LCD display. According to Zwern, "users will think they are viewing a $10,000 CRT system instead of a $1,995 liquid crystal display". The CyberEye public-use HMD is available in two versions, the single video input CEP-100M at $1,995, and a dual-input (true 3D) stereoscopic Model CEP-100S at $2,495. Availability is immediate, with significant volume discounts and 90-day warranties. According to Zwern "many suppliers are promising low-priced HMDs, but haven't even completed volume production designs. We're the only virtual reality company shipping high-performance products with immediate delivery at prices below $2,000." General Reality is a leading virtual reality developer, with a customer base ranging from the largest AutoCad training center in the world to major videoconferencing laboratories and government installations. The Company's mission is to serve desktop and portable 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: Photos and slides available. Zwern is available for interviews, and will be teaching a workshop on applying HMDs at the Meckler Virtual Reality Show in New York City, November 29 to December 2, 1994. General Reality will be exhibiting in Booth 105. "CyberEye" and "General Reality" are trademarks of General Reality Company. === -- General Reality Company Arthur Zwern, CEO 170 S. Morrison Ave. San Jose, CA 95126 408-289-8340, F:289-8258 greality@netcom.com