From: jet@karazm.math.uh.edu (J Eric Townsend)
Subject: Re: Yes, there are VR video games
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1991 22:37:39 GMT
Message-ID: <1991Jul1.223739.29950@menudo.uh.edu>
Organization: University of Houston -- Department of Mathematics




In article <1991Jul1.053339.18220@milton.u.washington.edu> gristle@ucscb.
ucsc.edu (66016000) writes:

>One game is an Atari driving game. It has an automatic transmission and
>the steering wheel provides resistance when you turn.

Race Drivin' has a standard shift, with clutch, brake and gas.  At
least the one I play does.  There's also a "wraparound" unit with
three monitors, but I've yet to play it.

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[MODERATOR'S NOTE:  I think we're talking about "Hard Drivin'," a game
previewed at the 1989 Hackers Conference that has since taken the world
by storm.  I saw a whole bank of the things in a Tokyo game parlor.  Lots
of yen to play, by the way. -- Bob Jacobson]