From: cdshaw@cs.ualberta.ca (Chris Shaw) Subject: Cheap head-mounted display Date: Thu, 9 May 1991 14:19:00 -0600 Organization: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada In article Greg ? writes: >Second, does anyone have any ideas about a cheap version of eyephones? There's a device called the "Private Eye", which is a head-mounted display device that uses a spinning mirror to scan a column of 280 LEDs across your face. Resolution = 720x280. It's pretty cheap. It's made by Reflection Technology, Inc. Sorry no address. Anybody got an address for these people? >It seems to me that a powerglove could be used for the position sensor >(just aim it backwards, and put the receivers behind you) and still >let you use a power glove for a glove. The noisiness of the data given by the ultrasound sensors will drive you wild. You'll probably have to use a Polhemus Isotrak for head tracking. >Then, 2 EGA/VGA cards... The rest of the post is on the right track. See Randy Pausch's paper in CHI 91, "Virtual Reality on Five Dollars a Day". The most expensive part of his system is the Isotrak at $3000. His total system cost is $10,000, and he's doing some of the best work in this area. > -Greg -- Chris Shaw University of Alberta cdshaw@cs.UAlberta.ca Now with new, minty Internet flavour! CatchPhrase: Bogus as HELL !