From: kpc@panix.com (Kevin Centanni)
Subject: Question about SEGA's Time Traveller mirror effects
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 92 08:55:21 PST



Has anyone had any experience with Design In Mind's "Micro-Theatre"?

The technology has been used in an arcade video game by SEGA called
"Time Traveller".  It somehow uses a parabolic mirror and/or lenses to
create a 3-D illusion with images coming from a video monitor.  With
the Micro-Theatre, there are also infrared sensors that work much like
a touch screen to allow users to 'pick' certain areas in space.
 
I'd like to know more about what types of optics are required to create
this illusion.  Can someone point me in the right direction?  Are there
other companies that are developing similiar technologies?
 
If this sort of thing is feasible for a relatively low cost, I have a
potential client that would like something developed soon.


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Kevin P. Centanni
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