From: Jim Besha <72560.1663@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: Re: Question about SEGA's Time Traveller mirror effects
Date: 16 Jan 92 23:14:30 EST



To Kevin Centanni in response to his response to "Question about SEGA's
Time traveller mirror effects"

> A small (8" diagonal) monitor is hidden under a horizontal surface.. 
>the monitor is facing AWAY from the user.  Approximately 12" in front
>of the monitor is a 12" convex mirror (firmly attached to a camcorder
>tripod with double-sided-foam-tape) - this mirror 'assembly' is
>sheilded from the light by another cardboard box sitting on it's side
>(the open end is facing the user and opens right into the area where
>the monitor is sitting).  Using a couple of sheets of ND (neutral
>density plastic film) framed by black poster-board.

I'd love to try and build one of these... Is this what you mean...
(hope you can understand this...)

					  _sheets of plastic
      					/
				    |-----|   s s s
                             s s s s| | | | s s
                       s s s s      |-----|
|-------------  s s s s          ---------------- - horizontal surface
| \ 	s s s s s			|-------|
| |  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s|       | - monitor
| / - Convex Mirror                     |-------|
|------------- - Box

s = line of sight

What size mirror do you think would be a minimum for a 14 inch Display?

" That have endured shrewd days and nights with us, shall share the
good of our returned fortune "
			-William Shakespeare, "As You Like It"
Jim Besha
72560.1663@Compuserve.com