From: "Stuart Ralston" <Stuart.Ralston@trimble.co.nz>
Subject: RE: PROD: Best VR helmet/accessories?
Date:   Thu, 4 Apr 1996 14:30:34 +1200
Message-ID: <2C8CC227DB@trimble.co.nz>
Organization:  Trimble Navigation New Zealand


Dave Carien <davec@hawaii.edu> wrote:

> I have looked at the i_glasses!, CyberMaxx, VFX1 helmets. However
> the only way to really know how good these are is to either try
> them or ask people who have used them! Since I will be buying 4-10
> of them for use with a Doom/Heretic dedicated network using
> multiple p-133s

Dave,

In my opinion the i-glasses! are the best.  They are light, clear, and
have a good tracking range/low lag time.  The VFX1 looks cool but from
my experience (tried them once!) the images weren't very clear and the
helmet wasn't that comfortable to wear.  I have not tried the
CyberMaxx helmet so I can't comment on it.

On a general note.  Using low-end helmets with Doom/Heretic where
speed is of the essence, most users will be using the
keyboard/Cyberpuck to rotate their field of view.  Doing this
dramatically increases the chance of Cyber/Motion-sickness and
headaches associated with visual movement without physical movement.
If all players are restricted to moving forward and backwards with
their heads doing the orientation then this will be reduced.

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