From: Ari.Huttunen@lmf.ericsson.se (Ari Huttunen)
Subject: Re: PROD: VFX1 ,the scoop
Date: 3 Jun 1996 13:28:20 GMT
Organization: Oy L M Ericsson Ab


In article <31AF24E2.7315@vio.com>, Leo Nikora <Leo_Nikora@vio.com> writes:
> Keven Bruce Freeman <kbf3@acpub.duke.edu> wrote:
> 
> 		Field of View (degrees)		
> 		Diagonal	Horizontal	Vertical
> Forte, VFX1	      45	      36.0	    27.0
> VIO, PC Version     30	      24.0	    18.0
> VIO, VPC	      23	      18.4	    13.8

These Fields of View don't look particularly good. As I understand it
the reason for existance of such head mounted displays is that they
allow immersive virtual reality. However, the effective horizontal
field of view of the eye is about 90 degrees (personal observation).
I do not believe I could feel "immersed" with only 24 or 36 degrees
field of view. In this respect your product is even worse than this
competitive product.

What's the field of view provided by the high-end equipment?

//Ari


Ari.Huttunen@lmf.ericsson.se (Ari Huttunen)
