From: mapleson@cee.hw.ac.uk (Ian CR Mapleson) Subject: Re: HUMAN-FACTORS: A real, customer conceived VR app Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 13:16:29 GMT Message-ID: Organization: Dept of Computing & Electrical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland In article <1.5.4.32.19961008165245.006682d4@connecti.com> Ray Pettit writes: >"...this is your chance to solve many problems at once: ... produce a >high quality low cost *proper* stereo HMD ...Who will take up the >challenge? Whoever it is, for heaven's sake get a move on ...So where >are the HMDs? You guys have yet to deliver..." - Ian > >Ouch, perhaps you could replace "your" with "our" and "you guys" with >"we." If there is adequate demand in the market for a particular >product, in most cases someone will produce it. Producing an HMD is a >bit more complicated than conquering Doom :) - Ray Heh, I should have said, I didn't want to imply that I was involved in the design or production of HMDs or was qualified to do so. I consider myself a 'visitor' in sci.v-w, a learner among professionals. Btw, if life isn't fun, it isn't worth living. To an extent I think the entertainment market ought to be *more* seriously considered than other markets. I always find it ironic that the people out there using multi-krillion $ Onyx InfiniteReality systems are the ones designing IR Quake running at 2400x2000 res at 60fps, with the Comso code mob doing the 3D sound. Ian. mapleson@cee.hw.ac.uk PS. In my survey, the youngest person playing Doom was 8, the oldest 65 and the average was in the early 20s. Definitely not a 'kiddy' game.