From: Wendy Lewis Subject: PROD: Fakespace Update Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 13:33:17 -0800 Here's a list of current Fakespace products: BOOM, FS(2), PUSH Desktop Display, Immersive WorkBench and DUO Dynamic Display. The current Fakespace address is: Fakespace, Inc., 241 Polaris Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94943 Here is a brief explanation of Virtual Model Displays: "Virtual Model Displays," are projected image tables that use headtracking and shutter glasses to render 3D models with appropriate motion parallax to appear to have a real presence on a tabletop or vertical surface. While head tracking devices, haptic displays and SIGs are useful for exploring virtual environments, VMDs are most valuable for working with virtual objects or models that fit on a tabletop in the "real world." Less immersive than other types of displays, VMDs are extremely effective when the goal of the system is to establish a sense that an object exists and is positioned relative to an observer and an environment. Known as "object-presence," this effect requires high fidelity images and cues related to the object. It is significantly enhanced when interaction with the virtual object is possible. Like SIDS, Virtual Model Display systems are well-suited to collaborative applications. However, both technologies were previously limited in that only one tracked viewer could experience a completely accurate model. Additional observers see increasingly distorted visualizations, depending on proximity to the primary user. Recently, Fakespace introduced the DUO-Dynamic Display System, which enables two simultaneous and individually head-tracked stereo pairs to be displayed on VMDs. With this Dual User Option (DUO), two people can now share a workspace, and collaborate within a virtual model space that is accurate for both users. Product description of the Immersive WorkBench: The Immersive WorkBench, from Fakespace, Inc., available with DUO technology, is a virtual model display that supports natural interaction with computer-generated 3D imagery, and enables users to manipulate virtual objects in the same "hands-on" way they work with real objects on a desk or table. It has an adjustable viewing surface, from horizontal toward vertical, so that the reachable work area and viewing volume can be adjusted according to individual preferences. ------------------------ Wendy Lewis FS Communications 888 Villa St., Ste. 410 Mountain View, CA 94041 tel: 415-691-1488 fax: 415-960-0541 email: wendyl@ix.netcom.com