From: w_costa@unhb.unh.edu (Bill Costa - UNH Computing & Information Srvs)
Subject: Re: PROD: HMD Recommendations
Date: 14 Jan 1997 12:03 EST
Organization: Comp. & Info. Services, University of New Hampshire


In article <32D61505.5B92@artec.uni-bremen.de>, Volker Brauer 
<vob@artec.uni-Bremen.de> writes (in part)...

>for a current research project I want to buy a HMD which can be used
>to explore pure virtual worlds and also as see-through display for
>Augmented Reality applications. Can anybody recommend a product that
>meets this requirement? How much do they cost? 

    Check out:

    	http://wearables.www.media.mit.edu/projects/wearables/

    you'll find a good set of references to HMDs.  From what you discribe
    it sounds like the Virtual I/O i.glasses may be what you're looking for
    *if* you do not need to display text.  It costs about $700US which
    includes a VGA to NTSC converter and a head tracker (don't know off
    hand if they have a PAL version).  The i.glasses are see-through and
    have a plastic shield to cover the lens to make them immersive.  The
    field of view is relatively modest.

    I like mine but feel they are kind of flimsy.  It's not a problem if
    you're the type that takes good care of equipment, but I would not want
    to have a bunch of different people using them, at least not without
    close supervision.

    							Later.....BC

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