From: "J.Alvoeiro" Subject: Re: INDUSTRY: Virtual i-o death??? Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 22:57:11 +0000 Message-ID: <199703250327.VAA237162@postoffice.cso.uiuc.edu> Hi All, I would like to point out that my UPPERCASES are just to point out particular aspects of the e-mail I have send last week not shouts. I relation to Dr. Robin's comments I would like to point out that even thought a mouse may have been a new concept it was not within the concept of buffer interface. The idea of moving left or right with left and right hand movements goes back to the first airplane where a simple stick could provide similar movements to the movements of the mouse. If a light pen would make more sense why didn't light pens take off when they become available? As far as VR gloves Dr. Robin's experience may be more in relation to people who have some involvement with VR or have heard about them. At this moment I am in Portugal and when I talk about VR gloves and try to explain what this new technology is all about I have some difficulty in finding points of reference even to those who already know a little about computers. But when the message gets through the question these people tend to ask is why hasn't such technology been available before. It's almost like taken these people back to school. The point is that this new technology can only develop if people can develop points of reference for such technology like it was done with computers earlier on. To finish, I still maintain that VR technology/development would not grow at game level until VR is available in schools and within the educational system. I also hope that Forte, makers of affordable HMDs, see the light and target educational institutions with reduced prices like software companies such as ThemeKit. > (which incidentally you could build one for, if you only bought my > book ;-) ) BTW. I have one copy already :-) Bye for now. Jorge. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jorge Alvoeiro, Phone: +44 [0]1482 465778 Dept. of Psychology, Fax: +44 [0]1482 465599 Hull University, E-MAIL: J.Alvoeiro@psy.hull.ac.uk Cottingham Road, Talk: J.Alvoeiro@p073.psy.hull.ac.uk Hull HU6 7RX, England -------------------------------------------------------------------------------