From: Jerry Isdale Subject: Re: TECH: Mobile Virtual Reality Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:16:04 -0800 Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19980113101604.006b4490@illusioninc.com> >Since multimedia satellite constellations are planned (Teledesic and >Skybridge), I would like to know if people are working on mobile virtual >reality systems with relaxed requirements since the bandwith will be a >major constraint. I have been working on a mobile command and control system and carefully watching the various mobile comm systems. None of them seem to have a decent bandwidth for medium or high volume applications. If you can run a VR system on 28.8 or slower modems you might get away with some of the the mobile systems. There is some interesting work being done on HAM packet radio getting over 56K rates. An appropriate app for mobile would be telepresence. There is a bunch of work being done in this area for robotic control, especially in the mine detection/clearing world. Jerry Isdale Illusion Inc. 2660 Townsgate Rd., Suite 530, Westlake Village, CA 91361-2714 Phone: (805 449-4255 or (805) 371-4530 FAX: (805) 371-4533 Internet: jerry@illusioninc.com Corporate URL: http://www.illusioninc.com