From root@nntp1.u.washington.edu Wed Feb 22 10:37:25 1995 Received: from mx5.u.washington.edu by stein2.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.32 ) id AA03029; Wed, 22 Feb 95 10:37:25 -0800 Received: from hitl-new.hitl.washington.edu by mx5.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.31 ) id AA21418; Tue, 21 Feb 95 20:52:59 -0800 Received: by hitl.hitl.washington.edu; id AA21183; Tue, 21 Feb 1995 20:48:53 -0800 Received: from nntp1.u.washington.edu (root@nntp1.u.washington.edu [140.142.64.2]) by beaver.cs.washington.edu (8.6.9/7.1be+) with SMTP id UAA21680 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 1995 20:52:35 -0800 Return-Path: Received: by nntp1.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.32 ) id AA25632; Tue, 21 Feb 95 20:52:45 -0800 X-Sender: root@nntp1.u.washington.edu To: sci-virtual-worlds@june.cs.washington.edu Path: cyberoid From: "san@well.com" Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds Subject: PUB: VR WORLD, March/April 95, Table of Contents Date: 22 Feb 1995 04:52:44 GMT Organization: Mecklermedia Inc./Infinite Media Consulting Lines: 97 Message-Id: <3iefus$p0t@nntp1.u.washington.edu> Nntp-Posting-Host: stein3.u.washington.edu Summary: It's on your newsstands now! Originator: cyberoid@stein3.u.washington.edu Status: OR It's on the newsstands now! VR WORLD with Peter Gabriel on the cover, one of our snazziest covers ever. And the contents are just as nice: FEATURES Peter Gabriel's VR Vision! Disney's Alladin Lets VR Out of the Lamp VR Troopers: The Next Power Rangers? Silicon Studio Debuts VR Online: Where to Find VR on the Net NASA's VR Projects Virtual Worlds and Eye Surgery How to Select the Right HMD for You Interview: German Technology Minister Dieter Spori COLUMNS Global Village: Diego Montefusco Describes Dutch VR Sites VR Games: Capt. J. Alexander and Lt. Cmdr. M. Long Tour the USStarship Enterprise! Equipment: Bernie Roehl Reviews Logitech's 6D Mouse Poet's Page: Dan Duncan on "The Homonuculus in Cyberspace" DEPARTMENTS VR People: A Profile of Scott Fisher [with a very handsome portrait!] PowerUser: CAVE Power GarageVR: On HMDs, and a Blizzard of Garage VR Books VR Design: CAD Monks and Their Manuscripts Heads Up: Recent Projects and Products of Note Q&A: Basic Systems, Investors and Entrepreneurs, Benchmarks May/June's "Entertainment Special Edition" will be available mid-March. Here are some highlights: "Welcome to the Next Level: VR Goes Mass Market in '95," a comprehensive overview of the VR games and applications market, is a collaboration by Zombie Inc. staffers Joanna Alexander, Jeff Close, Janet Galore, and Mark Long. It's the first in a two-part series on games and entertainment. Commentator and consultant Louis M. Brill, curator of the VR Film Series at the Mecklermedia conferences, considers the true nature of the VR business in "Incubator or Cruci- ble"? Bernie Roehl offers two more of his superb product reviews, "The Fifth Dimension Glove" ("less expensive than any other glove on the market, and works reasonably well"); and the much-awaited "Virtual I/O's 'i-glasses'" ("very good per- formers, but how about some technical support?"). Get your copy of VR WORLD on the newsstand today, or subscribe by (1) Sending email to vr@mecklermedia.com (2) Browsing the MecklerWeb, at http://www.mecklerweb.com/ (3) Calling VR WORLD at 1-800-783-4903, or... (4) Using plain old snail mail, stamps and all to VR WORLD PO Box 3000 Denville, NJ 07834 For advertising rates and reservations, contact: Ms. Marilyn Reed, Advertising Manager, Mecklermedia Inc., at 1-203-226-6967 voice, 1-203-454-5840 fax, or email at marilyn@mecklermedia.com and in Europe, Mr. Matthew Finlay, Manager, Mecklermedia Ltd., 44-71-976 0405 voice, 44-71-976 0506 fax, or email at meckler@meckler.cityscape.co.uk And remember, I'm _always_ looking forward to hearing from you and answering your questions, taking your comments, and being in touch! Contact me at san@well.com See you among the pages! Dr. Sandra Helsel Editor-in-Chief