[FoRK] [Tech] Goggles, or Projectors?

[Eugen Leitl]

On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 07:38:07PM -0600, Jeff Bone wrote:

> I've mostly given up on the idea of immersive VR for purposes other  

Have you ever attended a meeting in SL? Using voice? Ever used
a 6DOF to control a flycam? That's pretty good already, but despite
dual-head what's missing is a real head tracker, and an immersive
display.

> than entertainment --- the range of practical applications is rather  
> surprisingly limited.  Augmented reality, on the other hand...

Both are immensely useful. Most of us have been waiting for both
since mid-1980s. It's pathetic how little has happened since.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_reality
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wearable_computing

*This* is supposed to be 2008?

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