While at ARC, Fisher had met Thomas G. Zimmerman, the developer of a new kind of glove that could be used to measure the degree of bend or flex in each finger joint. Zimmerman had originally developed the glove with the intent of using it as an instrument to create music. By hooking it up to a computer that controlled…
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Manufacturer: Advanced Technology Systems/V.R.G
Resolution: Monochrome CRT, 1280 X 1024
Weight: 1133 g (39.96 oz)
Field of View (FOV): 50
Wideo in: NTSC or RGB
Cost: $60,000 (£43,936)
Launch Date: September 1992
Estimated Value: $30,000+
Headset: TELESPHERE MASK
Manufacturer: Morton Heilig
Platform: TV Input
Graphics: stereoscopic (3-D) TV
Cost: $100,000+
Launch Date: 1960
Estimated Value:$500,000+
Headset: VR4 Head Mounted Display
Manufacturer: Virtual Research
Platform: Solaris 2.4
Graphics: RS-170 color video display
Cost: $12,000 (£8,852)
Launch Date: March 1994
Headset: PROvision 100 VR Turnkey System
Manufacturer: Division Ltd, UK
Platform: Custom Intel i860, INMOS Transputer
Graphics: 35,000 Gouraud-Shaded, Z-Buffered Polygons
Cost: $50,000 (£36,886)
Launch Date: May 1992
Estimated Value: $7,000+
VR Shop Score – Silver Award
System: Valve Index, HTC Vive & Oculus Rift
Price at Time Of Review: Free (for first playthrough)
Comfort Rating: Yellow (Mild Movement)
Genre: Interactive Experience
Input: Tracked Motion Controllers
Best Playing Position: Sitting, Standing, Room-Scale
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: PG
System: Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift & Windows MR
Price at Time Of Review: £14.49
Comfort Rating: Green (No Movement)
Genre: Music and Rhythm
Input: Tracked Motion Controllers
Best Playing Position: Sitting, Standing, Room-Scale
Multi-Player: Yes
Age Rating: PG
VR Shop Score – Bronze Award
System: Valve Index, HTC Vive & Oculus Rift
Price at Time Of Review: £15.49
Comfort Rating: Green (No Movement)
Genre: Interactive Experience
Input: Tracked Motion Controllers
Best Playing Position: Sitting, Standing, Room-Scale
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: PG
All the pieces of VR that we still use today were coming together nicely, but sound was still in stereo at best which meant it wasn’t matching the 3D world. But it wasn’t just interactive gloves that NASA’s Scott Fisher was familiar with, he also knew an awful lot about 3-D or binaural sound. Just as stereoscopic images produce a…
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VR Shop Score – Silver Award
System: HTC Vive Only
Price at Time Of Review: Free
Comfort Rating: Green (No Movement)
Genre: Relaxation and Meditation
Input: Tracked Motion Controllers
Best Playing Position: Sitting
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: PG