Details: Mindflux proudly presents the next generation of Interactive Personal Displays (IPD), the “VFX3D”. The VFX3D is a high-quality IPD system complete with an integrated three degree of freedom tracker for roll, pitch and yaw positioning, standard VGA interface, audio inputs and 360,000 pixel colour display.
Designed with the customers needs in mind; the VFX3D supports design packages such as 3D Studio Max, Sense8, Realimation and others. With use of the optional CyberPuck this new technology allows users to interact and work within their environments first hand. Enter your worlds with a first person perspective.
Forte VFX3D Specs and Info…
Headset: Forte VFX3D
Manufacturer: Interactive Imaging Systems
Announced Date: Unknown
Release Date: January 2000
Launch Price: $1800 (£1,364) (with controller)
Type: VR Headset (Other)
Display: 2 x LCD at 380 x 337 per eye
CPU: N/A
GPU: N/A
Battery: N/A
Diagonal Field of View(FOV): 30°
Refresh Rate: 75 Hz
Weight: 1133 g (2.5 lb)
Tracking: 3 DoF Non-positional (Gyroscope Based)
Controllers: CyberPuck handheld controller
Our Thoughts: While it is much better designed than its older brother the Forte VFX1 the Forte VFX3D didn’t have that much-improved tech. It was much more of a facelift than a whole new model. Having said that the resolution is a bit higher and the head tracking is a little better. But not a massive technological leap in any respect.
As with its older brother the heavy build and the low FOV really let it down. But being able to accept almost any VGA-signal up to 380 x 337 it was also a system that could just about hold it’s own in the world of VR (at the time anyway), but the low resolution was still a big issue. It could be worn by people wearing glasses as well that was a real bonus. It’s not a flawless system by any respect, but it is one that deserves its place in this hall of virtual reality fame.
Sources used…
[https://mellottsvrpage.com/index.php/vfx3d/]
[http://www.mindflux.com.au/products/iis/vfx3d.html]