Kelley.pa@XEROX.COM.UUCP (12/06/86)
Ivan Sutherland, I believe, invented a video helmet in the early sixties. Isn't it about time a portable version were commerically available? Because of the ability to use tiny CRT's rather than LCD, such a head-held display, in combination with the VPL glove, might solve many of the current problems of lap-top and hand-held computers. It would have the ability to superimpose stereo images on objects in one's visual range. The resulting workstation would be so radically different from what is currently available, and potentially so enabeling, one would expect a significant revolution in the area of user-interface and workstation design to result. Seems like the novelty value alone would justify the product development. Heard of any efforts at all in this area? -- kirk
black@masscomp.UUCP.UUCP (12/08/86)
I know there's a project at the University of North Carolina investigating head-mounted displays, but I know of no commercial ventures in that arena.