From news@well.sf.ca.us Thu Feb 2 20:46:16 1995 Return-Path: Received: from mx4.u.washington.edu by stein2.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.32 ) id AA18151; Thu, 2 Feb 95 20:46:16 -0800 Received: from hitl-new.hitl.washington.edu by mx4.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.31 ) id AA13103; Thu, 2 Feb 95 20:46:14 -0800 Received: by hitl.hitl.washington.edu; id AA11239; Thu, 2 Feb 1995 20:42:11 -0800 Received: from nkosi.well.com by relay1.UU.NET with ESMTP id QQyblb20209; Thu, 2 Feb 1995 23:45:03 -0500 Received: (from news@localhost) by nkosi.well.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) id UAA10872; Thu, 2 Feb 1995 20:43:43 -0800 To: sci-virtual-worlds@uunet.uu.net Path: pleeze From: pleeze@well.sf.ca.us (Howard Prestidge) Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds Subject: VR Entertainment Rides Ship Date: 3 Feb 1995 04:43:42 GMT Organization: The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA Lines: 55 Distribution: World Message-Id: <3gsc9u$ajk@nkosi.well.com> Nntp-Posting-Host: well.sf.ca.us X-Status: Status: OR Press Release: Feb. 1 -- The staid corridors of Wall Street extended a bit further into the wild-side of the future as Merrill Lynch premiered their new virtual reality commercial on CBS. The spot depicts a game company working on a new system which incorporates, as the focus prop item, the RPI Entertainment Cyberchair(TM) single-user arcade motion base for simulator rides and amusements. More amazing is the fact that this system is a fully functional product that entertainment centers can purchase today. The Cyberchair is a shipping product, invented by RPI, with prices ranging from $3,000.00 to $62,000.00 depending on volume and configuration. The Cyberchairs, featured on the Discovery Network and E! Entertainment Network, are designed to be upgradeable and can offer a variety of software experiences and shared user action via telephone interface. The Chair features heat fields, rumble & thump processors, wind, spatial surround sound, and other special effects. You sit in the high-tech flight seat, don virtual reality glasses, grab the industrial grade joysticks and blast off to the edge of a digital galaxy or to a telephonic flight game with a friend in France. Additionally, RPI Entertainment VR Pods were showcased at Universal Studios at the Billboard Music Awards, at most of this Season's major NFL games and at Ceaser's in Las Vegas. The world's first digital, umbilical-less, motorized, spherical gravity modifying, portable theme park rides feature photo-real images produced from high-definition video processors, spatial sound, full motion and more. RPI Entertainment, of San Francisco, was the prime contractor and technology designer for the ride systems. These prototype units are designed to be upgradeable and, in the immediate future, can offer a variety of software experiences, shared user experiences via telephone interface and various motion options. Shipping systems range from $30,000.00 to $350,000.00 depending on configuration. RPI Entertainment is a US corporation with 20 years experience in 100,000 person+ media project design and production. RPI Entertainment specializes in state-of-the-art, turn-key, Arcade, Theater, Family Entertainment Center and Theme Park Ride and Pavilion projects. The RPI attractions offer the ultimate in flexibility and can be changed, modified and upgraded an infinite number of times. The RPI Entertainment systems fit in standard attraction spaces without exotic engineering requirements or giant technical rooms. RPI claims that they cost less to produce and provide higher excitement than competitive systems. The repeat attendance factor for the same one of each typical RPI ride experience is extremely high. RPI provides experience development partners for cost reduction and expanded promotional programs. RPI provides content production to upgrade existing simulator rides and reduce the weight while increasing capacity on those rides. RPI delivers motion chairs, pods, stand-up units, flying rigs, sleds, cockpits and other simulation rides and devices. RPI Entertainment is a venture-held producer of software and entertainment rides and experiences. Patents issued, pending and continuations, continuations-in-part and third party licenses support the RPI group of companies. For more information FAX RPI Entertainment at USA: 415-512-1131. Phone 415-495-5671 or Email FASTAR99@AOL.COM