From: jew5001@zeus.tamu.edu (WILLIAMSON, JOHN EDWARD)
Subject: TECH: "VR" for home PCs
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services


In a new series of ads this month, Logitech is promoting a new
device called the "Cyberman"  It sounds like an affordable "Spaceball"
type of input device complete with "vibrating feedback that lets you
feel the action."

Other quotes from the ad copy:
"Cyberman puts an unlimted range of motion within your grasp:
three directions (x,yz) and three rotations (pitch, yaw and roll).

"Cyberman is 100% comptatible with conventional mouse appilications
and comes with 3D game titles that will pull your into the next dimension."

Call 1-800-732-2928.  No price or shipping information was provided.


In the August/September issue of Sega Visions (SEGA's promo mag) 
they have a two page "article" on their new headset.  It provides
no real no information, but it does attempt to to explain what
stereophonic sound and steroscopic graphics are and how they work
and why they are incorporated into the headset.  So the system
will have "true" stereosound, objects will sound like they
are moving around you and head tracking that reportidly will
sample 100 times a second.

They have a brief description of Nuclear Rush, the first VR game to ship
with the headset, and sounds like a typical tank simulator game.
Four other titles are in development.
Iron Hammer: A flight sim
Matrix Runner: "Play an elite superhacker...you will collide with
strange semi-humans and vulture-like beings"  Ooooo scary
Outlaw Racing: Driving simulator, up to 20 other cars.


I've read elsewhere that SEGA has developed and tested a system that
would allow you "download" games from a "SEGA TV" cable channel.

John Williamson
Hyper3D group leader