From: markp@apple.com (Mark D. Pesce)
Subject: CONF: Summer CES Chicago Report
Date: 7 Jun 1993 21:19:15 -0700
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA



sci.vw'ers:

The scoop from CES - VR is the hottest new tech on the block.  The
lines at the Sega booth were long _and_ continuous.  Same for
VictorMaXX.  Same for 3DO.

But Nintendo, which doesn't seem to understand the imperitive of
continous innovation (perhaps they haven't realized they have a high-
technology company on their hands) was hardly crowded at all, at least
in comparison.

It seems clear that Sega will emerge a winner, at least _this_
Christmas.

Everyone who tried the Sega VR demo (I wasn't among the lucky few) had
good things to say about it.  And from what I've heard, the displays
will be relatively _high_ resolution.  At least as good as what is
currently commercially available for under $10,000.

The video gaming market, outside of VR, seems curiously stagnant.  It
may be that 8 - 14 year-olds _can_ get enough of kick, punch, shoot.
Sega's decision to "rate" their games and the focus on an older age
group (18 - 24) which can _afford_ to make an investment in software
seems to indicate that the "gaming" market is moving upward, both in
terms of age and sophistication.  Another Christmas will prove me
wrong or right, but it looks as if video gaming is about to go through
another of the shakeout cycles it last experienced in '82-'84.

I think this means that an enourmous opportunity, in consumer
entertainment VR, is now opening.  I hope that the participants in
sci.vw get to benefit from that.

Mark Pesce
markp@os.com

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