From: hacker@acs2.bu.edu (Jose Elias)
Subject: Re: HARDWARE: Sega HMD for December?
Date: 30 Apr 93 18:22:50 GMT
Organization: Boston University, Boston, MA, USA



In article <1qr9leINNi7v@shelley.u.washington.edu>, dmcpike@nyx.cs.du.edu (Dave Mcpike) writes:

|> I saw an article in issue no. 9 of MONDO 2000 about a 32-bit color HMD
|> for Genesis.  It's scheduled to come out this December...has anybody
|> else heard anything more about this?

Yes, it is said to be priced in the 200 to 300 U.S.$ range (which
sounds TOO inexpensive- they'll probably use very low-res), and it
will NOT just be 3-D glasses but a actual HMD. There's three games
being programmed for it (a role playing game, a racing game(SEGA's
Virtual Racing), and a possible flight simulator). The unit could also
be interfaced to the Activator (for those who don't know, this product
has actually been shown, and it's a unit in an octagonal shape that
you place on the floor, you stand in the middle, and the unit
registers your movements-sort of).

A christmas release is SEGA's target, as you said.

Sincerely,

	hacker@acs.bu.edu