From: Randy Jackson <ranjack@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
Subject: ENTERTAIN    : Mail Order VR!

Catalog junkie that I am, I was browsing my new Best Products Co.
catalog (P.O. Box 26303, Richmond, VA  23260) last night and lo-and-
behold:  there on page 19, right next to the Mortal Combat video game
ad is an 8-year-old experiencing "The Virtual Reality Escape".

Yes, VictorMaxx has made good on the promise of "first to market" with
its headmounted display for video game players:

        "VictorMaxx The Great Virtual Reality Escape Stuntmaster.

        Virtual Reality headset plugs right into your Super Nintendo
        or Sega Genesis.  No TV needed.  Offers team play and 'shared
        power" possibilities.  Great color, high-resolution, high-
        intensity graphics."

This is the unit that has a roach-clip on a shaft that extends down to
your shoulder from the right ear to track head movement. Cool...heh heh!


Could this be the sacrificial lamb that Sega has offered up (by choosing
not to deploy their own headmounted display until next year) to the
consumer gods of usability, safety, and marketing?