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Does anybody know what this is "The Cyberaid - Cyberaid Project"? I was watching that Hyperland docu & it shows a prototype NASA Ames VR project... from 1990.https://t.co/9zT27IztUP180deg FoV and 2 LCD displays?!They had a thing in SIGGRAPH '92, but I can't find more. https://t.co/IVE3qDzaax
Found a tradeshow/ad video for SIGGRAPH that year, but while it has some neat stuff about VR, it doesn't seem to show that wearable one from NASA. I'd really love to see it in action.https://t.co/xTHuQDmOOx
Thanks! I found a video of it in action. Seems it was more formally called the "Virtual Interface Environment Workstation" https://t.co/V8BDUi67V4 https://t.co/ULcht2BpAv
Also found a wonderful presentation I can use to explore some earlier models.https://t.co/FSqBBKMKFh https://t.co/uRIVUEW2kP
That 1987 Aesthetichttps://t.co/Ms9MsXEruA
Remember that time someone built out a military AR device on top of google glass as a prototype? https://t.co/wzwcNOsxa2Remember that time that a bunch of developers working on an AR device didn't realize there were obvious military applications?https://t.co/uBWTxXbpvM
Just saw this on Hackernews: https://t.co/0qPB5QuoNsRelatively Cheap DIY VR headset with open source ethos, if you are willing to put in the elbow grease.https://t.co/HHjTxWuuhI
Someone shared this picture over on Mastodon (2077 is trending oldschool VR Kitsch) and I knew right away to go look up if @PushinUpRoses did a video on it. Sure enough! https://t.co/vs9kaDPP8g
"I have found the best possible episode of 'Murder, She Wrote' for me; a person who partakes in video games and also adores murder mystery." https://t.co/LFetvd3Uqc
Thinking a lot about how so many pop culture icons within tv shows, in the 1990's, were exploring VR. Unlike movies, which have a fairly long turn around time for ideas, TV can better adopt & reflect trending norms.https://t.co/O5WmAGIsTc
I think I was 5 years old when I saw lawnmower man.https://t.co/hhHQ1tvrvi
I also realized a little while ago that I hadn't actually seen Max Headroom, but "Fax Headfull", a parody character in one of my favorite PBS shows. Which is why it felt so familiar. https://t.co/UtYKK0eZa1https://t.co/UWTt1D7Zd0
Was my interest in VR seeded by a children's television skit?This AVclub article mentions it when sh*tting on the Nintendo Virtual Boy. I wonder if I can find examples.https://t.co/liyFoL3Sxl https://t.co/GFpKSU6DIW
