VR Monthly Heads-Up Vol 1 No 3

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From JoeDysart@aol.com Wed Apr 10 13:14:22 1996 
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 13:00:27 -0400 
From: JoeDysart@aol.com 
To: JoeDysart@aol.com 
Subject: VR Monthly Heads-Up:  April 14, 1996 

<<<<<<<VIRTUAL REALITY MONTHLY:  HEADS UP>>>>>>> 
                              April 14, 1996    ~    Vol. 1 No. 3 

 

3DO CUSTOMIZES BLADEFORCE FOR VR 

    BladeForce, a flying action-shooter title from Studio 3DO, has been 
customized to operate with X-O-Tron VR.  A life-sized gyroscope that immerses 
gamers into the bullet-dodging, tail-spinning, and dive-bombing action of 3DO 
games, the VR gyro has already been snapped up by Paramount's Wonderland in 
Ontario, Canada, and at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.    
    Besides targeting amusement parks and shopping malls, the manufacturer of 
the X-O-Tron --  Altare Advanced Technologies -- also has plans to sell the 
X-O-Tron to health clubs as a form of exercise and entertainment. Pricing for 
the VR technology starts at $22,000. 

Contact: Diane Hunt, The 3DO Company 
Voice: (415) 261-3214   Email: diane.hunt@3do.com 

 
^Ñ96: A YEAR OF RAPID GROWTH FOR VR 

   The coming year will witness great strides in the growth of virtual 
reality, according to 4th Wave, an industry consultancy.  The great 
expenditures once needed to generate heart-renderingly compelling 3D graphics 
will continue to shrink, and industry and consumers alike will begin to enjoy 
VR at affordable rates.  In July ^Ñ95's issue of "VR Monthly," 4th Wave offers 
it's projections on the growth of VR in R&D, applications, marketing, public 
play, entertainment equipment and other key markets through 1999. 
    The issue is available for $30 -- or free with a one year, $99 
subscription to "VR Monthly."  Send email to the editor and publisher to 
order. 

 
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