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Re: HMD

Edward Keyes wrote:
> 
> In article <880kvt$sjh$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, abc9992@my-deja.com wrote:
> 
> > What are the current options for HMDs that display a decent
> > resolution? Im hopping for 640x480 or better.  I mean whats the
> > point of a wearable if the stuff you are working with is not
> > readable.
> 
> Keep in mind that a whole generation of computer users read text
> with no special complaints at TV resolutions on their C64's and
> Apple ]['s.  PalmPilots are quite usable at 160x160 monochrome.
> 

The cost of color LCDs is dropping enough that
Nintendo went for the color version of their
gameboy!  The real driving force for most of the
changes was that the cost went down and someone
overproduced the product enough to get in to
experimenters' hands.

> The reason I say this is because there really *aren't* any decent
> options for "high" res HMDs.  While this is a bad situation, my
> point is that it's not a fatal flaw... people did decent work for
> years and years on displays comparable to the current crop of
> 320x240 M1/LitEye HMDs.

Pardon me, but years ago ( on an Apple ][+ ) there
was a little program that took a section of screen
and magnifyed it for viewing the game.  Ever play
'Dung Beetles'?  The same therory could apply
where the screen is a 'magnified' section of the (
virtual ) screen, and the HMD tracking could be
used to display the area the LCD (assumed) is over
the 'screen'.

Cheap, smart ass response, rather than waste time
and money on the full screen being shown with
todays tech.

> 
> Not that I don't want an XVGA HMD myself... but far more work ought
> to go into writing applications that make decent use of current
> technology than is happening in the wearable community today.

Same here, and yup.  Then again, how many out
there could have thought to fake out a system? 
You want it with mouse, but can't free up an IRQ? 
Have you thought of using the keypad?  From what
little I've seen, most are forgetting the
prinsiple of KIS ( Keep it Simple).  You don't
need all the fancy stuff at this time ( would be
great tho..).

> 
> *RANT MODE OFF*
> 
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	Eric in Canada.