PC Virtual Reality

While the level of VR interactivity increases with the complexity of the system, even a system as modest as a 120MHz Pentium PC is capable of supporting impressive VR applications, Richardson says. "You can't dismiss the PC as a VR platform," he says. "With even low-end PCs beginning to possess the power of workstations, you can now construct sophisticated virtual worlds without spending a lot of money." Synthonics Technologies Inc. is offering desktop-based VR products that aim to give everyday PC users sophisticated VR modeling capabilities. (more...)