Chinon launches holiday season with CyberShades: first affordable immersive 3-D glasses.TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1995--Chinon Wednesday announced volume delivery of CyberShades, the first affordable 3-D peripheral system that allows users to experience high-resolution stereo 3-D imagery using standard VGA monitors. Designed to resemble sunglasses, CyberShades provides users with an immersive virtual reality Immersive virtual reality is a hypothetical future technology. It consists of a virtual reality/artificial environment in which the user is as immersed as they usually are in consensus reality. experience for only $199. CyberShades is breakthrough technology that offers gamers an entirely new dimension in visual entertainment. By using the full resolution of the computer monitor, CyberShades makes images literally erupt from the screen in distinct 3-D forms, whether still, animated or video. CyberShades employs proprietary LCD shuttering technology, which eliminates the flickering and visual discomfort that has often plagued users of other stereo viewing systems. In addition, the lightweight, ergonomic design makes CyberShades comfortable to wear for extended periods of time. CyberShades works with any Windows- or Windows 95-compatible system. "The CyberShades 3-D system is a revolutionary new product for cost-effective VR development and entertainment," said Michael T. Bilous, executive vice president, sales and marketing, Chinon. "A perfect holiday gift -- CyberShades raises computer gaming to the next level of interactivity for an affordable price." CyberShades connects to the parallel port on the PC and a pass-through is provided for connection to other parallel peripherals. The CyberShades game collection includes the following titles: Depth Dwellers, Descent: Destination Saturn, Redwood Games' Word Rescue, Math Rescue Math Rescue is an educational platform game released by Apogee Software in October, 1992. As the title suggests, Math Rescue revolves around solving math problems. There are floating boxes in the air, which, if touched, will transport the player inside it, where they must solve a , VR Slingshot (networking, business, tool, product, protocol) Slingshot - CSK Software's real time financial server for the Internet. Slingshot allows the delivery of real time market data across the Internet and private intranets quickly, cheaply and securely. and Wolfenstein 3D Wolfenstein 3D (originally Wolfenstein 3-D, commonly abbreviated to Wolf 3D) is a video game that is generally regarded as having popularized the first person shooter genre on the PC. It was created by id Software and published by Apogee Software. . When played using the CyberShades, each game is enhanced, becoming an immersive experience. Depth Dwellers, by TriSoft, features the episodes The Quest, Operation Cut-Off and Exterminator. In this futuristic adventure into a 3-D maze of friends and foe, players must run, jump, duck, crawl and do whatever it takes to fulfill their quest. True depth shading and heart-stopping sound effects sound effects Noun, pl sounds artificially produced to make a play, esp. a radio play, more realistic sound effects npl → efectos mpl sonoros add to the realistic atmosphere. Descent: Destination Saturn, by Interplay, lets users battle alien beings and robotic menaces below the surface of a Lunar Base, in an environment that's truly 360-degree 3-D. VR Slingshot, by Ixiom, features the episodes Energy Dual, Disc Eliminator and Cyber Ball. This futuristic space flight simulator A space flight simulator is a system that tries to replicate, or simulate, the experience of space flight in a spacecraft as closely and realistically as possible. The different types of flight simulator range from video games up to full-size cockpit replicas mounted on hydraulic challenges one or two players to navigate space and engage in dog fights as a virtual space traveler. Wolfenstein 3D, by Apogee, is an adventure game in which players must rescue comrades from dangers deep within the Wolfenstein Castle. Word Rescue, by Redwood Games, is an action-packed educational game that builds vocabulary skills for children age 8-12. Twice nominated for Best Educational Game, it presents non-violent episodes that offer exciting levels to explore with bad guys more likely to get slimed than shot. Math Rescue, by Redwood Games, is an educational game that builds math skills for children age 8-12. Creatures who try to steal numbers are slimed away in this five-episode set. A 1993 winner of SIA Sia (sī`ə) or Siaha (sī`əhə), in the Bible, family returned from the Exile. SIA - Serial Interface Adaptor Best Educational Program Award, this state-of-the-art game takes a new approach to learning. Price and Availability CyberShades is shipping now for an MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) of $199, which includes: 3-D glasses, parallel interface, parallel pass-through cable and game CD-ROMs. CyberShades is currently available in computer retail stores and consumer electronics outlets. CyberShades works on any Windows- or Windows 95-compatible IBM PC, 386 or higher with a minimum of 4 MB of RAM (8 MB recommended). Users will need a VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. color monitor and graphics card. Some game titles may require higher CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. specifications for optimum performance. A CD-ROM drive is required. Developer kits have been supplied to the industry's leading game developers to insure a broad-based level of ongoing industry support. Additional edutainment and adventure games are slated for a Q1, 1996 release. About Chinon Chinon is a world-leading supplier of CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). and floppy disk drives. The company also manufactures multimedia hardware and software, virtual-reality technology, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and printer components, electronic imaging and optical products. Chinon America's Information Equipment Division, which began operations in 1985, is a subsidiary of Chinon Industries Inc., Japan. For more information, contact Chinon America, 615 Hawaii Ave., Torrance, Calif. 90503. Telephone: 310/533-0274 or 800/441-0222. Fax: 310/533-1727. CONTACT: Allison Thomas Associates Shari Riley, 818/509-3700 Internet: sriley@ata.com |
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