ABC Evening News for Tuesday, Nov 27, 1990
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Seattle: Chris Bury) "Virtual reality," technological process by which computer users can enter inside the world presented by computer graphics, examined; interactive graphics shown. [Graphic designer Meredith BRICKEN - comments.] [Washington Technology Centers Thomas FURNESS - says new technology allows us to go into a computer.] [Autodesk, Incorporated, Randall WALSER - says we are tricking human senses through this technology.] People shown wearing special goggles that allow them to enter "behind the glass" of the computer world. [At trade show, three PEOPLE - comment.] Scientific applications for virtual reality explained. [VPL, Incorporated, president Jaron LANIER - comments.] [University of Washington William BRICKEN - comments on applications.]
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