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PC Virtual Reality Items Available from VRASP
ITEM# NAME COST
A001 PGC-1
Single glove to PC connector $28
Connects a Power Glove to a parallel port for use with Rend386
and/or Object Glove. The connector requires a PC compatible
computer with a bi-directional parallel port, a game port, and an
unmodified Power Glove. A joystick can be used while this
connector is attached, but the parallel port will be unavailable
for other parallel port devices.
[$2.50 shipping and handling per item]
A002 PCG-2
Dual glove to PC connector $36
Connects two Power Gloves to a single parallel port for use with
Object Glove and/or Rend386 with Object Glove. Similar to the PGC-
1 except that two gloves can be connected. A joystick can be used
while this connector is attached, but the parallel port will be
unavailable for other parallel port devices.
[$2.50 shipping and handling per item]
B001 Power Glove(TM)
3D input device made by Mattel $45
This item is a single glove for use with the PGC connectors and
Object Glove or Rend386 software. The glove was originally
designed for the Nintendo entertainment system. It provides 8 bit
resolution proportional to each of the X, Y, and Z positions of the
wearer's hand, and twelve positions of wrist twisting. It also
provides four positions of finger bend sensing along each of four
fingers: the thumb, the index finger, the middle finger, and the
ring finger. There are 19 buttons on a keypad which is attached to
the wearer's wrist. It includes instructions and it is very
durable.
[$5.00 shipping and handling per item]
B002 Glove and Cable
Power Glove(TM) and PGC-1 $70, Save $3!
A combination of the Power Glove and PGC-1 above.
[$5.00 shipping and handling per set]
C001 Dual Gloves w/ Cable
Two Power Gloves(TM) w/ PGC-2 $120, Save $6!
A combination of two Power Gloves and one PGC-2 above.
[$10.00 shipping and handling per set]
A003 Object Glove
Software Libraries for Power Glove $40
This package includes Object Glove and Court Jesture software
libraries for accessing one or two Power Gloves(TM) with Borland
C++ 3.1. Object Glove provides access to raw or filtered data
straight from the glove while in DOS or Microsoft Windows. Court
Jesture is a gesture recognition system for Object Glove that sends
"gesture" messages to applications when a predefined gesture is
recognized. Gestures are specified by specifying an approximate
change in glove data over time. Gestures can be defined by the end
user or by the programmer. Over 60p. of printed documentation, and
several example applications, are included. No runtime fee. The
$40 fee includes a single user license for Object Glove and
Court Jesture.
[$2.50 shipping and handling per item]
D001 Object Glove Site License
Multi-license Object Glove Package $150
Includes one copy of Object Glove, five copies of the printed
documentation, and a 10 user license for Object Glove. No runtime
fee. Upgrades from single-user license are available.
[$2.50 shipping and handling]
A004 Object Glove Source
Source code to access Power Glove $75
Includes all of the software and documentation above, but also
includes full source code. The $75 fee includes a single user
license for Object Glove and Court Jesture.
[$2.50 shipping and handling per item]
D002 Object Glove Source Site License
Multi-license Object Glove Package $275
Includes one copy of Object Glove Source, five copies of the printed
documentation, and a 10 user license for Object Glove Source. No
runtime fee. Upgrades from single-user license are available.
[$2.50 shipping and handling]
A005 Glove Demo Disk
Example PC Glove applications $2
A freeware disk containing examples of Object Glove, Court Jesture,
and Rend386 applications. Contains some source code, but you
cannot create your own glove application with this disk. This disk
is included free with Object Glove and Object Glove Source because
it contains sample freeware Rend386 "virtual worlds". This
software can also be obtained though the Internet or CompuServe.
[$2.50 shipping and handling per item]
B003 Glove Package
Glove and Cable and Object Glove $109, Save $4!
A combination of one Power Glove(TM), one PGC-1 connector, and one
Object Glove disk (no source code).
[$5.00 shipping and handling per set]
C002 Dual Glove Package
Dual Gloves w/ Cable and Object Glove $158, Save $8!
A combination of two Power Gloves(TM) one PGC-2 connector, and one
Object Glove disk (no source code).
[$10.00 shipping and handling per set]
B004 Source Code Package
Glove, Cable, and Object Glove source $140, Save $8!
A combination of one Power Glove(TM), one PGC-1 connector, and one
Object Glove disk (no source code).
[$5.00 shipping and handling per set]
C003 Dual Gloves w/ Source
Dual Gloves, Cable, Object Glove source $190, Save $11!
A combination of two Power Gloves(TM) one PGC-2 connector, and one
Object Glove disk with source code.
[$10.00 shipping and handling per set]
At the present time VRASP is offering packages that include "The
Sega 3-D Glasses(TM)" and a serial port connector for stereoscopic
viewing with Rend386. Neither the 3-D glasses nor the serial port
connector are being offered separately! Please note that the
packages include Object Glove Source, and that you may not
substitute any items. These packages may be discontinued at any
time. The serial port connector has been constructed of high-
quality parts and has been tested, but it is not guaranteed in any
way. It is offered on an as-is basis with no warranty or support.
B005 VR Startup Package
Glove, Glasses, connectors, source code $235
A combination of one pair of "The Sega 3-D Glasses(TM)", one serial
port connector for 3D glasses, one Power Glove(TM), one PGC-1
connector for a Power Glove(TM), and one Object Glove disk with
full source code and documentation. The glove and glasses can be
used at the same time with Rend386.
[$5.00 shipping and handling per set]
C004 Dual Glove VR Startup
2 Gloves, Glasses, connectors, source code $285
A combination of one pair of "The Sega 3-D Glasses(TM)", one serial
port connector for 3D glasses, two Power Gloves(TM), one PGC-2
connector for dual Power Gloves(TM), and one Object Glove disk with
full source code and documentation. The two gloves and glasses can
be used at the same time with Rend386.
[$10.00 shipping and handling per set]
Please include shipping and handling charges for each item or set.
If you have any questions regarding shipping charges, please call.
Also call if you require overseas rates.
Prices subject to change without notice.
Please send check, money order or purchase order (payable to Karin
August/VRASP) to:
VRASP
P. O. Box 4139
Highland Park, NJ 08904
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Can I build connectors for the Gloves or Glasses myself?
A: Yes. Instructions for doing so are included on the demo disk.
Object Glove and Object Glove Source include printed instructions
for making a one or two glove connector, and instructions for
converting a one glove connector into a two glove connector. The
glove connectors require no special electronic parts. The 3-D
glasses connectors require several kinds of electronic parts that
are commonly available. A schematic for the 3-D glasses to serial
port connector is included on the demo disk.
Q: Can I get 3-D Glasses or Glasses connectors somewhere else?
A: Yes. 3DTV Corp. sells 3D Glasses and Serial Port Connectors
that work with Rend386.
3DTV Corporation
P. O. Box Q
San Rafael, CA 94913-4316
Phone: (415)-479-3516
Fax: (415)-479-3316
Reel 3D sells Toshiba 3D glasses that are compatible with Sega 3D
glasses. The Toshiba glasses are better quality and are more
ergonomic.
Reel 3D Enterprises, Inc.
P.O. Box 2368
Culver City, CA 90231, USA
Phone: (310) 837-2368
Fax: (310) 558-1653
Q: What are the uses of a Two Glove system? What about my left
hand?
A: Using two right handed gloves would allow two (right handed)
people to each have a glove at the same time. No left handed
gloves were ever constructed by Mattel. However, in the printed
documentation for Object Glove, there are instructions for
disassembling a Power Glove(TM) and modifying it to work on a left
hand. Of course, you'll probably want to disassemble and modify
the right hand glove too since this produces a more comfortable
glove. These instructions are used by permission of Todd Porter.
Q: From where may I download the demo software?
A: On the Internet, anonymous FTP to "sunee.uwaterloo.ca" and look
in the "pub/glove" directory. Don't forget to transfer the files
in BINARY mode! Also, the University's bandwidth is pretty low, so
FTPs will go faster when it's late at night. On CompuServe, there
is a VR Tech section in the Graphics Developers' Forum (GO
GRAPHDEV). A variety of VR software and files can be found there,
including the demos for Object Glove.
Q: What is VRASP?
A: Contact Karin August at the above address for more information
about the Virtual Reality Alliance of Students and Professionals.
Her email is "kaugust@caip.rutgers.edu" on the Internet, or
71033,702 on CompuServe.
Q: Does Object Glove use a lot of C++ or object oriented
programming? Can I use it if I just know C or some other language?
A: Object Glove does use a lot of C++ specific programming. If
you are a C programmer, you should be able to fathom enough from
the sample programs in order to incorporate the glove into your own
programs. The Court Jester recognition system is very object-
oriented and ordinary C programmers will likely have some
difficulty. However, even a novice C++ programmer should be able
to utilize Court Jesture in some capacity. Programmers using a
language other than C or C++ would find it very difficult to use
Object Glove or Court Jesture.
Q: What is the relationship between Rend386 and Object Glove?
A: Rend386 is a "freeware" software package that draws polygons at
high speed in a basic VGA 320x200x256 color mode, performs 3-D
perspective transformations, and maintains a world database for
80386 and higher PC systems. Rend386 was written in C and Assembly
by Dave Stampe and Bernie Roehl of the University of Waterloo. A
previous version of Rend386 included support for one glove;
however, the glove response was not as reliable or efficient as it
is with Object Glove. The demo disk contains all the source code
for Rend386 EXCEPTING Object Glove, which is required during the
link step. (Some Object Glove header files are also required.)
The version of Rend386 on the Demo disk has been compiled as a C++
program so that it can be easily merged with Object Glove, but it
still contains Assembly code and it is not truly object-oriented.
While Object Glove can be incorporated into any commercial or non-
commercial program with no runtime fee, Rend386 must be licensed
from Dave Stampe and Bernie Roehl.
Make check or money order payable to Karin August/VRASP and mail
to:
VRASP
P. O. Box 4139
Highland Park, NJ 08904
Order form: (Print out, complete, and mail)
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