Hi, I've played around with the VR920 - and have used it with WinCoot using GlovePIE for head tracking. It's fun to fly round your protein but the screen judder(?) hurts your brain after a few minutes (low quality accelerometers?). There are people developing Linux drivers; you can contact these folks via the VR920 forum hosted by Vuzix. I've currently no access to a Linux box with stereographics, so can't say for sure whether the Nvidia drivers work or not, but according to the Vuzix website the HMD uses DirectX 9 for 3D so it probably won't. I hope the Linux hack is available soon!
I agree with you, and think that the old LCD-shutter glasses are better (so long as you have the monitor for it). However, the more expensive Z800 supposedly offers a more pleasant VR experience. AGS > Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 09:12:56 +0000 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ccp4bb] 3D Glasses - Vuzix HMD by eDimensional > To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK > > Dear Colleagues, > > I found out that eDimensional sells the Vuzix HMD 3D glasses, but > their stereo drivers only work in windows. I suppose that they should > also work under Linux with the Nvidia stereo drivers. However because > we must pay by purchase order and bank transfer, they will not honor > the 30-day money back warranty in case the glasses don't work, and > that would be an expensive mistake. > > Therefore, I'm asking whether anybody in this community has had any > experience with these glasses, in either Windows or Linux > environments, using programs such as Coot for 3D stereo > visualization. I know there are other such system out there but these > seem to be the cheapest I found so far. > > Thanks in advance, > > Pedro Matias > > > Industry and Medicine Applied Crystallography > Macromolecular Crystallography Unit > ___________________________________ > Phones : (351-21) 446-9100 Ext. 1669 > (351-21) 446-9669 (direct) > Fax : (351-21) 441-1277 or 443-3644 > > email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Mailing address : > Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica > Apartado 127 > 2781-901 OEIRAS > Portugal _________________________________________________________________ Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join
