Polhemus Labs

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Polhemus Labs is a company formed by Bill Polhemus after he was separated from Polhemus Navigational Sciences.[1]

The purpose of the venture was to improve display technology and pursue augmente reality applications, including an aid to navigation in poor weather.[1]

Head-mounted display[edit]

The company developed a head-mounted display (HMD). The HMD was a prototype fiber-optic HMD that could use a variety of image sources, such as a projector, workstation, or VCR.[2]

Company[edit]

It is separate and distinct from Polhemus, the motion tracking company.[2]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 ISBN 978-1500893293 Page 381
  2. 2.0 2.1 Holloway, Richard, and Anselmo Lastra. "Virtual environments: A survey of the technology." Eurographics, 1993. Page 15