CYBERFACE2 AND THE TELEHEAD (CIRCA 1991)
The Widest Angle Cyberface™
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| Above: The Cyberface2™ |
The Cyberface2™ is a general-purpose head-mounted display system that uses two 4-inch diagonal high-resolution color LCD video panels for extremely wide angle stereoscopic Virtual Reality. The Cyberface2™ is LEEP Systems' first complete color system and is the first LCD-based system to offer true RGB color for enhanced color crispness. To this day, the Cyberface2™ offers the widest field of view ever commercially available. With appropriate formatting of sound a nd picture, Cyberface2™ immerses the wearer in extremely wide angle, interactive, computer-generated worlds. The images displayed by the Cyberface2™ are good enough for chemists' visualization of viruses and other molecules, and for architects' visualization of unbuilt spaces and structures.
- 385 x 119 Pixel Resolution
- Color LCD Display
- Very Wide Field of View — Approximately 145 Degrees Horizontal.
- Large Eye Lenses Provided Wide Angle With Plenty Of Eye Relief (Eyeglass Wearers Welcomed)
- Binaural Audio for accurate telepresence.
- Featherweight Chest Counterpoise for maximum comfort.
- RGB Component input PAL or NTSC at the flip of a switch.
- Optional composite video input.
- Optional Freedom Arm mounting.
| Below: The Cyberface2™ LCDs and Lenses |
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Divergent Optics for Higher FOV and Resolution
By diverging the optical axes by 25 degrees, the Cyberface2™ achieves a 25° greater lateral field. The optical system differs from that used in the original Cyberface™ (and in all other commercial, and most experimental, head-mounted display systems that use the original LEEP™ optics) in that it provides a wider field of view for each eye as well as a 25-degree wider total lateral field of view. The result is a sensible expansion of the view, with very little indication of restricted view at the sides. This gives enhanced immersion to the scene.
| Below: Cyberface2™ in Action |
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Telepresence and the LEEP Telehead™
The Cyberface2™ makes a complete stereoscopic and bynaural system for remote sight and sound in laboratory and field conditions. The LEEP Telehead™ is the next generation of the puppet. The Telehead™ is a remote dual-camera platform that provides wide-angle stereo video and binaural audio sound for telepresence. In telepresence applications, the Telehead™'s video camera lenses provide the orthoscopic formatting.
| Below: LEEP Telehead™ with Divergent Axes |
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