What would happen if Oculus-quality virtual reality was created in the 80s on the Commodore PET? [Michael Hill] knows, because he created a stereoscopic video headset using a PET.
This build is an extension of [Michael]’s exhibit last year at VCF East where he displayed a video feed with PETSCII. Yes, that means displaying video with characters, not pixels.
This year, he’s doubling the number of screens, and sending everything to two iPhones in a Google Cardboard-like VR headset. Apart from the optics, the setup is pretty simple: cameras get image data, it’s sent over to a PET, and a stream of characters are sent back.
It’s impossible to film, and using it is interesting, to say the least. Video below.
VR is not AR.
Son of a bitch! This guy was born 30 years to late!
The idea is very old. The smartphone evolution and therefore the display evolution made current prototypes possible.