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Doug Hoy <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:16:37 GMT
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In article <v01530503ae3e390fcf5b@[205.133.12.50]>, Sharyn Horowitz
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>If you know of a virtual reality experience (good or bad) in a museum,
>would you write and tell me what you've seen? Thanks.
>

You mean something more than the virtual reality that museum staff live in?
(Did I say that?! Tch...)

We have the 'Mandala' system in our communications exhibit. It's a far cry from
Lawnmower Man,
but it lets visitors play simple virtual sports. It's ostensibly there to
demonstrate Television
technology. Kids love it. The curators hate it.

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