Nostalgia Nerd | The Story of Virtuality | Nostalgia Nerd @Nostalgianerd | Uploaded August 2019 | Updated October 2024, 12 hours ago.
Ever since I laid eyes on these wondrous cyberpunk like machines in the 90s, I was captivated. Huge pod like booths, connected to massive, bright headsets seemed like the future; Virtual Reality seemed like the future. In a way it was, because W Industries and Virtuality created something pretty staggering for the 90s. Here was VR which worked, it was immersive and even better, it was affordable, meaning arcades, leisure centres and theme parks were quick to get their own pods installed. So join me on a personal quest of enthralment, as I look at the company and machines behind the original Virtual Reality boom of the 1990s.

Useful links;
Octav1us' Youtube: nnerd.es/Octav1us
Retro Computer Museum Leicester: nnerd.es/RCM
Simon's Retro VR Page: nnerd.es/RetroVR
Virtuosity Systems: virtuositytech.com
Virtuality: nnerd.es/Virtuality

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Many thanks to Simon Marston for providing a huge swathe of resources and archive information, as well as providing access to his incredible Virtuality systems.

Further information: retro-vr.co.uk
Zero Hour Footage: youtube.com/watch?v=ZnCyJ-IhOM4
Sega's Collab: segaretro.org/Dennou_Senki_Net_Merc
Specs: arcadianvr.com/SU_2000_TECHSPECS.htm
VR Numbers: web.archive.org/web/20060208013906/vr-atlantis.com/lbe_guide/lbe_list2.html
2000 specs: wiki.skullspace.ca/index.php/Virtuality_SU2000
Jagcube: jagcube.atari.org/jaguarvr.html
News article: cbronline.com/news/w_industries_makes_hit_in_the_us_with_virtuality
VR Timeline: pebblestudios.co.uk/2017/08/17/when-was-virtual-reality-invented
Elysium: cbronline.com/news/ibm_launches_virtuality_system_as_project_elysium_vr
Insights: kernelmag.dailydot.com/issue-sections/features-issue-sections/13516/virtuality-return-of-virtual-reality
Historical account of Virtuality: vrtifacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/vhist.html
Kotaku account: kotaku.com/the-man-whos-keeping-1990s-virtual-reality-machines-ali-1778990894
Story outline: vrs.org.uk/dr-jonathan-walden-virtuality-new-reality-promise-two-decades-soon
VR User Discussion: forums.oculusvr.com/community/discussion/59346/virtuality-visette-2-vr

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