Details: The Fakespace Boom 3C is not so much a virtual reality headset more a venerable Boom display. Made in several styles these displays were designed to work with SGI Crimson, Onyx Reality, and Onyx 2 Infinite Reality graphics. It had a very high-resolution display thanks to its dual CRT displays and field sequential colour shutters. The boom design was so the user can have their hands free. but they were generally used sitting rather than standing.
Fakespace Boom 3C Specs and Info…
Headset: Fakespace Boom 3C
Manufacturer: Fakespace Labs, Inc.
Announced Date: August 1992
Release Date: N/A
Launch Price: Unknown
Type: VR Headset (PC Powered)
Display: 1280 x 1024 Stereo CRT Displays
CPU: N/A
GPU: N/A
Battery: N/A
Diagonal Field of View(FOV): 40°
Refresh Rate: 30 Hz
Weight: Unknown
Tracking: 3 DoF Non-positional (Gyroscope Based)
Our Thoughts: With its 1280 x 1024 stereo displays, you might have thought it could have done rather well on the previous virtual reality trend. Sadly both the price and weight of the HMD would be enough to scare off any member of the public. Having said that, there were various designers and industry experts that would have said it was the best thing in the world! But that is not saying much given the year it was released.
Sources used…
http://www-cdr.stanford.edu/html/DesignSpace/sponsors/boom.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_McDowall