PCVR Magazine
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| Editor | Joe Gradecki |
| Publisher | PCVR Magazine |
| Origin | Stoughton, WI, USA |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| Active | 1992 - ? |
| Topics | Cyberpunk, Virtual Reality, Programming, Computers |
| Number of Issues | 17 |
| Follows | NA |
| Precedes | NA |
| Associated Publications | NA |
| Website | NA |
PCVR Magazine was started by Joe Gradecki and his wife in Stoughton, WI. The purpose of the magazine was to provide a forum for developers of Virtual Reality on the PC platform. At its highest point, we were producing 4500 magazine bi-monthly. The magazine was sold on hundreds of newstands around the country.
Contents
Format
PCVR Magazine is your information source for PC-Based Virtual Reality. We provide our readers with the most up-to-date information about the hardware and software necessary to achieve VR on their own PC.
Each issue of PCVR Magazine gives the reader three levels of information:
BEGINNER - If you are just starting in the world of VR, you will find easy-to-understand articles that give you information about our selected theme for that issue. Beginner articles might show you where to experience VR or expose you to the current version of a new piece of software
INTERMEDIATE - Those of you who are more advanced in VR will find articles about using a particular theme topic in their own virtual worlds. Learn how to code a virtual hand in a VR rendering package.
EXPERT - Written for the person who has extensive virtual experience, the expert articles will focus on reproducing VR hardware or software. These articles might show you how to build a arm-based head tracker or a head mounted display.
Kits and Products available for all levels of interest and skill
PCVR Magazine invites you to experience VR while still being able to pay the mortgage
Topics
- Issue 1 - Interfacing the Mattel Power Glove
- Issue 2 - Power Glove Software
- Issue 3 - Interfacing shutter glasses
- Issue 4 - REND386 Version 3.0
- Issue 5 - Head Tracking
- Issue 6 - 3D Sound
- Issue 7 - VR Motion
- Issue 8 - PCVR Renderer
- Issue 9 - HMD - Build Your Own Under $450
- Issue 10 - Voice Recognition
- Issue 11 - Connectivity - VR over the Modem
- Issue 12 - Input Devices
- Issue 13 - Head Tracking - A Tracker under $25.00
- Issue 14 - Feedback
- Issue 15 - Arcade Systems
- Issue 16 - Glove Technology
Downloads
| Issue | User | Link | Notes |
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| Issue #1 | Famicoman | Archive.org | Scanned 2022-03-01 |
| Issue #2 | Famicoman | Archive.org | Acquired |
| Issue #3 | Famicoman | Archive.org | Acquired |
| Issue #4 | Famicoman | Archive.org | Acquired |
| Issue #5 | Famicoman | Archive.org | Acquired |
| Issue #6 | Famicoman | Archive.org | Scanned 2022-03-01 |
| Issue #7 | Famicoman | Archive.org | Scanned 2022-03-24 |
| Issue #8 | Acquired | ||
| Issue #9 | Acquired | ||
| Issue #10 | Acquired | ||
| Issue #11 | Acquired | ||
| Issue #12 | Acquired | ||
| Issue #13 | Acquired | ||
| Issue #14 | Acquired | ||
| Issue #15 | Acquired | ||
| Issue #16 | Acquired | ||
| Issue #17 | Acquired |
| Issue | User | Link | Notes |
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| Catalog | Famicoman | Archive.org |
