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[[File:Forte VFX1 Headgear.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Forte VFX1]]
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The '''VFX-1''' is a VR headset released by [[Forte]] in +1995.<ref name="r738">{{cite web | title=The ghost of VR past: The long history of tech's latest love affair (pictures) | website=CNET | date=2016-03-03 | url=https://www.cnet.com/pictures/the-ghost-of-vr-past-the-long-history-of-techs-latest-darling/4/ | access-date=2024-05-14}}</ref>
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The '''VFX1''' is a VR headset from [[Forte]], Paul Travers' company.<ref name="r738">{{cite web | title=The ghost of VR past: The long history of tech's latest love affair (pictures) | website=CNET | date=2016-03-03 | url=https://www.cnet.com/pictures/the-ghost-of-vr-past-the-long-history-of-techs-latest-darling/4/ | access-date=2024-05-14}}</ref> It is an example of a VR headset before the Oculus boom.
  
 
It is also known as the '''VFX1 Headgear'''. Final assembly was done in the USA.
 
It is also known as the '''VFX1 Headgear'''. Final assembly was done in the USA.
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It has a 3DOF tracker from Honeywell built in.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160925085136/http://vrtifacts.com/retrospective-photo-review-of-forte-vfx1-virtual-reality-system/</ref>
 
It has a 3DOF tracker from Honeywell built in.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160925085136/http://vrtifacts.com/retrospective-photo-review-of-forte-vfx1-virtual-reality-system/</ref>
  
It has headphones made by [[AKG]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160611174635/http://www.mindflux.com.au/products/iis/vfx1.html</ref>
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It has headphones from [[AKG]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160611174635/http://www.mindflux.com.au/products/iis/vfx1.html</ref>
  
 
==Supported games==
 
==Supported games==

Latest revision as of 03:24, 26 February 2025

A Forte VFX1

The VFX1 is a VR headset from Forte, Paul Travers' company.[1] It is an example of a VR headset before the Oculus boom.

It is also known as the VFX1 Headgear. Final assembly was done in the USA.

It uses two LCDs from Kopin.[2]

Its field of view is 45 degrees diagonal.

It has a 3DOF tracker from Honeywell built in.[3]

It has headphones from AKG.[4]

Supported games[edit]

  • Darker[5]
  • Descent
  • Doom
  • Heretic
  • Magic Carpet
  • Quarantine
  • Zepphyr
  • Quake
  • Flight Unlimited (monoscopic)

References[edit]