VrTool ä Lincom, Houston, TX

1. Innovation • Developed the VrTool ä , a rapid prototyping method to enable • Virtual Reality users to quickly get applications running with the • minimum amount of effort. VrTooläLincom, Houston, TX • Accomplishments • Prototype tested for more than a year by NSF funded group who are • studying efficacy of using VR to educate students in Physics. • VrTool ä final product available for licensing, with plans to extend • the it’s capabilities into the area os shared VR and virtual interactions • VrTool ä has a Motif user interface, a graphical point and click • like Macintosh Windows. Motif runs on Unix Workstation which • allows users to easily build virtual world environments. • Commercialization • Potential for the product is excellent considering the expanding interest in VR to stimulate real worlds. • LinCom Corporation has been purchased by the Titan Corporation (NYSE:TTN). Headquartered in San Diego, California, The Titian Corporation is an incubator of technology based commercial business, offering innovative and advanced technical solutions. • The company has 7,800 employees and annualized sales of approximately $1.1 billion. • The VrTool ä is listed in the Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI) • product catalogue • No charge for software (includes full set of documentation) • Support - $1000.00 per year/per license, includes telephone/Email, • bug fixes, upgrades. • Training classes available. • Consulting and/or contract programming available. VR Tool Architecture • Government/Science Applications • Provided NASA with rapid-prototyping tool kit for VR • simulations including astronaut training and shared VR • training for the Space station • Other applications include architectural walk-through, • medical education, automotive simulation, and • entertainment Points of Contact: - NASA: Jane Fox- 281-483-4815 - Lincom: voss@lincom-asg.com 1992 SBIR Phase 2; NAS9-19109; SS # 09-11 Date of Update 12-9-2001 Johnson Space Center