When it was still a global force in networking technology, Nortel Networks sponsored a Formula One car. VisionFactory was tasked to create a racing simulator/game that could be used at different events for the promotions team. The requirements were - it had to be self contained, had to incorporate a camera that filmed the participant, would compress a video and allow the driver to email a clip with a message. Being the late 90s, this was a pretty big task. The VisionFactory team crammed the necessary technology in to a custom fabricated frame and the results are shown here. It blows my mind that this thing probably exists somewhere in a warehouse now and occasionally someone will go "What the hell is that?"
The clip features fellow VFers Megan Bell, Eric (Dr.) Jones and David Johnston. This video was really an excuse for me to play with our EZ-FX Jib. The backgound shows hints of our Googleplexish offices (5 years before Google).
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