It should also be considered in the context of its time. CPU clocks finally ran at hundreds of megahertz. Primitive GPUs made their way down to consumer hardwar

It should also be considered in the context of its time. CPU clocks finally ran at hundreds of megahertz. Primitive GPUs made their way down to consumer hardware. There was literally a new dimension of computer interaction to explore. We were VR crazy in the mid-to late 90s. Aside from games, researchers were exploring all sorts of uses for this new tech. Consider this a "low brow" version of the 3D IRIX file browser that appeared in Jurassic Park, and you didn't need a professional workstation to run it.