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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
01/01/1888	Liquid Crystal Cholesterol	Cholesterol extracted from carrots is found to be liquid crystalline in nature.
01/01/1897	Cathode Ray Tube	Ferdinand Braun invents the cathode ray tube (CRT). Source
01/01/1907	First CRT Image	Using a CRT Boris Rosing displays a simple geometric shape from a video signal.
01/01/1922	3D Movies	First 3D movie was played.
01/01/1927	Fréedericksz Transition	Vsevolod Frederiks invents the electrically switch light valve, naming it the Fréedericksz transition. Source
08/10/1928	First 3D TV	John Baird presented the first stereoscopic 3D TV. Source
09/01/1928	Television	The fist working television system was invented by Philo Farnsworth. Source
08/29/1940	Color Television	Peter Goldmark presents his color television to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Source
01/01/1964	Plasma Screen	Donald Bitzer, H. Gene Slottow, and Robert Willson invent the fisrt (monochrome) plasma display. Sourece
01/01/1964	First Operationaly LCD	George Heilmeier creates the first liquid crystal display. Source
01/01/1968	The Sword of Damocles	Ivan Sutherland creates first head mounted display. Source
01/01/1975	Videoplace	Videoplace is created by Myron Krueger. Projects and cameras were used to interact with silhouettes and even people in other rooms. Source
01/01/1978	Aspen Movie Map	Created by MIT, a collection of images were taken driving down the road. These images were compiled into a database so a user could virtual move down the street and look at four different views. Source
06/01/1983	Casio TV-10	Casio releases the world's smallest television implementing an LCD screen.
01/01/1992	Full Color Plasma	Fujitsu unveils the first 21" color plasma display. Source
01/01/2000	ARQuake	An agumented reality game is created, modelled after the populat computer game Quake, by Wearable Computer Lab at the University of South Austrailia. Source
11/19/2006	Wii	The Wii is released bring motion control to video games creating a more interactive experience.
08/10/2007	Omni-Direction Treadmill	Treadmill is created that can move in any direction. This technology will allow a person to remain stationary but still walk around in a virtual environment. Source
04/12/2008	3D TV Returns	1920 by 1080 resolution 3d television goes on the market in Japan. Specialized glasses are required for the viewing. Source
09/02/2008	Solid Ultrasound	Japanese researches have developed a way of using motion tracking an focused ultrasound to simulate solid objects. Source
03/04/2009	5 Senses VR	Scientists from the University of York and the University fo Warwick create virtual reality headset with all 5 senses. Source
09/15/2010	Playstation Move	Sony releases its Playstaion move controllers which add motion control to the Playstaion console. Source
11/04/2010	Microsoft Kinect	Microsoft releases its Kinect system which allows the Xbox360 console to track multiple people and their movements. Source
02/26/2011	Kinect Virtual Reality	Robert Kooima puts together a 3D television and a kinect system to create a interactive 3D environment. Source
09/02/2011	Glasses Free 3D	Toshiba unveils a 3D television that does not require glasses. Source
01/01/2015	Mimic Sold Objects	An array of ultrasonic devices will be assemblyed to simulated touching of three dimensional objects.
01/01/2020	Touching 3D	3D television/projector will be used in conjuntion with ultrasound array to allow user to touch 3D objects.
01/01/2030	Full Virtual Reality	Using a omni direction treadmill, head mounted display, and ultrasonic array a tangible virtual environment will be created.
01/01/2050	Virtual World	At least 2 virtual interface machine will be connected allowing for multiple people to interact.