Head-Mounted display

By stonesanders

  • First headmounted display invented by Ivan E Sutherland

    His papers can be viewed here
    The bulky device was created as a means for both input in output in what was also the first 3d video game, the sword of damocles
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    The history of the head mounted display

  • Allan Becker creates the private eye

    info hereThe private eye used his Scanned linear array to create the private eye, a 1' device that could simulate seeing a 12' device from 18' away.

  • The private eye was combined with other technology to make it react to users head movements

    Engineers combined the headset with a sensor to enable use as a controller
    info here

  • Nintendo uses the private eye technology to create the virtual boy

    info here

  • The virtual boy is a commercial failure and is abandoned

  • Sony releases the Glasstron