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Pygmalion's Spectacles
Author Stanley G. Weinbaum released a short story that essentially predicted VR, and inspired some people to work on bringing it to life. -
Sensorama
Sensorama, a fully immersive machine complete with smells, sounds, and other effects like wind in the hair created by Morton Heilig. -
Sword Of Damocles, a head-mounted display linked to a computer was invented by computer scientist Ivan Sutherland.
The Sword of Damocles, a head-mounted display linked to a computer was invented by computer scientist Ivan Sutherland. -
Aspen Movie Map
an early form of hypermedia, A virtual map of Aspen, Colorado was developed by Andrew Lippman. -
Sayre Gloves
created by Sandin and Defanti, these were the first wired gloves. they monitored movements through light emmiters in the fingers. -
NASA VR
NASA starts using VR in their training sessions to simulate (most often unlikely) situations that may occur when someone is in space. -
VPL founded
VPL Research, Inc. was the first ever company to sell VR goggles and gloves. It was founded by Jaron Lanier and Thomas Zimmerman. -
'Virtual Reality'
the term was coined in 1987 by Jaron Lanier, founder of VPL and a man often considered a founding father of virtual reality. -
Sega VR
in 1991, Sega announced that they would release a VR headset compatible with their games, although, due to expenses, it never happened. -
The Internet
the internet became increasingly widespread in consumer use, making VR more common and easier to access. -
Nintendo Virtual Boy
this was intended to be the first portable console to display true VR graphics, although it was discontinued in 1996 -
Google Street View
google introduced a service that took 360 degree views of almost everywhere in the world, and you could view it. -
Oculus Rift
Palmer Luckey designed the Oculus Rift prototype, which boasted a 90 degree field of vision, which was previously unseen in VR. -
Facebook Buys Oculus
Social Media company Facebook bought Oculus for $2 billion dollars. -
VR Giants
by 2016, over 230 companies were manufacturing VR products and accessories.
