1962-1994
Category: Other
Updated: 6 Nov 2018
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Created byDea Nascimento
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Morton Heilig Created
the Sensorama, a 3D display,
vibrating seat, and scent producer.Thomas A. Furness III
introduced Super Cockpit,
a visual flight for
the Air Force.MIT created the Aspen
Movie Map, a hypermedia
experience that allowed
users to take a virtual tour.Ivan Sutherland created
the Sword of Damocles,
widely considered to be
the first VR headset.Atari Sunnyvale
Research Laboratory,
led by Alan Kay,
founded to explore VR.Jonathan Waldern founded
Virtuality, a company in the
UK that produced arcade
headsets.Sega introducced
the Sega VR-1, a
head-tracking VR
device.Valve lauches VR effort
to create headset with
truly immersive presence.Oculus crowdfunds
$2.4M, promises a $300
VR development headset.Facebook
acquires Oculus
for reported $2B.Google releases
Cardboard, a do-it-yourself
VR headset.Valve and HTC
plan to release
Vive VR headset.Oculus plans to
release consumer
Rift VR headsetSony plans to release
PLaystation VR
headset for PS4
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