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Theater Cabinet
invented by Morton Heilig. he called it the theater cabinet. it had a screen, fan, device for smell, and speakers. -
The first VR Head Mounted Display
first example of head mounted vr -
The Headsight... dun dun dunnn
it was a helmet shaped hat with glasses and screens similar to modern ones with one for each eye. invented by Comeau and Bryan two Philco Corporation engineers -
Furness’ Flight Sim
the grandfather of VR -
the Sword of Damocles
suspended from air. -
GE Builds a Digital Flight Sim
180 degreen screen in a "plane" simulator for immersive and real feeling -
The MIT Movie Map
allows people to explore aspen Colorado via virtual reality. precursor to google maps. -
Sayre Gloves
finger tracking gloves connected to computer. -
NASA Gets Into VR
nasa used vr for training simulations for astronauts.
leads to nintindo power gloves. -
Virtuality Group Arcade Machines
The Virtuality Group launched a range of arcade games and machines. wear a set of VR goggles and play games. -
SEGA announce new VR glasses
vr gasses for sgga genisis consol. -
Google Brings Us Street View
street level 360 degree view -
The Oculus Kickstarter
development of his prototype headset, the Rift.
forms rift between commercial failures of consumer VR in the past and the modern VR revolution -
All Hell Breaks Loose
more and more vr headsets come out, a lot for gaming and video purposes. -
all hell breaks lose
more and more vr headsets come out, a lot for gaming and video purposes. -
Standalone VR Rises, Mobile VR Dies
dont need computer or phone to work -
VR is Shifting Rapidly
cost of VR headsets has dropped dramatically
companies such as Apple are rumored to be working on mixed reality projects