{Virtual Reality

Matthew Benjamin DMS 110

Virtual Reality is the use of computer technology to create the effect of an interactive three-dimensional world in which the objects have a sense of spatial presence.

Spatial Presence- Objects in the environment effectively have a location in three-dimensional space relative to and independent of your position

What is Virtual Reality?

1960- Sensorama, invented by cinematographer Moroton Heilig, included a stereoscopic display, fans, odor emitters, stereo speakers and a moving chair.

1961 – The first Head Mounted Display (HMD) was invented, called Headsight

1977 – Aspen Movie Map, developed by MIT Researchers, simulated Aspen, Colorado in either summer, winter or polygon mode.

1985 – VPL Research is founded by Jaron Lanier 1995 – Nintendo enters VR world with Virtual Boy

http://youtu.be/MKKK6FH1vGw Now – Wii Remote, PlayStation Move, Microsoft’s

Kinec, Oculus Rift

The History of VR

Founded by Palmer Luckey Started on Kickstarter

Raised 2.5 Million Acquired by Facebook for $2 billion,

March 2014 Oculus Rift, Gear VR https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/

1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game

Oculus VR

http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Software/VWT/vr.html

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/other-gadgets/virtual-reality8.html

http://www.vrs.org.uk/virtual-reality-profiles/vpl-research.html

https://www.oculus.com/gear-vr/ http

://techcrunch.com/2014/03/26/a-brief-history-of-oculus/

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