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A Brief History of VR

VeeR VR

In 1968, Ivan Sutherland and Bob Sproull created the first head-mounted display (HMD) system for immersive simulation applications. Being that it was the first HMD both quality of the interfac e and realism of the simulation were rather low, and it weighed so much that it had to be suspended from the ceiling by metal cables. .

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On the Hunt for VR’s Killer App with Samsung’s VP of Immersive Products & VR, Nick DiCarlo

Road to VR

Samsung’s Nick DiCarlo weighs in on how we might come to find it. Today we hear from Nick DiCarlo, VP of Immersive Products & VR at Samsung. The theme park] Six Flags, for example, is finding success creating excitement for thrill seekers with their ride simulations. Nick DiCarlo. Nick DiCarlo.

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Visit the Ancient Rome in VR with Rome Reborn

The Ghost Howls

of the Rome Reborn® model was completed in 2007, 2.0 was started in 1997 and completed in 2007. 7,000 building models making up the city simulation would have been enormous. was started in the summer of 2007. For his dissertation, Mueller developed a simulation of Manhattan. Version 1.0 in 2008, 2.1