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The Fathers Of Virtual Reality-a post about VR on Fathers Day.

Cats and VR

In any case, before then, he had set up VPL Research – an organization which spearheaded research into virtual reality and 3D illustrations which likewise sold the intitail virtual reality apparatus, for example, virtual reality glasses, data gloves and later, the full data suit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaron_Lanier.

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Dream On: Aerosmith and 90’s VR

VRScout

Bearing physical similarities to other 90’s data gloves, he is given full hand and finger tracking as well as gesture control of the user interface. Even letting him reach out and interact with the Aerosmith band members in their own virtual world.

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How Immersive Learning Empowers Students and Teachers Alike

Veative

Designers of these projects used various peripheral devices such as head-mounted display gear, data gloves, and body suits for a fully immersive learning experience.

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A Brief History of VR

VeeR VR

It was a device that the user sat in-front of while their head was encased on four sides by a screen and they watched any one of five films, which all engaged sight, sound, smell and touch. In 1968, Ivan Sutherland and Bob Sproull created the first head-mounted display (HMD) system for immersive simulation applications.