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The Writing Was On the Wall…

When did we first get a clue that VR might not fully live up to its promise? The National Academy of Science’s “Committee on Virtual Reality Research and Development” roster is a non-virtual who’s-who of the VR world circa 1994. They certainly “got it!” SUBSTANTIAL TECHNOLOGY GAP EXISTS BETWEEN WHAT IS VIRTUAL, WHAT IS REALITY [...] Related posts:

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So Serious – 1980′s Virtual Reality from NASA

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  1. 10 Reasons Why Virtual Reality Did Not Become a Standard
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Nothing New Under the Sun!

It’s 1985 and there’s already a nice high resolution, wide field of view VR helmet (from VPL Research), glove system, and 6 DOF tracking of both helmet and glove, thanks to Scott Fisher and NASA Ames.  In particular, check out the LEEP wide FOV optics (from LEEP inventor Eric Howlett’s predecessor company Pop Optix.) These [...] Related posts:

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