COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

EMERGING TRENDS IN COMPUTING

VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When was augmented reality invented?
A
2007
B
1854
C
1979
D
1957
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Augmented reality was first achieved, to some extent, by a cinematographer called Morton Heilig in 1957. He invented the Sensorama which delivered visuals, sounds, vibration and smell to the viewer.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first Augmented Reality modules from 1968 In 1968, the device “A head-mounted three dimensional display” was deployed at the University of Salt Lake City, in Utah (United States), a pair of glasses to see images in 3D. These were actual ancestors Google Glass.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1968 Ivan Sutherland and his student Bob Sproull created the first VR / AR head mounted display (Sword of Damocles) that was connected to a computer and not a camera. It was a large and scary looking contraption that was too heavy for any user to comfortably wear and was suspended from the ceiling (hence its name).

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