EMERGING TRENDS IN COMPUTING
VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Mark Zuckerberg
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Morton Heilig
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Jaron Lanier
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Stephen Spielberg
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cinematographer Morton Heilig created Sensorama, the first VR machine (patented in 1962). It was a large booth that could fit up to four people at a time.
Detailed explanation-2: -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).
Detailed explanation-3: -Morton Leonard Heilig (December 22, 1926 – May 14, 1997) was an American pioneer in virtual reality (VR) technology and a filmmaker. He applied his cinematographer experience and with the help of his partner developed the Sensorama over several years from 1957, patenting it in 1962.