Virtual RealityJennifer Levin

History of Virtual Reality● Morton Heilig (1950’s)

○ Sensorama

● Philco Corporation (1961)

○ Headsight

● Ivan Sutherland (1968)

○ Created VR/AR head-mounted display

● The Birth of the “Virtual Reality”

name (1987)

Virtual Reality Types● Non-immersive

● Augmented Reality

● Immersive Systems

Virtual Reality● Stimulated Video Experience

● 360 View

● Imaginary world stimulated by a

computer

● User may interact with the

environment

Virtual Reality Accessories● Headsets (Head-mounted Display - HMD)

○ HTC Vive/Oculus

○ Cardboard

● Cave

○ Automatic virtual environment

Virtual Reality Applications● Businesses

● Training

● Engineering/Design

● Entertainment

Creation of Virtual Reality● 360 degree camera

● 3D modeling

● Unity 3D

Jeffrey Shaw● Created the “Legible City”

(1988-1991)

○ Interactive installation

○ Individuals can bike and move

through virtual city

Laurie Anderson & Hsin-Chien Huang● Created “La Camera

Insabbiata” 2017

○ Interactive installation

○ Individuals can wander around

environment reading the messages

displayed

Future of Virtual Reality● 5G Network