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Introduction to Virtual Reality

Week 2: Immersive Media & Mixed Reality

The first type of immersive media we looked at was Augmented Reality (AR). We got shown examples of it being used in the world already.

Shifting Skin – Alison Bennett

Human Anatomy Atlas

My Finder App

Had a look at virtual environments and the first attempt at VR – The Sensorama.

SENSORAMA: in case you are interested how the VR machine of Morton Heilig  ("Father of VR") looked like : r/oculus
Sensorama

The Sensorama was a machine that is one of the earliest known examples of immersive, multi-sensory technology. This technology, which was introduced in 1962 by Morton Heilig, is considered one of the earliest virtual reality systems. 

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