Virtual Reality

History

 

The idea behind virtual reality originated in the 1950s. Morton Heilig imagined a system that would captivate all of the audience’s senses, drawing them more effectively into the story he was telling. His model included a stereoscopic display, a moving chair, fans and odor emitters for a single user. The audience would be a passive recipient of the movie, quite like a 4D movie experience. His concepts would later be carried over to the field of virtual reality.