The History and Future of Augmented & Virtual Reality
The first attempts to build augmented reality and virtual reality technologies were made in the 1920s. As the twentieth century wore on, interest in AR and VR technology skyrocketed. The technology-based goods are currently available from a huge number of small and large retailers. What Is the History of Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality? In the late 1960s, the first VR head-mounted display was created, and they have been around ever since. Up until the 1990s, the majority of VR technology was used for flight simulation, military training, and medical uses. However, Nintendo's Virtual Boy and Sega's VR-1 were the first to deploy VR technology for gaming. Due to the limitations of the available technology at the time, these early VR experiences did not catch on, and the industry was relatively quiet throughout the duration of the 2000s. Only recently has consumer VR hardware become more reasonably priced, most notably with PSVR, Oculus, and Vive. While VR and AR both go...
