VR & Immersion

From Institute of Intermedia

Battle of Sedan & Panorama - immersion in the 19th century

Sensorama, Cinerama, widescreen, IMAX, etc. - extensions of traditional cinema:Morton Helig [1] & Fred Waller [2]

Stan Vanderbeek & Expanded Cinema Experiments. See the book Expanded Cinema by Gene Youngblood online [3]

Timothy Leary - immersion through other means (see various Youtube videos)

Ivan Sutherland - inventor or headmounted displayLink title

Jaron Lanier - data glove and use if the headmounted display in VR

Dan Sandin & Tom Franti's CAVE [4]

Jeffrey Shaw - multi user experience [5]

Char Davies & Osmose - single user VR [6]

James Turrell & Robert Irwin - immersion 'light'

Kurt Hentschlager - Zee, the most contemporary example of immersion [7]