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   The Sword of Damocles is widely misattributed as the name of the first AR (or VR) display prototype. According to Ivan Sutherland, this was merely a joke name for the mechanical system that supported and tracked (using attached wires) the actual HMD below it. [1] It happened to look like a giant overhead cross, hence the joke.

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   The device that’s widely considered to be the first virtual reality head-mounted display in the world was actually created in 1968 by computer scientist Ivan Sutherland, who was aided by his students Bob Sproull, Quintin Foster, and Danny Cohen. Called the Sword of Damocles, the headset used two CRT monitors capable of displaying digital ...

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   Dec 21, 2021 · HMD Origins: The Sword of Damocles was the name for the mechanical tracking system and not the head-mounted display (which didn’t really have a name) and is widely considered to be the first augmented reality HMD system. The Sword of Damocles was created in 1968 by computer scientist Ivan Sutherland with the help of his students Bob Sproull ...

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5. history.siggraph.org › learning › vr-50-celebrating“VR @ 50: Celebrating Ivan Sutherland’s 1968 Head-Mounted 3D ...

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   Ivan Sutherland (“father of Computer Graphics”), and team members Charles Seitz, Robert Sproull, Quintin Foster present. Graphics pioneer Fred Brooks reviews the system’s impact and legacy. ACM Digital Library Publication:

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   Catalog Number. 102680042. Type. Still Image. Description. Harvard computer graphics professor Ivan Sutherland created this virtual reality head-mounted display, jokingly referred to as “The Sword of Damocles” because of the large overhead beam required to support its weight. His student Bob Sproull assisted with the design.

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   In 1968 Ivan Sutherland at the University of Utah, with the help of his student Bob Sproull, created the first Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) head mounted display system. Sutherland's head mounted display was so heavy that it had to be suspended from the ceiling, and the formidable appearance of the device inspired its name ...

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   Why did Ivan Sutherland call a 'head-mounted display' 'HMD'?

   • It happened to look like a giant overhead cross, hence the joke. Ivan Sutherland 's 1968 ground-breaking AR prototype was actually called "the head-mounted display ", which is perhaps the first recorded use of the term "HMD", and he preferred "Stereoscopic-Television Apparatus for Individual Use."

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   Does Evans & Sutherland have a head mounted display?

   • Presumably not the original head mounted Evans & Sutherland display since this one does not look it it needs to be suspended from the ceiling. In 1968 Ivan Sutherland at the University of Utah, with the help of his student Bob Sproull, created the first Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) head mounted display system.

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   Who was Ivan Sutherland?

   • Before he began working toward what he termed “the ultimate display”, Ivan Sutherland was already well respected for his accomplishments in computer graphics. At MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory beginning in 1966, Sutherland and his colleagues performed what are widely believed to be the first experiments with head-mounted displays of different kinds.

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   What did Ivan Sutherland do for a living?

   • In addition to being a VR pioneer, Ivan Sutherland is also respected for his accomplishments in computer graphics. He created the first software program to utilize a complete graphical user interface, called Sketchpad. The program provided the basis for computer graphics and computer-aided design and drafting.

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   May 11, 2012 · The Sword of Damocles is widely considered to be the first virtual reality and augmented reality head-mounted display system. It was created in 1968 by hall of fame computer scientist Ivan Sutherland with the help of his student Bob Sproull.