Sensorama — The Sensorama was a machine that is one of the earliest known examples of immersive, multi sensory (now known as multimodal) technology. Morton Heilig, who today would be thought of as a “multimedia” specialist, in the 1950s saw theater as an… … Wikipedia
virtual reality — a realistic simulation of an environment, including three dimensional graphics, by a computer system using interactive software and hardware. [1985 90] * * * Use of computer modeling and simulation to enable a person to interact with an… … Universalium
Morton Heilig — (December 22, 1926 – May 14, 1997)[1] was a thought leader in Virtual Reality (VR).[2] He applied his cinematographer experience and with the help of his partner developed the Sensorama over several years from 1957, patenting it in 1962.[3] It… … Wikipedia
Virtual reality — This article is about the sensory technology. For the Alan Ayckbourn play, see Virtual Reality (play). For the gamebook series, see Virtual Reality (gamebooks). U.S. Navy personnel using a VR parachute trainer … Wikipedia
Geruchskino — Als Geruchskino bezeichnet man eine Erweiterung des audiovisuellen Kinos um olfaktorische Sinnesreize. Ein weiterer Ansatz zur Erweiterung des Effektspektrums des Kinofilms ist das Fühlkino, bei dem mit der Übertragung haptischer, d.h. fühlbarer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Augmented reality — (AR) is a field of computer research which deals with the combination of real world and computer generated data. At present, most AR research is concerned with the use of live video imagery which is digitally processed and augmented by the… … Wikipedia
National Sea Life Centre (Birmingham) — National Sea Life Centre The entrance and side of the National Sea Life Centre building Location Birmingham, England Coordinates … Wikipedia
Virtual world — A virtual world is an online community that takes the form of a computer based simulated environment through which users can interact with one another and use and create objects.[1] The term has become largely synonymous with interactive 3D… … Wikipedia
List of University of Pennsylvania people — This is a list of current and former faculty, alumni, and non graduating attendees of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.Nobel LaureatesPhysics *Raymond Davis 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics **for… … Wikipedia