19 Responses to “Uneasy lies the head…”

1. udupendra Says:
   September 25th, 2009 at 3:55 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253850924 )

   AR (Augmented / Virtual Reality) HMD (Head Mounted Display) – Ivan Sutherland, and Bob Sproull

   
   
2. shrik Says:
   September 25th, 2009 at 4:05 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253851536 )

   The Sword of Damocles, by Ivan Sutherland. A pioneering head-mounted VR display.

   
   
3. Advaith Says:
   September 25th, 2009 at 5:21 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253856088 )

   Ivan Sutherland’s Sword of Damocles Virtual Reality headset

   
   
4. anupcshan Says:
   September 25th, 2009 at 5:54 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253858075 )

   Device : Flight simulation system. First instance of virtual reality? Inventor : Ivan Sutherland

   
   
5. sidsen Says:
   September 25th, 2009 at 6:03 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253858598 )

   Ivan Sutherland “A Head-Mounted Three Dimensional Display”

   
   
6. Anirudh Says:
   September 25th, 2009 at 6:14 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253859256 )

   The sword of damocles.. Ivan Sutherland.. btw.. have the scores been updated?

   
   
7. Rogi Says:
   September 25th, 2009 at 7:36 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253864184 )

   A head-mounted 3-D computer display (HMD) circa 1967 being tested at Bell Helicopter. An early *augmented reality* device, created at Harvard in 1966.

   
   
8. Logik Says:
   September 25th, 2009 at 9:07 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253869667 )

   Finally searched something on Britannica, rather than wikipedia. Device – ‘Head mounted Display’. Inventor – Ivan Sutherland, and wiki adds Bob Sproull.

   
   
9. krudebox Says:
   September 25th, 2009 at 9:19 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253870375 )

   Virtual reality. A head-mounted display worn by a helicopter pilot that showed video from a servo-controlled infrared camera mounted beneath the helicopter. Developed by Ivan Sutherland with Bell Helicopter (now Textron) Inc.

   
   
10. Raghuvansh Says:
    September 25th, 2009 at 10:13 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253873581 )

    Ivan Sutherland and Bob Sproull’s virtual reality thingamaajiggy. Or augmented reality, if you want to split hairs. First of its kind.

    
    
11. achyuth Says:
    September 25th, 2009 at 10:34 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253874856 )

    Ivan Sutherland invented Sword of Damocles, along with his student Bob Sproull.

    
    
12. joe Says:
    September 25th, 2009 at 11:56 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253879771 )

    The sword of Damocles, Ivan Sutherland, Bob Sproull.

    
    
13. Rogi Says:
    September 25th, 2009 at 2:04 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1253887454 )

    Whoops. Missed the creators part of the question. Ivan Sutherland and Bob Sproull.

    
    
14. AmK Says:
    September 25th, 2009 at 4:49 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1253897354 )

    First virtual-reality Head-Mounted Display system, developed by Ivan Sutherland and his student Bob Sproull.

    
    
15. Dibyo Says:
    September 25th, 2009 at 6:50 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1253904658 )

    The Sword of Damocles, created in 1968 by Ivan Sutherland with the help of Bob Sproull.

    
    
16. Bharath Says:
    September 25th, 2009 at 9:27 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1253914059 )

    Ivan Sutherland designed the first virtual reality headset dubbed the Sword of Damocles.

    
    
17. yuvnesh Says:
    September 25th, 2009 at 10:54 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1253919277 )

    First head mounted display for virtual reality (The sword of Damocles) Created By Ivan Sutherland and Bob Sproull

    
    
18. Gurupad Says:
    September 26th, 2009 at 3:52 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253937143 )

    Early head-mounted display device developed by Ivan Sutherland at Harvard University

    
    
19. Debasish Says:
    September 26th, 2009 at 8:39 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253954382 )

    Head Mounted Display developed by Ivan Sutherland