September 24, 2009
Uneasy lies the head…
— srikanth @ 11:59 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1253836753 ) 
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Ivan Sutherland’s Head-Mounted Three Dimensional Display, one of the first immersive VR systems. Dubbed the Sword of Damocles because of its appearance.
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September 25th, 2009 at 3:55 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253850924 )
AR (Augmented / Virtual Reality) HMD (Head Mounted Display) – Ivan Sutherland, and Bob Sproull
September 25th, 2009 at 4:05 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253851536 )
The Sword of Damocles, by Ivan Sutherland. A pioneering head-mounted VR display.
September 25th, 2009 at 5:21 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253856088 )
Ivan Sutherland’s Sword of Damocles Virtual Reality headset
September 25th, 2009 at 5:54 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253858075 )
Device : Flight simulation system. First instance of virtual reality?
Inventor : Ivan Sutherland
September 25th, 2009 at 6:03 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253858598 )
Ivan Sutherland “A Head-Mounted Three Dimensional Display”
September 25th, 2009 at 6:14 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253859256 )
The sword of damocles..
Ivan Sutherland..
btw.. have the scores been updated?
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.
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.
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.
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.
September 25th, 2009 at 10:34 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253874856 )
Ivan Sutherland invented Sword of Damocles, along with his student Bob Sproull.
September 25th, 2009 at 11:56 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253879771 )
The sword of Damocles, Ivan Sutherland, Bob Sproull.
September 25th, 2009 at 2:04 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1253887454 )
Whoops. Missed the creators part of the question.
Ivan Sutherland and Bob Sproull.
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.
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.
September 25th, 2009 at 9:27 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1253914059 )
Ivan Sutherland designed the first virtual reality headset dubbed the Sword of Damocles.
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
September 26th, 2009 at 3:52 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253937143 )
Early head-mounted display device developed by Ivan Sutherland at Harvard University
September 26th, 2009 at 8:39 am, GMT +0000 ( 1253954382 )
Head Mounted Display developed by Ivan Sutherland