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Gaming Joysticks
In 1967, Ralph H. Baer created gaming joystick which was used in
the SEGA’s arcade game. This was the first gaming joystick with
a fire button to steer and shoot missiles into oncoming planes
displayed on a screen.
Virtual Reality
Ivan Sutherland created the first head-mounted display
called Sword of Damocles in 1968. It was connected to a
computer. The idea behind its creation was to change the
perspective image as the user moved his head.
In 1960, inventor Morton Heilig patented the idea of VR headset. At that time it was
known as Telesphere Mask.
Multi-Touch Technology
It was Control Data Corporation who released single touch
point terminal of 16x16 array for the first time in 1972, as
its user interface. Plato IV came up with a touch panel for
graphic interaction.
3D Printing
In 1982, Dr. Hideo Kodama contributed to the advancement of 3D
printing technology by developing a rapid prototyping technique
utilising photopolymerisation. This technique involved using UV
light to polymerise photosensitive resin, enabling the creation of
3D objects layer by layer.
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