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Gaming Joysticks
In 1967, Ralph Bauer Eckert 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 and it required 16 MB RAM.
3D Printing
In 1982, Dr Kodama came up with a 3D printing which used
rapid prototyping technique. He used photosensitive resin which
polymerised using UV light.
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