Evolution of VR and AR: We all are becoming more and more advanced in technology with each passing day. The coming of the virtual and augmented reality was one of a big step towards the advancement of technology and it is growing day by day. But do we know that from where it all started? So, let’s have a look at that.
Evolution of VR
Virtual reality came into existence a long time ago. The main purpose of creating virtual reality in the 90s was to create a false image of a person which makes feels others that the person is present here but actually he may be present anywhere else.
Evolution of VR started in 1957 by Morton Heilig. He invented the first VR machine “SENSORAMA” which gives the experience to a person of riding a motorcycle or car in other cities like Mumbai, Kolkata, America or any other by experiencing the scenes through the screen while actually they were sitting on an imaginary vehicle at one place only.
Later on, in 1960 he invented a TELESPHERE MASK which introduced the 3d vision by wearing a head-mounted display instrument. Slowly and gradually the concept of virtual reality kept on growing and advancing. Then, in 1992 a movie was released known as LAWNMOWER MAN which was the first movie to use virtual reality. This led to reaching and evolution of VR to a wide audience.
In 1996, VR was used in gaming and launched the Nintendo virtual boy as 3d game with 3D display and graphics.
In 2008, it was used for students for providing them with the practical knowledge and explaining them the real situation by virtual graphics and display. Finally, in 2014 various Virtual reality applications were also launched like the Youtube VR, Google cardboard, full dive VR etc.
You can experience virtual reality in these apps. These apps allow you to use the same app like in case of youtube VR you will operate the same youtube app but by installing youtube VR you will be able to switch to VR mode.
By the time, virtual reality has also been used a lot in gaming. There are various VR games like Pubg which are trending nowadays. It gives you the amazing 3D graphics and visualization which is nowadays attracting a wide range of the population.
With the time evolution of VR is rising at a fast pace. VR allows you to see 360-degree videos and play 3D display games. The future of VR is so bright. The VR headsets can be connected to the computers without any wires and also the price of the VR headsets are falling day by day. It has been grown since it was invented and is growing and advancing continuously.
Evolution of AR
Augmented reality was first invented in 1968 by Ivan Sutherland by developing the first head-mounted display system known as the SWORD OF DAMOCLES. Although the term Augmented Reality came into existence in 1990 by Tom Caudell. In 1992, a researcher introduced the first Virtual Fixtures. It was the first time that there was an interaction between the physical and digital objects. Augmented reality basically creates or adds to the existing surroundings. In 1994, AR was first used in a film.
In 2000, ArtoolKit was developed which helps other developers to build the Augmented Reality software program. In 2009, Esquire magazine used augmented reality in print media to make the pages alive and attract more audience. In 2013, MARTA app for augmented reality was introduced and in 2014 Google introduced its augmented reality Google glasses which gives an amazing experience to the users.
Augmented reality was also used in gaming as we can see the example of Pokémon go. Snapchat is also an example of augmented reality. Augmented reality is Something which now most of the people are using without knowing it. The scope for AR is incredibly increasing day by day and one can surely invest in AR as there are fewer people who know about this field. Also, the scope is too much in this, so augmented reality is rising at a great pace and has a great future.
