This virtual reality video demo from 1990 is a blast from the past
Nov14
With Google, Facebook and Samsung all making forays into VR and AR technology, virtual reality is on the brink of breaking into mainstream culture. But long before it was available to the masses, VR was just another experimental technology only few had access to – and it goes all the way back to the 1990s. An old episode from long discontinued Japanese tech show Today’s Japan gives us a marvelous glimpse into what VR technology looked like during its early beginnings – and it’s truly spectacular. Produced in 1990 by local broadcaster NHK, the segment dives into what was then the…
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