Interview with Grandfather of VR on his work in the USAF developing advanced cockpits
Walter Bradley Center director Robert J. Marks interviewed Thomas Furness, considered as the Grandfather of Virtual Reality, on his work developing advanced fighter cockpits as a junior officer in the U.S. Air Force in the 1960s.
While assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Furness had the opportunity to fly in fighter planes and his time in the cockpits lead him to decide to track the pilot’s helmet so that they can attack targets without having to aim their airplanes at them. He found out back then that the limited space in the cockpit makes the concept difficult to implement. Therefore, he decided to bring the external view to the pilot instead by projecting it in front of his helmet.
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