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Lot 648W

VIRTUAL REALITY.
Group of virtual reality components, including:

5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$687.50 inc. premium

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VIRTUAL REALITY.

Group of virtual reality components, including:
1. VPL Research Spatial Tracking System Model 2, no date. Serial no 1.
2. Future Vision Tecnologies VictorMaxx Stuntmaster Virtual Reality Headset, 1993. In original box with manual and power adapter.
3. Kasier Electro-Optics Inc. Professional Stereo HMD Controller, Carlsbad, CA, mid 1990s.
4. Mattel Power Glove Virtual Reality Controller, 1989. In original box with manual and cables.
5. Another example without box.
6. Ascension Technology Corporation. A Flock of Birds, model 6DFOB Motion Tracking Unit, Colchester, Vermont, 1992.
7. Another example.
8. Ascension Technology Corporation. The Bird, ERT (Extended Range Tracker) Controller - Motion Tracker, model 6DERT. Colchester, Vermont, 1990.

A nice assortment of early virtual reality gear including a tracking system from VPL, whose founder Jaron Lanier is considered one of the fathers of virtual reality. The Mattel Power Glove was based on VPL's Thomas G. Zimmerman's DataGlove and Lanier and Zimmerman assisted in the Power Glove development. Kaiser Electro-Optics produced virtual reality gear mainly for the military market. Acension Technology are another company early in the virtual reality field.

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