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{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a British company specialized in location based VR (Virtual Reality) entertainment{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19970227165003/http://www.virtuality.com:80/docs/pssops.htm}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19970227164953/http://www.virtuality.com:80/docs/lbegam.htm}}, founded in 1987{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19970227164506/http://www.virtuality.com:80/docs/corporat.htm}}, in Leicester, England, United Kingdom by British inventor Dr. Jonathan Waldern{{ref|https://www.digilens.com/management-team/jonathan-waldern-ph-d/}} who has pioneered{{ref|https://www.digilens.com/company/our-story/}} Virtual Reality since 1980. | {{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a British company specialized in location based VR (Virtual Reality) entertainment{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19970227165003/http://www.virtuality.com:80/docs/pssops.htm}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19970227164953/http://www.virtuality.com:80/docs/lbegam.htm}}, founded in 1987{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19970227164506/http://www.virtuality.com:80/docs/corporat.htm}}, in Leicester, England, United Kingdom by British inventor Dr. Jonathan Waldern{{ref|https://www.digilens.com/management-team/jonathan-waldern-ph-d/}} who has pioneered{{ref|https://www.digilens.com/company/our-story/}} Virtual Reality since 1980. | ||
| − | As part of an extensive agreement with Sega, Virtuality assisted [[Sega AM3]] in the development of the advanced [[Mega Visor Display]] headset, used in the [[VR-1]] attraction at Sega theme park venues and the [[Sega Net Merc|Dennou Senki Net Merc]] coin-operated arcade machine. In 1997, the company was acquired{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19971022190400/http://www.virtuality.com:80/docs/index2.htm}} by and merged with Retinal Displays Inc., a Silicon Valley based company specialized in the development of Personal Display technology. Currently Jonathan Waldern is the president of Digilens{{ref|https://www.digilens.com/company/our-story/}} (founded in 2003 by him in Sunnyvale, California). | + | As part of an extensive agreement with [[Sega]], Virtuality assisted [[Sega AM3]] in the development of the advanced [[Mega Visor Display]] headset, used in the [[VR-1]] attraction at Sega theme park venues and the [[Sega Net Merc|Dennou Senki Net Merc]] coin-operated arcade machine. In 1997, the company was acquired{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19971022190400/http://www.virtuality.com:80/docs/index2.htm}} by and merged with Retinal Displays Inc., a Silicon Valley based company specialized in the development of Personal Display technology. Currently Jonathan Waldern is the president of Digilens{{ref|https://www.digilens.com/company/our-story/}} (founded in 2003 by him in Sunnyvale, California). |
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Virtuality was a British company specialized in location based VR (Virtual Reality) entertainment[1][2], founded in 1987[3], in Leicester, England, United Kingdom by British inventor Dr. Jonathan Waldern[4] who has pioneered[5] Virtual Reality since 1980.
As part of an extensive agreement with Sega, Virtuality assisted Sega AM3 in the development of the advanced Mega Visor Display headset, used in the VR-1 attraction at Sega theme park venues and the Dennou Senki Net Merc coin-operated arcade machine. In 1997, the company was acquired[6] by and merged with Retinal Displays Inc., a Silicon Valley based company specialized in the development of Personal Display technology. Currently Jonathan Waldern is the president of Digilens[5] (founded in 2003 by him in Sunnyvale, California).
Gallery
Virtuality Promotional Video (1994)
References
- ↑ http://www.virtuality.com:80/docs/pssops.htm (Wayback Machine: 1997-02-27 16:50)
- ↑ http://www.virtuality.com:80/docs/lbegam.htm (Wayback Machine: 1997-02-27 16:49)
- ↑ http://www.virtuality.com:80/docs/corporat.htm (Wayback Machine: 1997-02-27 16:45)
- ↑ https://www.digilens.com/management-team/jonathan-waldern-ph-d/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.digilens.com/company/our-story/
- ↑ http://www.virtuality.com:80/docs/index2.htm (Wayback Machine: 1997-10-22 19:04)