Apr 3, 2016 · Described by Heilig in his application as "a telescopic television apparatus for individual use," the Telesphere was in every way a 3D video headset of the type we're used to –...

Dec 21, 2021 · The Telesphere Mask was a HMD made in 1960 by Morton Leonard Heilig. We take a look at this classic headset in more detail.

Morton’s most famous invention and the reason he has been touted as the Father of Virtual Reality. The Sensorama Machine was invented in 1957 and patented in 1962 under patent # 3,050,870.

Morton Heilig is widely credited with the first virtual reality stereoscopic head-mounted viewing apparatus (known as "Stereoscopic-Television Apparatus for Individual Use" or "Telesphere Mask") earlier, patented in 1960.

Inventor of the Sensorama Machine, the Experience Theatre, the Telesphere Mask, Father of Virtual Reality. Consultant in the field of VR, Education, 3-D imaging.

The Telesphere was the first patented head-mounted apparatus designed to convey virtual views to the user, predating Ivan Sutherland’s influential “Head-Mounted Three-Dimensional Display,” nicknamed the “Sword of Damocles” by half a decade.

Apr 18, 2024 · Morton Heilig also patented an invention in 1960 called the Telesphere Mask, the first ever head-mounted display device, or HDM. His mask provided the wearer with 3D stereoscopic images and full stereo sound, which was simple and …

This article examines VR’s historiography through one of its most enduring myths: that filmmaker and inventor Morton Heilig developed analog VR in the 1950s but never received public recognition because few understood his vision.

In 1960, Morton Heilig developed a stereoscopic television apparatus aimed for individual use in a portable form factor which could be attached to the user’s head.

TELESPHERE MASK Morton’s first patent, the Telesphere Mask under patent # 2,955,156 was patented in 1960. It is the first ever head-mounted display, which provides stereoscopic (3-D) TV, wide vision and true stereo sound. Telesphere Mask Patent.