The Sword of Damocles: Early head-mounted display
Harvard computer graphics professor Ivan Sutherland created this virtual reality head-mounted display, jokingly referred to as “The Sword of Damocles” because of the large overhead beam required to support its weight. His student Bob Sproull assisted with the design. An early application showed a three-dimensional wire-frame virtual room that users like this man could explore by moving their heads. B&W image. .
Item Details
- Date
- Circa 1967 (Made)
- Type
- Still Image
- Catalogue number
- 102680042
- Other identifying number
- P4530
05934A622248A - Organization
- Harvard University
- Category
- Snapshot
- Credit line
- Courtesy of Gwen Bell
- Dimension
- 4 1/2w x 3 1/2h x 16l (in)
11.43w x 8.89h (cm) - Acquisition number
- X7413.2015
- Subject
- Monitor