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Morton Heilig was called the “Father of Virtual Reality” in several books and articles. He was one of the great visionaries of our time, he was a Philosopher, Inventor, Filmmaker and in general a man who looked towards the future and was way ahead of his time.
Biography
Bachelor of Philosophy, Diploma in Film Direction, Master of Communication Arts
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. Over 100 inventions, also in Sporting Goods with his line of Supercruisers .
Documentary Filmmaker, Director, Cameraman, with over 60 documentaries to his name, filmed for ABC’s Alan Landsburg Prodcutions, USIA, CBS’s 21st Century series, etc.
His Feature Film “ONCE” won Auteur’s Award at Cannes Film Festival.
Philosopher/Visionary, with over 55 “idea books”.
Articles: Cinema of the Future, The Learning Wall, Blueprint for a New Hollywood, etc.
THE COLLECTION IS BROKEN UP INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES
Links to Websites related to VR or Mort:
wikipedia.org
youtube interview
youtube advertisement
Sensorama website
Telepresence.com
Artmuseum.net
Retrofuture.com
cache.techtv.com
Deadmedia.org