An 'ethereal cube' from the 1960s is the reason the Oculus Rift exists
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My favorite moment at last month's Oculus Connect conference actually happened before the show started. It was during the Proto Awards — virtual reality's (significantly younger and smaller) version of the Oscars, with categories for things like the year's "best graphical user interface" and "best social experience" alongside the more traditional awards for music and art direction.
There have definitely been some standout VR experiences this year; spy mini-thriller I Expect You To Die ended up winning best overall experience, and the whole slate can be found here. But a surprise award also went out to Ivan Sutherland, creator of the "Sword of Damocles" headset in the 1960s. Sutherland is often cited as one of the inventors of what is...
