Morton Leonard Heilig (December 22, 1926 – May 14, 1997) was an American pioneer in virtual reality (VR) technology and a filmmaker.[ Patent search results]
Sensorama
The
Sensorama is big, bulky, and shaped like a 1980s era video arcade game. It was impressive for 1960s technology. The viewing cabinet gave the viewer the experience of riding a motorcycle on the streets of Brooklyn. The viewer felt the wind on their face, the vibration of the motorcycle seat, a
stereoscopy view, and smells of the city.
Heilig wanted to create “cinema of the future.”
Filmmaker
Heilig was the producer, director, writer, cinematographer and editor of the short films
Assembly Line (1961), which was awarded the San Giorgio Medal at the Venice Film Festival, and
Destination: Man (1965), as well as
The Film Maker about the making of
The Greatest Show on Earth. He was the producer, director, writer, cinematographer and editor of the feature film
Once (1974). For the US Information Agency, he produced
WIlson Riles (1972) about the superintendent of public instruction in the state of California and served as a cinematographer on
The Entrepreneur: Malcolm Arbita. He also directed the TV series
Diver Dan (1961). He was a production executive for the film
They Shoot Horses Don't They?
retrieved May 5, 2018
[[2] retrieved May 5, 2018]
Morton Heilig is buried at Eden Memorial Park Cemetery in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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