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'''VPL Research''' ('''Virtual Programming Languages''') was one of the first companies that developed and sold [[virtual reality]] products. It was founded by [[computer scientist]] [[Jaron Lanier]] and inventor [[Thomas G. Zimmerman]] in 1984.<ref name="wikipedia">VPL Research - Wikipedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VPL_Research</ref> The company pioneered commercial VR hardware and software during the 1980s and was the first firm to design, build, and sell integrated VR systems.<ref name="latimes">Furger, Roberta. The New, Improved Reality. Los Angeles Times, July 21 1991. Retrieved from https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-07-21-tm-264-story.html</ref> VPL Research played a pivotal role in the early development of virtual reality, with Lanier often credited with coining or popularizing the term "virtual reality".<ref name="vrs">VPL Research Jaron Lanier - Virtual Reality Society. (2017, July 13). Retrieved from https://www.vrs.org.uk/virtual-reality-profiles/vpl-research.html</ref> | '''VPL Research''' ('''Virtual Programming Languages''') was one of the first companies that developed and sold [[virtual reality]] products. It was founded by [[computer scientist]] [[Jaron Lanier]] and inventor [[Thomas G. Zimmerman]] in 1984.<ref name="wikipedia">VPL Research - Wikipedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VPL_Research</ref> The company pioneered commercial VR hardware and software during the 1980s and was the first firm to design, build, and sell integrated VR systems.<ref name="latimes">Furger, Roberta. The New, Improved Reality. Los Angeles Times, July 21 1991. Retrieved from https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-07-21-tm-264-story.html</ref> VPL Research played a pivotal role in the early development of virtual reality, with Lanier often credited with coining or popularizing the term "virtual reality".<ref name="vrs">VPL Research Jaron Lanier - Virtual Reality Society. (2017, July 13). Retrieved from https://www.vrs.org.uk/virtual-reality-profiles/vpl-research.html</ref> | ||