Introducing AWE’s XR Hall of Fame!
Recognizing the Pioneers Who Built the AR and VR Industry
Nominate a Pioneer for The XR Hall of Fame (for Future Years)
Ivan Sutherland
Developed the First Head Mounted Display
Frank Steinicke
Advancing the science of human perceptual, cognitive, and motor abilities
Tom Furness
“The Grandfather of VR”
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Myron W. Krueger
Godfather of Artificial Reality, an Unencumbered Virtual Reality
Jaron Lanier
"Father of VR"
Mary Whitton
Co-Lead, UNC Effective Virtual Environments Research Group
Henry Fuchs
Head Mounted Display and Medical Imaging Pioneer
Valerie Thomas
Inventor of NASA's Illusion Transmitter for 3D Holography
Steve Mann
AR Glasses Pioneer and "Father of Wearable Computing"
Bob Stone
XR Pioneer since 1987, Human Factors, Industrial, Defence and Medical XR, Haptics
Jacquelyn (Jacki) Morie
VR Innovator Blending Art, Science, and Education
Mark Bolas
Co-Founder of Fakespace, USC Professor and Palmer Luckey’s Mentor
Diane Gromala
Innovator Using VR to Treat Chronic Pain
Monika Fleischmann and Wolfgang Strauss
Two of the First VR Artists, Creators of “Home of the Brain”
Marc Regis Hannah
Co-Founder of Silicon Graphics & CGI Veteran
Stephen Ellis
Headed the Advanced Displays and Spatial Perception Laboratory at NASA Ames
Scott Fisher
Founder of the Interactive Media Division at USC, NASA Pioneer
Walter Greenleaf
Pioneer of Clinical VR and Leader in Digital Health Innovation
Jordan Weisman
Creator of the First Networked VR Gaming Centers
Mel Slater
Pioneer of Presence and Embodiment in Virtual Reality
Sandra Kay Helsel
XR Media Trailblazer and “First Lady of VR”
Ann Lasko-Harvill
Chief Designer of Data Suits at VPL Research
Bob Jacobson
HIT Lab Associate Director and Architect of First VR Forum
Carolina Cruz-Neira
Co-Inventor of CAVE
Steven Feiner
Creator of “The Touring Machine” – the First Mobile Outdoor AR System
Bruce Thomas
Creator of ARQuake - the First Outdoor AR Game
Hirokazu Kato
Creator of ARtoolworks
Mark Billinghurst
AR Pioneer in Remote Collaboration and Empathic Computing
Jeremy Bailenson
Virtual Human Interaction Lab at Stanford and Strivr Founder
Nassir Navab
AR for Healthcare Pioneer
