# VR / AR — Worlds rendered, worlds overlaid

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Category: Technology
Slides: 13
Updated: 2026-05-15T22:19:46.207Z
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## Summary

From Sutherland's Sword of Damocles to Apple Vision Pro — six decades of strapping screens to faces, and learning what the eyes will tolerate. Key sections include: VR / AR Worlds rendered, worlds overlaid; The Sword of Damocles; VR Hype Cycle 1.0; Palmer Luckey's Kickstarter; Facebook buys Oculus for $2 billion; Quest 2 — standalone , mass-market; The phone already won; Apple Vision Pro & spatial computing; The hard parts; Use cases that earn their keep.

## Slide Outline

1. VR / AR Worlds rendered, worlds overlaid
2. The Sword of Damocles
3. VR Hype Cycle 1.0
4. Palmer Luckey's Kickstarter
5. Facebook buys Oculus for $2 billion
6. Quest 2 — standalone , mass-market
7. The phone already won
8. Apple Vision Pro & spatial computing
9. The hard parts
10. Use cases that earn their keep
11. The unfulfilled promises
12. The honest assessment
13. References & YouTube

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