Thomas A. Furness III

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Washington
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Lifetime_Achievement_Award_from_the_IEEE
gptkbp:birthDate 1938-03-02
gptkbp:children Not publicly disclosed
gptkbp:class Virtual Reality Applications
Aerospace_Technology
Human-Computer_Interaction
gptkbp:conference SIGGRAPH
IEEE Virtual Reality Conference
Human_Factors_and_Ergonomics_Society_Annual_Meeting
gptkbp:contribution Pioneering work in virtual reality technology
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_Washington
gptkbp:famousQuote "The future of technology is in the interaction between humans and machines."
"Virtual reality is not just a technology, it's a new way of experiencing the world."
gptkbp:field Aerospace Engineering
Human-Computer_Interaction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas A. Furness III
gptkbp:influenced Virtual Reality community
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Ivan_Sutherland
gptkbp:knownFor Virtual Reality
gptkbp:mediaAppearances TED Talks
Documentaries on Virtual Reality
Interviews on Technology Innovations
gptkbp:notableWork Virtuality
Super Cockpit
gptkbp:occupation Inventor
Professor
gptkbp:patentCitation gptkb:Virtual_Reality_Systems
gptkb:Head-Mounted_Display
Haptic Feedback Devices
3D_Audio_Technology
Interactive_Simulation_Systems
gptkbp:researchInterest Augmented Reality
User Experience Design
Simulation Technology
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkbp:spouse Not publicly disclosed