The History of Virtual Reality begins with Charles Wheatstone's stereoscope in 1838, which laid the foundation for 3D perception. In the 1950s, Morton Heilig created the Sensorama, a multisensory machine that simulated experiences. In 1968, Ivan Sutherland developed the first VR headset, Sword of Damocles. In the 80s, Jaron Lanier popularized the term "virtual reality" and founded VPL Research, where the first commercial devices were created. 

In the 90s, VR began to be explored in flight simulators and military training, although early commercial devices like Nintendo's Virtual Boy were not successful. The true revolution began in 2012 with the Oculus Rift, and devices like the HTC Vive and PlayStation VR made the technology more accessible. 

Today, headsets like Meta Quest allow wireless, standalone experiences, while the combination of VR and Augmented Reality (AR) is opening new frontiers in areas like the metaverse, medicine, remote work, and design.