Comment by leoc

Apparently telepresence like this was the original application of HMDs (like the Philco Headsight); the concept was only generalised into VR (and AR) by Ivan Sutherland a few years later.

Somewhat related: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ2tCMXOd_w https://share.oculusvr.com/app/hiyoshi-jump