VPL Research
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VPL Research was one of the first companies that developed and sold virtual reality products. It was founded by computer scientist Jaron Lanier in 1984.[1] "VPL" stood for "Virtual Programming Languages".[2] In 1990, VPL Research filed for bankruptcy and in 1999 all of its patents were bought by Sun Microsystems.[3]
VPL's funding came in part from Marvin Minsky.[4]