Coined by painter Robert Barker from Greek 'pan' (all) + 'horama' (view) for his patented 360-degree circular painting experience.
An unbroken view of the whole surrounding area; a complete survey or presentation of a subject.
Coined by Irish painter Robert Barker from Greek 'pan' (all) + 'horama' (view, from 'horan,' to see). Barker invented both the word and the concept: a 360-degree painting displayed inside a cylinder that you stood inside of. He patented it. Key roots: pan (Greek: "all, every"), horama (Greek: "view, sight").
Robert Barker invented VR in 1789. His 'panorama' was a massive 360-degree painting inside a rotunda — viewers stood on a platform and were surrounded by an unbroken image, losing their sense of where reality ended and art began. It was the virtual reality of its era. Barker coined 'panorama' from Greek and patented the concept