Hypercosm Player (1999-2016)
Hypercosm / ORBITEC

 

 

"Air Hockey" by Alan De Smet
 
Based on technology in development since 1989, Hypercosm is a 3D-content web player which launched in 1999. The company made a hefty investment that didn't pay back, being one of the many victims of the Dot Com crash, folding in 2001. However, the company was bought by ORBITEC, and thanks to a contract with NASA, the company managed to bounce back somewhat, and continued working on new projects until a restructuring in 2012, when it was put on hold by ORBITEC until a new business partner was interested in working with the tech. Such never happened, leading to Hypercosm shutting down in 2016.