Altman was one of the pioneers of Virtual Reality , working with Jaron Lanier at VPL Research .
It was during one 's 's research in this one Altman he started to believe in the hypnotic power of television programs .
Altman was one of the pioneers of Virtual Reality , working with Jaron Lanier at VPL Research , and it was during his research in this field that he started to believe in the hypnotic power of television programs .