Plenary Keynote by Dr. Cynthia Calongne, aka Lyr Lobo for the TCC 25th Anniversary Worldwide Online Conference hosted by TCC Hawai'i and the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Mahalo to the organizing team and to the many researchers who work tirelessly to advance the state of research in VR HMDs for focal distance, accommodation, and vergence. This is their story.