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Virtual Reality Gets Comfy

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i'll-take-a-test-unit-or-two dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "If you ever participated to some virtual reality (VR) experiments, you know that the environment is quite expensive and not always user-friendly. In fact, in some immersive environments, it's even possible to feel bad because of motion sickness. This is why researchers from Germany and Sweden have developed a new VR environment where the participants believe they're moving while being seated. This approach, which relies on visual and auditory illusions, could lead to commercial low-cost VR simulators in the near future."

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  1. Low-cost? by DrMrLordX · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I don't see anything in the article that makes me think this new technology will reduce the cost of VR simulators. Am I missing something here?

    Furthermore, one of the worst parts of VR simulators I've see has been lack of compelling content. They all seem to feature the same draw, namely that it's VR and that it's novel, fresh, and appealing. Immersiveness is law! Wait, I'm sounding like Romero here, urk.

    Ahem. Anyway, once you get over the immersion factor, what's left? Not much, usually. The same can be said of modern eye-candy video games. I suppose the difference is that VR games cost more.

  2. I liked this technology better the first time... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful
    When it was called "Star Tours" at Disneyland.

    Still one of the best rides there, in fact...