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The Dangers of VR in 2020 for your average Dad
- Thread starter Armadilo
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Yes. You're able to scan in the plank into the game I believe?
I've never tried doing that. It's scary enough just the normal way.
What did the dad expect was going to happen lol? Like I've definitely been there and tried to lean on virtual things that weren't there, but that wasn't just a hop in to the abyss for fun. Dude went for a belly dive lol.
I used to set this up for classes at my alma mater, just to screw with people through the magic of I M M E R S I O N I would run a fan when they would reach the top floor.
But yeah the department I worked at had to replace two headsets because people would leap off the plank.
But yeah the department I worked at had to replace two headsets because people would leap off the plank.
Man dies in VR accident, reports Russian news agency
This is the first VR-related death we're aware of.
Yeah just imagine if that was a window instead and they were up high.
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yeah I watched the trailer for it and there's no buildings that are close to the plank
Poor guy probably just wanted to see/experience what would happen.
At first I thought this was a planned stunt for hits..... but I can see how someone first experiencing VR gets caught up in the world.
Like someone posted earlier, I always hover around someone first trying VR out...ready to catch them or nudge them back from things. And of course I tell them I'm about to nudge them, or else that can be another accident in itself. 😬
I went to a spot in L.A. called 2bit circus. I tried out one of their immersive VR where you wear a backpack and hold a gun. Its crazy how immersive it was with a small maze, small bursts of air hitting you to simulate arrows being shot. Also the fan where you're walking on the edge of a cliff. I really felt I could fall to my death.
I've demoed this to people and its a weird mix of believing they are there and trying to focus on how its not real. I think their wires get crossed so they think "I wonder what happens if I jump? I shouldn't get hurt as its a game." Forgetting that their physical body is somewhere different than they perceive.
