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itsgoingtobeebanned t1_j7r191s wrote

As someone with VR headsets since oculus dk2 in 2014 I think you might find VRchat has a LOT of players who report "Phantom sensations" on their real life physical bodies when receiving virtual hugs/cuddles in game. Which ties in with that famous fake limb study you mentioned very nicely... it's pretty much the same thing. In the headset the virtual arm/s your visual brain is telling you exist get stimulated and your central nervous system responds.

Plus another great point proving how VR can have a bodily effect is motion sickness. The brain thinks it is moving due to visual stimuli but the inner ear isn't actually moving and simulation-sickness (the official term) occurs.

Fascinating stuff all around imo. Checkout Gabe Newell owner of Valve/Steam brain computer interface is what he is personally working on and funding.

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Sad-Bathroom8500 OP t1_j7r3yaa wrote

Thanks! I forgot bout phantom limbs so that s a good add-on BUT GabeN isn't actually working on the sensation part sadly.

What he is working on will help which happens to be project galea. I believe varjo has already released there prototype for commercial use but the galea valve is working on is a bci for more in-depth reading of the brain. It's really cool stuff that I'm actively studying about but at the moment Im more interested in writing on the brain.

I look to see if he has other projects but thanks for the info gif

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Orc_ t1_j7r5thx wrote

I envy those players, I get nothing even with full body ;/

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itsgoingtobeebanned t1_j7rn111 wrote

Curious are you one of the 15% who never got motion sickness playing?

Also do you have an Oculus and PCVR? Wanna playtest my flying game? https://youtu.be/jgP6BDFj86o here's a dude playtesting tutorial and a floating city level

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Orc_ t1_j7rnhsk wrote

yeah I don't get motion sickness, ever. Only thing that kinda this one time gave me motion sickness that made go "I should go rest a little" was Quest 1 passthrough

sure I can test the game

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itsgoingtobeebanned t1_j7rodl2 wrote

Damn lucky you. I think that's probably related to why you don't get Phantom sensations.

OK cool DM an email and I'll send you a google drive link. Just unzip and run it off desktop - it's not Quest native sorry so you need the Oculus desktop app.

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Orc_ t1_j7rwda2 wrote

yeah I have pcvr, ill send you the email, cool beans

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Sad-Bathroom8500 OP t1_j7sodid wrote

sadly i entered a paper that had a linked-in so if you want to refer back to this post then idk.

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