Archives for “motion sickness”

10 Reasons Why Virtual Reality Did Not Become a Standard

So well you probably know that it is not a standard that new computers get shipped with VR headsets, although you might have believed that during the mid-90s VR craze. In 1995 many analysts – serious people – predicted that in 10 years most computers would be shipped with VR headsets or other VR equipment. [...] Related posts:

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0 Comments. Posted by fronzel on Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 11:55 am.

Filed under Cybersex, Gaming, Helmet, HMD, Hype, Marketing, motion sickness, Nintendo.

Meet My Friend “Ralph”

Simulator Sickness and the lingering effects of Virtual Reality, drunken behavior in particular, are the subject of this Brian Williams NBC special from 1996. Brian’s teaser: “When they were first unveiled, the science of it all was staggering, but now there’s some evidence it’s having a staggering effect… on some who use it…” A typical [...] Related posts:

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0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Friday, December 18, 2009 at 5:06 pm.

Filed under 1996, Brian Williams, Helmet, HMD, motion sickness, Simulator Sickness, TV.

Urinated in His Pants?

Proving that VR doesn’t automatically lead to hurling the intrepid subject of this 1995 video wolfs down a cornucopia of fast food and hops on some VR games at Toronto’s CN Tower. The manager of the arcade facility prevaricates a bit, telling us that while he’s never seen chunks, peeing one’s pants is an actual [...] Related posts:

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0 Comments. Posted by Tone on Friday, November 13, 2009 at 3:04 pm.

Filed under 1000CS, 1995, CN Tower, Helmet, HMD, motion sickness, TV, Virtuality.