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New Report Says Chewing Gum Reduces VR Motion Sickness

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As part of the study, 77 participants were split up into three groups—a control group with no gum, an experimental group chewing peppermint gum, and a second experimental group chewing ginger gum—and immersed in a 15-minute VR helicopter flight. 2018 ), pleasant odors (Keshavarz et al.

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VR Fitness App Lets You Workout With Real Dumbbells

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Some of these Strength Training exercises have you ditching your motion controllers in favor of actual dumbbells. You instead follow a virtual trainer through set routines that target 16 important muscle groups. You can even target specific muscle groups using an interactive muscle map and track your performance over time.

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‘Beat Saber’ Mod Group Hosts ‘Golden Ticket’ Scavenger Hunt, Win a Vive Pro & More

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The Beat Saber Modding Group is putting on a special event starting today that could net you a new HTC Vive Pro or thousands of dollars in prizes just by playing custom songs on Beat Saber. The post ‘Beat Saber’ Mod Group Hosts ‘Golden Ticket’ Scavenger Hunt, Win a Vive Pro & More appeared first on Road to VR.

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How Active Games Can Make You Healthy

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The recipe is simple: By fully utilizing the capabilities of mixed reality technologies, we can make active, social, and fun gaming experiences that reward exercise. As much as 80% of the global underage population does not get enough weekly exercise. To include more people, we have to rethink what exercise could be.

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A Week of VR Meditation With Mindway

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Controllers are required to navigate menus and carry out simple interactions in some of the practices, but there aren’t any complex controls. This is used for scheduled group events, but you can also go in alone to sit by a calming VR campfire or use an invite code to share the space with friends.

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Research Suggests VR May Help Patients Suffering From Parkinson’s

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Research into VR’s benefits on balance and motor control continue to reveal new information. Researchers tested their VR as a controlled treadport , a CAVE-like environment where patients walk on a treadmill, harnessed to the ceiling to protect in the case of falls. ” Image Credit: K. Bo Foreman, University of Utah.

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‘Exercise in Virtual Reality – Get Fit with Real Dumbbells!’

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Incorporating various technologies like passthrough and hand tracking to mixed reality, this game mode has users ditching motion controllers in favor of real dumbbells to target 16 important muscle groups via an interactive muscle map. Rather […]