How virtual reality tricks your brain

VR doesn’t need to look hyper-realistic for our brains to believe it.
Watching someone play a game in virtual reality is a bit of a surreal experience in itself. They swing their arms around, turn their heads, and twist their bodies reacting to invisible cues all around them. From outside the headset, you might be able to see their experience on a screen. But it’s hard to believe that they could become so immersed in a virtual world that they lose track of reality around them - and yet it happens all the time.
The internet is full of “virtual reality fails” - people falling into walls and crashing through their TVs, much to their families' disbelief. Virtual reality harnesses our perception in ways video games and other media can’t. Check out the video above to learn more.
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[@Kickinit-7]

It’s all fun and games till you can’t take the headset off

[@Kelgo102]

:(

[@yasu3d]

*Boneworks intensifies*

[@abhilashpatel3036]

And dropped to an MMORPG

[@derkdw]

Oculus in 10 years:

[@TheMasterDodoOfficial]

SAO intensifies

[@MrTeniguafez]

This reminds me of the people in the 1890's who ran out of showrooms when they saw a film of a train coming towards them

[@lilboi3000]

100% :). Extending the comparison, it took 100 years for film to develop as an artistic medium as well. I feel VR will take about that long too.

[@edtollway3730]

You were there? How old are you?

[@devshekhawat7]

@@loftt_01 link

[@brickonenso]

@@edtollway3730 150 years old

[@edelmeister.]

Yes, I remember holding my breath when the locomotive approached the platform. My feathers were thoroughly ruffled.

[@jaridkeen123]

There may become a day when you take off the headset, you may wonder if what you are looking at is indeed real or are you still in the game and think you just took the headset off.....

[@carolineyonatan216]

Imagjne if they think its on vr but its in real life

[@dftbarachel]

Makes me think of A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green

[@1.4142]

Like the matrix or ready player one

[@yusufal-kafir1539]

South Park already did it!

[@Casper02mtl]

Too many movies 😂😂😂

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

An elevator without elevator music is not a very cash money elevator

[@inkom1803]

ok i see you everywhere now

[@coughingpenguin4346]

lol

[@zedkmacbest4689]

man i see you everwhere WHO ARE YOU TAIK NOW

[@rebane2001]

The game does actually have elevator music while you're moving between the floors

[@TheManinBlack9054]

I've never actually rode an elevator WITH elevator music. Seriously, not once. I know that they used to have it back in the day, but now I've never even seen one, it's just silence.

[@Hamzz25]

I don’t how vox is going to fit that 2020 summary video in less than 10 minutes

[@panzerofthelake506]

*Cough cough* and I don't want to wear mask

[@atruv2089]

@@panzerofthelake506 "cough cough"?

[@sajalbhat9820]

the 2020 video is gonna be at least 2 hours -

[@zuko2216]

I can in one word *Bad*

[@confusedwhale]

It will just be 10 solid minutes of screaming with variations on overtone, frequency, and intensity.

[@yukio9z186]

2000 : " don't sit too close to the tv!" 2020 :

[@andrewsorensen5597]

Lol

[@MooonRiserYT]

XD

[@Checkoutthatbigweaponsir]

This is so funny because there was already vr before 2000 . Ps, do your research before commenting

[@Arun-gv7ef]

@@Checkoutthatbigweaponsir There was also the internet in the 1960s. So?

[@Checkoutthatbigweaponsir]

@@Arun-gv7ef wdym ?

[@adinp9384]

Everyone gangsta until someone pushes you off the plank.

[@verlax8956]

yes

[@jmorales419]

And then you realize you weren't wearing the headset

[@TheGameDayPhoto]

@@jmorales419 XD

[@gregheffley5712]

I have played this exact same game thing on a vr with the wind and everything and the experience is... so bizarre, like I kept telling myself that this aint real it aint real but my brain just wouldnt budge. The goal is to walk across the ingame bridge but I just couldnt take a single step my legs were shaking, I was having goosebumps and if I was in there for like 20 mins more im sure I wouldve just fainted. Tho the wild thing is the experience was same for my brother and mum but my dad, dude my dad DIDN'T EVEN FLINCH he even jumped a couple of times when he walked out we were so stumped and he said idk y you were freaking out it wasnt real. idk what to take from that other than when the matrix comes I gotta stick with my dad lol

[@GavinOCo]

hahah ur dads a g

[@danfr]

Lookup Polygon's recent video on phobias, spiders, and video games.

[@anp1609]

ya i relate with your dad its just a game it aint real

[@gregheffley5712]

WAIT WHAT I GOT A HEART FROM VOX!! AHHHHHH ILY YOU GUYSSSSS

[@awhahoo]

After I walked out a few times, I jumped off and yeeted the cake around.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

It didn’t trick MI7 Johnny English. He beat his training mission, too well.

[@rash8153]

Based on what this video said, was it very realistic of him to actually leave the room when in VR?

[@thecheeselord5943]

@@rash8153 no, but it was funny

[@timothy9406]

i watched it at night when my parents was asleep, i literally cant stop laughing at that scene and woke my parents up

[@tryingmybest1681]

So, VR is basically the ultimate Placebo to our brain.

[@xxxxdotx]

Yep, some people can even feel without any physical stimulants.

[@ChickentNug]

@@xxxxdotx i remember when i first got H3VR on the Vive i held my hand over a glowing hot mg42 barrel and felt actual warmth for a second. It was so weird

[@xxxxdotx]

@@ChickentNug yeah its pretty interesting its called *phantom touch* if i remember correctly

[@Tortee2]

“you can walk an entire virtual city without leaving your room” yeah your room with a 65 FOOT CIRCLE

[@Aecor]

Or a bridal ball

[@awesomemantroll1088]

How would you walk around in a circle in the VR, though?

[@unifyedunicorn8876]

Well if you do a bit of math you'll realize that the diameter of that circle is just a bit over 20ft, so you would need a room about the size of a 2 car garage to fit it in which isn't all that unreasonable.

[@Tortee2]

@@unifyedunicorn8876 no I think she meant a diameter of 65 foot not circumference

[@carterowen1734]

Most people move using the controllers, unless you’re super rich and can afford a multi directional treadmill.

[@LucyAlllan]

Reality itself tricks my brain, I don’t need the virtual one

[@anp1609]

ooof

[@youngboybreezy5358]

You are missing out

[@Jonathan-ks6qc]

Nah vr is hella fun ngl

[@chaoticgood1977]

The highest definition of "ima head out"

[@dlrss2171]

@@dalylag8741 .

[@sky_saikumaryalla]

I wanna see what happens after falling on the ground

[@ebo8740]

A white screen with a peaceful melody, then you respawn and go in again.

[@clayel1]

@@ebo8740 Yeah

[@MichaelJOneill333]

Fade to black? Or could have been video edit. 5:56

[@SIETETIZ]

You go to heaven and a guy with long hair will come and hug you and everyone will sing songs and be happy forever

[@clayel1]

@@MichaelJOneill333 Fade to white, they cut it out. There’s some like choral music during it so I’m guessing it was copyright

[@DemoEvolvedGaming]

Vox reporter to head office: I wanna do a piece on VR. Head office: Sounds great, go ahead. Vox reporter: I'm gonna need you to comp me a Quest 2.

[@d33p345]

for research purposes, of course. oh and the battery life isnt enough for my filming, so im gonna need the battery strap too.

[@RadiantFoxx]

Valve Index And Trackers are superior

[@Mulberry5]

@@RadiantFoxx You get what you pay for. You are comparing products with vastly different prices. I'd be concerned if the Valve Index was not superior.

[@IDoABitOfTrollin]

@@RadiantFoxx apples are less tangy then oranges

[@Hauskkia]

@@RadiantFoxx yep. A lambo is faster than a ford too

[@MultiVigarista]

That alien appearing out of nowhere was sort of scaring

[@siddheshgoenka120]

It's 2020 monoliths appear in real world

[@nikopaappanen149]

Yeah, startled me too, but kinda friendly lookind alien in the end. =)

[@Nikkikkikkiz]

it wasn't scary to me. I actually tested that thing in 2015 when I was in sixth grade. I remember those times.

[@JJs_playground]

As somebody who's done the plank experience and this afraid of heights, I have to say it's terrifying. And those reactions are real

[@Marylandbrony]

Everybody gangster till a "Link start" message appears on every headset.

[@keppycs]

That'd be so cool and terrifying at the same time :D I hope to live long enough to possibly experience VR(/Mental Reality) one day

[@whwhwhhwhhhwhdldkjdsnsjsks6544]

@@keppycs you don’t need to live all that long to experience that...

[@dominikmlynarik3411]

That doesnt make sense, have you even seen sao?

[@gonsoku7701]

*Maturity is when you realise, you are too broke to buy a good VR headset*

[@Rebar77_real]

So get a not-as-good one like Windows Mixed Reality for $150. Driving is driving and you don't need a Ferrari to go to the beach.

[@doublej42]

The best one they showed was $300 so way less than most game systems.

[@swaranbains8326]

Oculus quest 2!

[@gravity_mxk5663]

The Oculus Quest 2 cost as much as a Nintendo switch

[@amp7930]

Wo tech burner ne apne video me kuchh ₹350 ka ek bataya tha, wo kya tha pata he?

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

It can't trick my big brain, that's for sure

[@raghav3558]

Yes supreme leader

[@noobtitude3558]

Neither mine !

[@pikachu-jf2oh]

Give your people some food

[@FahmiZFX]

hmm, big think 🤔

[@spambots235]

Its can't even fit in your head

[@confusioned2249]

finally some news who don't trash on vr when it's actually great **cough** tech insider **cough** bbc news

[@someidiot5229]

ironic how they call them self tech insider lol when they know nothing about tech

[@DarshUK1]

Woah that guy’s first name is Thong. That’s like playing life on the toughest difficulty.

[@massimookissed1023]

His sister, Geestring, concurs.

[@tushargupta1764]

Last year I went to a shopping mall with this VR thing in its game parlour. No one was playing it. I played it with the elevator rollercoaster thing and was so scared and amused that i was screaming with excitement. There was a long line of children waiting to play it when I took the VR off.

[@lukebryant]

Aww gee now I wanna pick up a second hand VR headset to try this

[@SonyEnthusiast]

Sanitize it real well...

[@Trace6x]

Grab a quest 2 :D

[@Crescent-IV]

@@Trace6x this ^

[@saavedyv2]

You mean second head :)

[@Kitchwamon]

Qusst 2 is at a modest 300 right now and is a great piece of hardware

[@heisen-bones]

This reminds me of Inception where Mal becomes obsessed with the idea that her world may still be a dream & not reality, which results in her death

[@johnivanrana8529]

which in the end was proven that she's right that it's a dream

[@heisen-bones]

@@johnivanrana8529 umm no? Cobb wasn't in a dream at the end when he meets his kids

[@karl.t.d.]

@@heisen-bones the ending was a cliffhanger, whether cobb dreams or sees his kids for real is up for debate

[@eimiwhite7362]

Is that’s what that movie is aboutv

[@NWinnVR]

@@heisen-bones The top isn't shown to stop spinning.

[@lancehaldeman6264]

Dr. Frank Steinicke, the story of a man who took virtual reality studies too far...

[@zyansheep]

Uh oh...

[@mannyverse6158]

I once did this, and my brain completely believed everything. Also, extremely therapeutic

[@Chemson1989]

Now imagine Cyberpunk 2077 in VR without bugs.

[@satheeshvishnu1108]

'Its coming when its ready'

[@will6552]

"Runs surprisingly well on VR"

[@clinton4161]

If you stream the game to a Quest using Virtual Desktop you sort of already can. It'll be projected on a big virtual screen. It won't have the full VR effect but better than nothing.

[@tangmusi3143]

Low Fi. It's an open world cyperpunk game promised in Q1 of 2021

[@bobtheagent9087]

Our brain can’t differentiate between real and virtual reality if all the cues are the same. Imagine we are now in a virtual reality

[@clinton4161]

We are just a brain in a vat even if the vat is our skull.

[@alexsmith1207]

@@clinton4161 of course our brain makes everything In us and process everything.

[@ChristopherCricketWallace]

... it's the simulation. It's ALL a simulation!

[@bearlytraincot4131]

That sounds very Elon Muskish.

[@noobturtle4698]

It's a maya

[@ninjamoja6117]

When you don't remember you are wearing a headset anymore😳

[@jofx4051]

What if actually we are in that situation 🤔

[@wowlizzy4039]

@@jofx4051 spooooky

[@anziety5893]

@Boden McDaniel that’s me rn how do I stop that? 😂

[@shahusardar2762]

Imagine a day when you remove your headset and start wondering if you are in the real world or still in the game

[@0x0michael]

Or if you grab your face because you suspect you have a headset on

[@stonrdoggo4289]

some of us feel that even today. its awful.

[@MrBananaCheeks]

It isn't just VR! Sometimes an immersive enough game can give you the feeling you're actually falling, or doing these virtual things.

[@ebitlagger8840]

Playing FPP and unconsciously try to lean :))))

[@klofar6034]

Nowhere near as much as actual vr though

[@Frisher1]

Everyone knows that feeling if moving your head to a side or your upper body to prevent a virtual object hitting you

[@kallysaaguilar6899]

Feels like a dream honestly!! It’s so awesome, but svary

[@ketaminepoptarts]

yeah sometimes when my character is falling in a video game i'll feel it in my gut like im actually moving instead of watching a character fall in first person

[@Crushenator500]

They should have shown Half-Life Alyx as an example of something in VR with amazing visuals. That game is stunning.

[@tommykaung5882]

4:55 That fact really explained in Sword Art Online Mother's Rosario Arc where VR medical device called Medicuboid are used to treat patients in terminal care like Yuki. And 5:04 kinda reminds me to Sinon's story.She has a trauma with guns since she was 11 and she has to overcome the truma by playing Gun Gale Online,VRMMORPG shooter game.

[@jeevanhk8463]

The animation on this video is so good! Well done!

[@joshd108]

I think it would have been beneficial for them to go into depth about how tracking 6 degrees of freedom plays a huge role in making a user feel convinced

[@snarktube]

SAO quote: The difference between real and virtual world is the amount of informations.

[@jefferson2111]

Video: We can take the headset off Me rn: "desperately trying to remove headset"

[@prepor584]

Don't know why, but the absolute absence of Half-Life in this video really bothers me.

[@TheZampa]

The absence of headcrabs is disgusting

[@klayman2]

because its not a good game for a newcomer to vr, most would probably feel sick

[@Bandit1379.]

@@klayman2 Half-Life: Alyx probably has more comfort options than any other VR game to date.

[@klayman2]

@@Bandit1379. its story driven, newcomers aren't going for a 5 hour story. Anyone who's dealt with giving headsets to new people knows you start with small games like the plank game or something with very little movement

[@homersimpson5280]

That and the fact she believes we are tethered to a headset.

[@cody1254]

Vr is the best thing ive ever played, ive wanted one since i was like ten years old, patiently waited and finally got a vr a few years ago, incredibly fun and mindblowing

[@josephjeon804]

What i learn from these videos: Humans are so good at making things that threateb our existance

[@TheVRhub_]

0:58 thats meeeeeeeee lets goo

[@controllZ87]

Poggers

[@Orangeflava]

Whats with youngsters saying "lets gooo" recently? Does a game or pop culture character say this and they adopted it or what?

[@zubinkynto]

@@Orangeflava Popularized by the general gaming community and particularly the FPS competitive or speed-running genres.

[@TheVRhub_]

@@Orangeflava why do you even care? go solve some problems instead of caring about such useless things. i have the feeling that i act more like an adult than you

[@Orangeflava]

@@zubinkynto thanks delph!

[@oiaeyu]

If this was just smart advertising to want me to buy VR... it worked! GIMME! I WANT TO TRY IT!

[@clayel1]

honestly get it anyway

[@XforrestgumpX]

Research first

[@objectivemillennial2117]

Get a quest 2 best vr ever

[@gel7935]

people's desire to have it be realistic - their brains are impressionable vulnerable and they're probably the very same people that can be easily manipulated

[@leaveitorsinkit242]

5:55 I got goosebumps looking at that on my computer screen, let alone a VR headset.

[@puppyfisher1998]

4:49THAT ALIEN Literally scares me out!!!

[@user-bu2mj2tk9q]

What if we're actually wearing a pair of super realistic vr glasses and experiencing a virtual life?

[@TheZampa]

Technically we are just interpreting what our senses tell our brain via electric signals. Thats not far off.

[@nick4810]

it would be a pretty boring game

[@AperturePsychologyIncorporated]

Well, VR Chat already exist. You only need to find the right people to experience it with, and voila it's basically a virtual life

[@wnoelke22]

Always love the dope aesthetic and simplicity of Vox videos!

[@manasisnehal1572]

After watching this.. I want my own VR! Okay.. I am gonna get one. And then I'm also going to design my own virtual reality. And then I am going to live inside that world. Cause I'm soo done over here!

[@pigeonramier6898]

go for pico 4

[@Jackhendery]

this is just like when playable film was first introduce and were a group of people were showed a video of a train and most of them got out of there chairs and ran out of the room because they thought it was real and was going to hit them

[@BakeZhangozha]

Now I wanna know what happens when you fall down from the plank. Oddly unsatisfying

[@_JayRamsey_]

Did you watch the video? You fall. To the ground.

[@clayel1]

When you hit the ground theres a white screen

[@_JayRamsey_]

@Phương Nguyễn Ah, my apologies. I read elsewhere that the screen goes white and peaceful music plays.

[@mikejones-nd6ni]

Mr Nguyen is so right. I just got a Quest 2 today and after using it I was blown away by how much better it actually is then I expected. I guess I didn't expect so much depth to things if I knew it was this good I would have bought this upon release

[@yameii7878]

when I watched vr video I was like "okay cool" but I got my headset and it was a lot different and I just screamed

[@skankhunt3624]

"Once upon a time, I dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was myself. Soon I awaked, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man." Zhuangzi,

[@Ashley-1917]

You learn to get used to it. Thats not a bad thing, you just go from being fooled to letting yourself get fooled. Kinda like when you watch films as a kid and you can't tell whats special effects and whats real. You eventually learn the difference, but you can still convince yourself that its real in order to become immersed. (Speaking as a reserve vrml player)

[@evolicious]

Nope, thats not how presence works, it's inherent and you have zero control over your lizard brain. Being that you are vrml (I'm a vrml and esl player), you should try to understand how VR works.

[@Ashley-1917]

@@evolicious The brain can adapt. It can learn to distinguish real and virtual with time.

[@MarinaSharp]

That Richie's plank experience game has a really fun flying option. It makes my belly flip-flop literally every time I stop flying and float to the ground or land on a building. VR is such a trip.

[@GoRedd]

Everybody gangsta until you cant feel your headset on you

[@AyushmaanMishra]

I have fun in vr as long as there aren't any spiders or crabs or all those nasty things.

[@louzynerd129]

Vox: graphics aren’t great Half life alyx : allow me to introduce myself

[@TrainerAQ]

I love VR! This is definitely the future of gaming. Just gotta get through some of the kinks, but we are starting to get to the point VR is affordable, practical, and highly supported by game development and users alike. This is only just the beginning.

[@Red5.0931]

Recently got back into VR. I was playing elite dangerous. Flying around seeing planets and the space port. Played for a couple of hours. Then I took the headset off and remembered I was in my room. It was like a good dream but I get to re live that dream every time. Best $5 for a game.

[@hishamchowdhury4021]

Imagine they add an effect where u feel the pain

[@pedrobui.669]

bHaptics would like a word with you

[@klayman2]

well there was a set up where a guy played battlefield and paintball guns shot him from the direction he was hit ingame

[@jorgemtzb9359]

Already exists, controllers have haptic feedback already by default, but if you wanna feel full body just purchase a BHaptics Tactsuit. Simulates touch, not pain but still similar.

[@Efretpkk]

I am going to try to sell VR to a few of you. Have you played Skyrim? Imagine it with VR and mods.

[@clayel1]

it looks terrible

[@Efretpkk]

@@clayel1 With mods it looks fantastic. I hope you can try it once. Of course, there are modern games dedicated to VR which will do an amazing job without the modding hassle. Maybe have a look at Half-Life: Alyx. I just use the Skyrim example as many people are familiar with it, and many people has seen what mods can do in it.

[@Luke.Miller.]

With mods you can get it rather clean. You can see your whole body so when you change armor you can see it when you look down. Skyrim VR was hands down the game changer for me. Absolutely worth buying Skyrim for the 3rd time.

[@fireaza]

Fallout 4 VR is excellent too! I think that going forward, I'd prefer to play all future Fallout games in VR. And it's not just because you can cheese the game with blind-firing and taking cover behind objects that's far lower than what the game was designed for.

[@usts6su19]

As a possesor of an oculus quest 2 and a bhaptic x40 for 1 week now ( before I had a google cardboard) I'm happy of being part of the VR comunity and assisting at a growing interest towards this technology .

[@marijnpelsma423]

Amazing video for clearly describing the potential future and mechanics of VR in an understandable way. Thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@LemberTheMember]

Got a RiftS in 2019, VR is sooo awesome! You need to try it if possible! I literally jumped against a wall, cause i forgott that the room wasn't that big during a table tennis game 😂. That game also reminded me of my old days playing table tennis in real life. Storygames are also really amazing! Shooters are way better too.

[@kenk4158]

Ha. Well that's playing to your strengths. Take a device that makes you dizzy and nauseous and build a demo that reinforces those experiences.

[@virtuallylightblue]

imagine getting motion sick in VR this post was made by month+ experience gang

[@kenk4158]

@@virtuallylightblue I guess I'm just waiting for another game worth playing since completing HLA twice.

[@Rheologist]

I participated in a psychological study investigating this question this year at my university! It really doesn't take much to be totally involved in your virtual environment.

[@xxnathxx8549]

I tried VR many many years ago at a science fair - really cool!

[@brupper9023]

You gotta try it again!

[@animeyahallo3887]

Plot twist we are in a virtual reality all along.

[@joshuathomas2012]

Ah yes, existential crisis

[@DanielRodriguez-gm1ih]

I remember once being 5 hours in VR when I first got it. Then I was so confused for the next day because I was wearing my glasses and the way light hit my glasses it felt unreal. I thought...am I wearing the VR headset?

[@jmorales419]

And then you took of the Vr headset and you realized you were in virtual reality while in a virtual reality you hear the heart monitor cut to a long beep as everything around you goes black.

[@saturn6563]

Oh shoot, you can’t tell the difference between reality and virtual reality

[@MarcelE80]

Something interesting I have noticed with VR is that if you are sitting or standing still but are moving forward, with for example a joystick, I get really motion sick. But if I'm in the context of sitting in a spaceship or a car, it reduces the motion sickness a lot! Your brain is so easily fooled, and I love that

[@rain-qb2xv]

some of the greatest experiences you can get, everyone should try it. Flying through the cosmos was amazing

[@chengyiq3066]

The evolution brings us one step closer to a SAO scenario

[@MrMichalMalek]

"VR does not look very real" - some racing simulations with VR support look incredibly real tbh, the immersion is mindblowing. Only thing missing are the g-forces...

[@lootgodamn5721]

making realistic physics is harder than making realistic graphics...... dude I didn't notice this part I'm a game dev and still I didn't consider about this

[@khhs]

I remember playing riches plank experience at a museum with an htc vive. It was horrifying, they had even set up a plank on the floor. My friend freaked out and they had to calm him down because he got too immersed in it. Real good game.

[@franceslee3038]

Such a good video dealing with virtual reality that are expected to be spread around our daily lives more and more. It was fun and interesting to learn how our brain works when within the VR.

[@NinjaForAWhile]

VR technology is comparable to Xbox original and early PlayStation technology. I cant even imagine what VR will be like in the future...

[@chocohouse4147]

I'd say we are currently somewhere between PS2 and PS3

[@bruhg3450]

@@chocohouse4147 nah

[@chocohouse4147]

@@bruhg3450 where would you say we are then?

[@chocohouse4147]

To correct myself, I think out technology is more probative than I said originally. We still need things like full body haptic, an actually good omni-directional treadmill, more compact designs, better resolution, etc.

[@bruhg3450]

@@chocohouse4147 nintendo 64

[@adinp9384]

Have a Merry Christmas!!!

[@aislingsanswers8322]

Just watching the falling from the plank on here made my stomach drop - don't think I could handle it in VR haha

[@keir92]

my fear of heights translated perfectly into VR to the point where i couldn't move when stood up high, despite knowing i was standing in a living room.

[@fadethechannel]

3:34 “our brain has never really learned within the last 150k years to distinguish between computer generated content and the real world.” That’s because we are living in a simulation 😊

[@shankheshpandey7808]

Simulacra and Simulation- Jean Baudrillard.

[@luck7302]

look at all these delusional fools

[@Danuxsy]

@@luck7302 It's true, we are in a simulation.

[@da4mula885]

Philosophically speaking chances are about 50%. But would that really change anything for you?

[@wisteria6656]

I love the animation👏

[@Aden068]

Trust me when you play the plank game, it’s very scary at first but when you play the game for a bit it gets boring

[@reyluna0]

You folks should do a video on "Phantom Touch" it's a phenomenon where ppl feel touch, textures and even pain while in VR. This is most rampant and noticeable in VrChat, I know many of my friends have this and it's something I sometimes myself get.

[@BenHunt10]

For anyone who hasn’t experienced VR yet, I highly recommend the Oculus Quest 2 for $299 USD. It is incredible.

[@dankyducky3161]

I endorse this message

[@TheRCish]

oculus quest 2 is great if you want facebook to track and control everything you do in vr

[@ZomboidMania]

I was just looking stuff about virtual reality. weird, it is almost like KZbin and Google somehow can share things I look up and do online?

[@ynntari2775]

should we tell him?

[@sagarkardam9977]

You are currently watching this on KZbin so they already have your data.

[@vivienthecreator917]

"Here's where VR marketing has mostly failed"

[@mouldycheesebutlikeinabadw3011]

I've tried the plank one, it's way worse than it seems

[@mouldycheesebutlikeinabadw3011]

@thinking bout ariana I guess you would fall, but I didn't dare to try lol

[@thaminduKavinda]

5:33 Please remember Black Mirror TV series

[@chethansagar]

Love it! You only know when you experience it. It’s a powerful tool for immersive education.

[@Frisher1]

As someone who doesn't have VR the most immersive game will make me move my head / upper body to a side to prevent getting hit by something

[@romainvincent7346]

Yes but as it stands now, VR lacks several important senses such as olfaction, kinesthesia or thermoception. It's not going to get much better with just graphical improvements.

[@tannerabbott1452]

I completely agree with you, but as an owner of the Oculus Quest 2, I highly encourage you to try it out as a source of entertainment

[@TheZampa]

Ehh? I'd say whats missing the most is kinetic feedback. You dont always feel temperature and activly smell in real live either,so thats low priority in my opinion

[@romainvincent7346]

@@TheZampa kinetic... as in "kinesthesia" 😅

[@romainvincent7346]

@@tannerabbott1452 I've tried 2 VR sets already. I know the feeling is already amazing :) I was more concerned with what was said in the video.

[@kitsui3311]

Just wait till we have access to a full dive environment

[@tracz99]

I'm envious of people that can get that immersed in VR. To me it is just what the name says. Virtual. I'm aware that what I'm seeing is disconnected from where I am, and I can't get as immersed.

[@user-dt1vv1kk9q]

A few years ago, I made a Google Cardboard, and it featured a terrible graphics not even close to reality. But now, with higher-resolution screens on our smartphones and more intricate computer-generated world, virtual reality has become much more interesting, and I look forward to VR’s potential future!

[@DimoPoland]

I love my Quest!

[@kokuyocamlin07]

*Technology is evolving faster than humans. There will be clash!*

[@bruhg3450]

@@markjouh not all humans

[@CiaranGallagher1]

He's incredibly optimistic about the progress of graphics. I'd give it more like 30 years before we get to a stage where we can't distinguish between reality and virtual, not 5-10.

[@user-ue3pl2gf4o]

If they have an oculus you can see the edge of your clear space if you get close and if you go out you can still see around the place in black and white. I feel like that needs to be in every headset.

[@moviez2479]

VOX: making you smarter one vid at a time

[@johnwt7333]

The bar was low with you