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Can Virtual Reality Help You Sleep Better at Night?

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Many studies have shown that one of the culprits for your lack of sleep is your smartphone. One study showed that VR helped teens with insomnia symptoms get better sleep. In Korea, another study, which explored the effects of VR on intensive care patients , found that VR meditation positively affects the sleep quality of patients.

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Feel The Future With Interhaptics’ New Design & Development Tools

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After 7 months of beta testing, Interhaptics just released its most ambitious project to date: a mixed reality development suite for deploying haptics across platforms for both head-mounted displays and mobile devices. The timing couldn’t be better—now the technology and a consumer base exist to make Vezzoli’s dreams come true.

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Accommodation and Vergence in Head-mounted Displays

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These are another two (relates ones) of those frequently-asked questions about VR and head-mounted displays (HMDs) that I promised to address a while back. Figure 4: A pair of eyes looking at a virtual object in a head-mounted display. My vision is fine!

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Is 2020 Virtual Reality’s Breakout Year?

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As someone who studies the psychology and ergonomics of virtual and augmented technologies, I’ve long known the key to mass adoption lies in a positive user experience, which virtual reality is now poised to deliver. After decades of speculation, anticipation, hype, and disappointment, is 2020 virtual reality ’s breakout year?

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Research: Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy, a Viable Solution for Treating Eating Disorders

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In this context, a team of researchers from the University of Kent (UK), RISE Ltd , and the University of Cyprus conducted a study on the use of virtual reality exposure therapy for patients with eating disorders. The results of the study are already published in the Human-Computer Interaction Journal.

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Unsung Augmentation: 3 AR Formats You May Not Know About

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For example, an AR system can project images directly onto an object in the physical world, onto a hand-held see-through display, a head-mounted display, or directly into the user’s eyes. Projection AR: projection-based spatial displays.

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Busch Gardens Aims To Perfect VR Thrill Rides With Latest Immersive Attraction

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“We understood the need to keep people moving through the experience to enhance their time spent there—we call that ride capacity,” explained Larry Giles, VP of Design & Engineering at SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, parent company of Busch Gardens, in an official case study. “We

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