BEST WAYS OF PRODUCING CYBERSICKNESS IN VR Kevin Kanarbik & Al - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE (MTAT.03.291) BEST WAYS OF PRODUCING CYBERSICKNESS IN VR Kevin Kanarbik & Al William Tammsaar

Cybersickness ● Like motion sickness, but in VR ● Result of conflicting sensory information ● Symptoms: Vertigo, nausea, dizziness, headaches, disorientation, discomfort, excessive sweating, stomach awareness

We are horrible people

Hardware and software we used ● Oculus Rift Developer Kit 2 virtual reality head-mounted display ● Unity 5 cross-platform game engine ● Provided by Madis Vasser

What the game does ● You are a majestic invisible plane ● In a surreal world ● Look at blue cylinder ● It turns red (you get points) ● The camera is not fully responsive ● You have no control of the plane

What it looks like

What it looks like

What it looks like

Experiment ● Goal is to play 5 minutes and to get as much points as possible ● After playing and walking around for 5 min. the subject does the questionnaire ● The subject is asked about history with motion sickness and video games.

Demo time? Demo time.

Thank you! ...and stay healthy!