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Apple 's Vision Pro may rewire people's brains, distort how they perceive the world and cause 'simulator sickness' condition, study suggests.
Passthrough technology intermixes the real world with virtual reality that might be somewhat off-center from what we’re used to and can distort our sensory functions and how we move through the world.
At first , the researchers had a difficult time navigating while wearing the headsets in both public and private spaces, noting that objects seemed closer or farther away than they were.
The headsets distorted straight lines, making the edges appear curved and either expanded or compressed the distance between objects.
Researchers compared the experience to wearing prism glasses that make objects appear to shift.
The authors noted that more research needs to be conducted to understand the long-term effects of continuously wearing passthrough technology, like the Vision Pro headset.
It may be difficult to imagine the world portrayed by the movie Ready Player One , where everyone emulates [the characters] wearing headsets all day long in their public and private lives.
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