Gabe Newell: Valve Has Cracked VR's Motion Sickness Problem

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Gabe Newell: Valve Has Cracked VR's Motion Sickness Problem

Added: 05.03.2015 19:09 | 12 views | 0 comments

Virtual reality's teething problems of users experiencing motion sickness and eyestrain could soon be eliminated with new motion sensing technology, according to Valve's managing director Gabe Newell. While the rising interest of Oculus Rift, and mobile-centric variants such as Gear VR, has triggered a craze of investment in virtual reality, some consumers believe the technology is uncomfortable on the eyes. John Carmack, the chief technology officer at Oculus Rift, said during a keynote at the Games Developers Conference on Wednesday that motion sickness was one of his biggest fears with the technology. People like the demo, they take it home, and they start throwing up, he told a gathering of developers. The fear is if a really bad VR product comes out, it could send the industry back to the 90s, he said.