virtual reality and agoraphobia

[Pixelated]

Part of me says, we'd know we were in our houses and that it wasn't real, but then again, that might be a good thing, because we'd associate the walk with the calmness we feel at home.

I'd be interested in trying it

[ankietyjoe]

Part of me says, we'd know we were in our houses and that it wasn't real

You'd think, but VR is extremely convincing. Because of the way it works, you feel immersed because of the sense of scale. In some respects it can be pretty intimidating because your brain just accepts that what you're seeing is real.

[graham58]

You'd think, but VR is extremely convincing. Because of the way it works, you feel immersed because of the sense of scale. In some respects it can be pretty intimidating because your brain just accepts that what you're seeing is real.

I agree. I volunteer in a museum during the summer and we're working with a local multimedia group who are designing some virtual reality "stories" for us to show our visitors, using virtual reality technology.

I put on one of the headsets we'll be using and saw a 3-d impression of Venice, including St Mark's Square, and a Chinese guy hitting a punchbag in a room which was almost scary; it looked as though he was about 5 or 6 feet away.