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itsgoingtobeebanned t1_j7r191s wrote

Reply to Full dive vr. I might have some answers by Sad-Bathroom8500

As someone with VR headsets since oculus dk2 in 2014 I think you might find VRchat has a LOT of players who report "Phantom sensations" on their real life physical bodies when receiving virtual hugs/cuddles in game. Which ties in with that famous fake limb study you mentioned very nicely... it's pretty much the same thing. In the headset the virtual arm/s your visual brain is telling you exist get stimulated and your central nervous system responds.

Plus another great point proving how VR can have a bodily effect is motion sickness. The brain thinks it is moving due to visual stimuli but the inner ear isn't actually moving and simulation-sickness (the official term) occurs.

Fascinating stuff all around imo. Checkout Gabe Newell owner of Valve/Steam brain computer interface is what he is personally working on and funding.

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itsgoingtobeebanned t1_j6vutvr wrote

Reply to comment by Synaps4 in Would you live in a "Floating City"? by jfd0037

Imagine its built of warertight compartments that when broken apart by said initial wave they have inflatable buffers that keep them afloat but also buffered from each other. A skyscraper made of lifeboats fastened together basically but a lot more complex. If you know ots gonna happen you could build a house of cards designed to topple as softly as possible.

We don't need arable land if we can harness ocean power properly. Seaweed farms, seafood = basic food requirements met.

I agree we are probably fucked but what if it's a puny meteor that only takes out Europe and the dust cloud goes away in 6 months?

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