Iowa State researchers in psychology and engineering found women experience cybersickness with virtual reality headsets more often than men. Their ongoing work, supported by a new $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, explores why this difference exists and options to help individuals adapt. Psychology professor Jonathan Kelly studies human-computer interaction, spatial cognition and virtual reality. He says gender discrepancies in cybersickness may...
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Researchers record brainwaves to measure ‘cybersickness’
by Maria Herd, University of Maryland A test subject experiences a potentially stomach-churning virtual reality fly-through of a space station while her brain activity is monitored. Credit: Maryland Blended Reality Center If a virtual world has ever left you feeling nauseous or disorientated, you’re familiar with cybersickness, and you’re hardly alone. The intensity of virtual reality...