"Sitting in the virtual space furniture is dangerous" HTC warned that more than 10,000 VR headset reservations entered in 10 minutes

Reservation started from 0:00 on March 1, 2016 in Japan time, HTC's VR headset is "Vive"is. Although the main unit price is not cheap as 906 dollars (about 100,000 yen), it has been confirmed that as many as 15,000 reservations have been entered in only 10 minutes from the start of reservation acceptanceHTC's engineers' tweetsAs it is clear, its attention is considerably higher. HTC Vive warns that "it is dangerous to sit in furniture in virtual space".

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When Samsung's Gear VR was released in 2014, the "Health and Safety Warnings" indication that the health damage caused by using the VR headset was writtentopicbecame. HTC's VR headset Vive also has this indication, but most of it is similar to Gear VR, but there seems to be some peculiar notation.

The instructions recommended to read before using Vive include: "Users with heart disease or elderly users should check with their family doctor (with VR headset)", The point of notes for use is written. Among them, HTC warns that using Vive may "stimulate user's anxiety disorder or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)".

Indeed, VR headsets are expected to be active not only in the entertainment field but also in various fields such as medical, automotive, and education, so as to give certain results in the treatment of PTSD, whether the brain is reality or not It is thought that you can show realistic images as hard to distinguish.


When reading the sentences of the manual, HTC says, "Vive's virtual space is too realistic, and users forget that" objects in the virtual space can not support the real world user's body " It is understood that I am thinking "Is not it?" Vive's statement says, "It is necessary to firmly remember that furniture projected in the virtual space is not real, otherwise it is injured trying to use something that does not exist in the real world There is a possibility, too, for example, if you try to sit on a virtual chair, you will end up with a habit in the real world " I'm warning you.

In addition, HTC says "to use Vive while walking around the room" is dangerous, and to avoid this danger, to use Vive while asking someone to use it I am recommending. Of course Vive has a built-in system called "attendant" so that users can play safely. This is to display the "wall" in the virtual space so that the body of the user does not go beyond the safe zone in the real world, but in the instruction manual attached to the product, this "attendant" It seems to be recommended not to depend on the system.


Also, as it is commonplace, it says in the instructions that "Do not use the stairs or big windows, near heat sources, outdoors". Besides that, it is recommended that you prepare a good scaffold and play it, or move slowly so as not to trip over the cable on the floor when you move. Furthermore, although age restriction is not established for use of Vive, it seems that it is written that "This product is not designed assuming the use of children". In addition, it is suggested that the use of "long-time use" may interfere with the sense of sense of eyes and hands and the sense of equilibrium in the instruction manual, so long-term use leads to feeling of tiredness and sadness, so enough We encourage you to play while taking a break.

In addition, Vive comes with a controller that tracks the movement of the hand, but please "Please operate the product with a comfortable posture" "Do not hold the product too strongly" "Press the button lightly Please be aware that there is a notice that "Please please. In addition, like the Wii controller, it seems to be careful to wear a strap attached to the controller on the wrist when using it or not to shake big hands when there are people nearby.

The promotion movie of the VR headset "Vive" which HTC warns that "It is impossible to distinguish between reality and digital" can be seen from the following.

VIVE PRE - YouTube