Research and analysis

Safety of domestic virtual reality systems

An assessment of the safety implications of domestic virtual reality systems.

From:
Department for Business and Trade, Office for Product Safety and Standards, and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Published
2 October 2020

Documents

The safety of domestic virtual reality systems

Ref: BEIS Research Paper Number 2020/038

PDF, 1.15 MB, 54 pages

Details

This report assesses the safety implications and in particular the physiological impact of using domestic virtual reality (VR) systems, through a literature review of the below topics, as well as interviews with testers of domestic VR systems.

The main findings from the literature review cover:

  • theories behind the cause of cybersickness
  • factors of VR systems that can lead to cybersickness symptoms
  • ways of mitigating cybersickness
  • adaptation after-effects
  • other effects resulting from VR use
Published 2 October 2020

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