Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Put On This Virtual Reality Helmet, Then Swap Your Gender

They strapped two people to an Oculus Rift, then swapped the feeds from two cameras, so each saw through the eyes of the other.

FB Top Comments | Why can't she wear a bra? | Because equality. Just because society tells us a womans breasts aren't to be viewed the same as a mans doesn't mean they shouldn't be. | It has to do with the sense of touch tricking your mind into thinking what you are seeing is your own body. If she was wearing a bra, the male counterpart would have to as well to equalize the sensory experience for the two individuals. It's similar to the experiment where people's minds are tricked into thinking a fake arm is their own even though they consciously understand it isn't. | How is this any different than watching ANYONE else's feed on a GoPro or wearable camera? This gives no insight and provides no research specific to the Oculus Rift. All this does is show what another person sees when looking around, and is in no way gender specific. This isn't science. | Considering the brain's plasticity, I wonder what that experience was like after the first ten minutes? That, and what it must have been like turning it off and going back to your own perspective. | If I had tits like that I could feel all day, I'd never leave the house.
 I have no idea what the fuck is even going on here. This makes no sense. AT ALL |  I don't get how this is supposed to work. You are touching a hairless body but seeeing the hair of the other body. But your fingers can't lie to you and say they are touching hair. I was hoping this was an experiment of experiencing gender like having imagery walking down the street and the different situations people of different genders encounter.  How do they stay synchronized in movement ? |  Sweet butt haha. Also the oculus rift needs to become mainstream | Yes they needed to be naked,it's human nature to b curious and if your going as far as swapping sexes then yes | It puts the lotion in the basket or else it gets the hose again! Or, just use this and everybody can go home happy. | One step closer to an empathy machine! | Silly and a complete gimmick! EMPATHY is visceral and has nothing to do with this superficial and ridiculous "experiment"!I can only seeing this possibly serve some purpose for a "virtual sex experience" | Omg it's the drift machine from pacific rim | Haha BOOBIES!!! I think I'd get a little distracted with those... I was like what theeee....At the end there hahaha | There's a new Google Glass app for that | ill take the one on the right, yeap, do you have two to go ? (couple of ekkies and coke will do it as well) for the open minded | 


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