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mas Stoffregen, Ph.D., director of the APAL, and professor of kinesiology, was featured in the July 14, 2014 issue of the New York Times. The article discusses widespread concerns that current and future virtual reality technologies, such as head mounted displays, may give rise to motion sickness in a large percentage of users. The technology, often used for video gaming, transports the user’s mind into a world where it can be hard to tell reality from computer imagery. The Times article reviews reports that the technology can make people sick after just a few minutes of use. A 2007 research article by Merhi, Faugloire, Flanagan, & Stoffregen is the sole behavioral science study discussed in the article.
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