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Virtual reality sickness may have undesirable consequences beyond the sickness itself. For example, Crowley (1987) argued that flight simulator sickness could discourage pilots from using flight simulators, reduce the efficiency of training through distraction and the encouragement of adaptive behaviors that are unfavorable for performance, compromise ground safety or flight safety when sick ...
The Quest 2 had faced criticism over the mandate that users must log in with a Facebook account in order to use the Quest 2 and any future Oculus products, including the amount of user data that could be collected by the company via virtual reality hardware and interactions, such as the user's surroundings, motions and actions, and biometrics.
Pedestrian railroad accidents are the leading cause of death on railways. More than 7,200 pedestrians have been killed by trains in the United States since 1997. An additional 6,400 have been injured. Each year on average about 500 are killed. [2] Between 2001 and 2011, the number of deaths involving trains and motor vehicles dropped 42% to 248.
OpenVR is a software development kit (SDK) and application programming interface (API) developed by Valve for supporting the SteamVR [1] [2] and other virtual reality headset devices. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The SteamVR platform uses it as the default application programming interface and runtime. [ 5 ]
Widespread strikes in Greece halted trains, ferries and much of the capital's public transport on Wednesday in protests timed to coincide with the first anniversary of the country's deadliest rail ...
Thirteen people were killed and 15 others were injured. [250] 31 January – Pakistan – The Shalimar Express, a train operated by Pakistan Railways, derailed near Lahore. Several people were injured. [251] 5 February – India – In Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, two freight trains had collided near Rusalabad Train Station, injuring two people. [252]
When people have taken photos of newly created graffiti there have been accidents where deaths have occurred. [4] [5] In the United States in 1993 a 23-year-old person was on train tracks with a group of people and it is thought that they had spray painted graffiti on the side of a freight carriage. The 23 year-old was taking photos of the ...
But for about 25% of people, the opening doesn't close, the American Heart Association estimates. Often people remain unaware they have one unless they experience a heart attack or stroke.