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Re: Are HMD/eye displays harmful?

Ummm this sounds like one of those urban myths floating around.   I've
played so many games of dactyl at the arcade, and used VR enough to have
developed such problems and I have not. I also use my M-1 once in a while
as the wearable is in pieces right now.  I would say unless you have a
medical problem to begin with I doubt very much that using an HMD would
hurt you...  Wouldn't every camcorder user or a large number of them end up
with the same problem? 

I would say that this tidbit you were told might be a non-fact that has
been floating around for a while on the net.

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> From: Thomas Renard <>
> To: 
> Subject: Are HMD/eye displays harmful?
> Date: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 12:46 PM
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> a friend of mine told me, that some german computer magazine tested
> HMDs for games. They said that most of the people who tested the HMDs
> have problems with their eyes now.
> 
> Ok, I heard about the simulation-syndrome some years ago but this
> thing is something with the eyes (changing of lenses or so)
> 
> Any suggestions? What about one eye applications? Do you harm your
> dominant eye if you use your display every day? What about the passive
> none dominant eye? 
> 
> If so - what are the alternatives of HMD to display graphics with
> wearables outside?
> 
> Thomas
> 
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