Michael Dorneich News Today

An interdisciplinary team of Iowa State researchers find women experience cybersickness with virtual reality headsets more often than men. Their ongoing work explores why this difference exists and methods to help people adapt.

Although virtual reality has been available for years, the advancement of higher-resolution visuals, more accurate monitoring of the user’s motions, and more affordable, sleek headsets have opened up new applications for immersive technology outside gaming and military training.