[PT2021] A Summary An Virtual Reality Injury

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If you're in search of an immersive gaming experience that allows you to
completely forget about the real world the virtual world, virtual reality
(VR) allows gamers to experience this. These gaming applications can help
you experience places and events which go beyond the reality of our world
by allowing players to exist within the three-dimensional virtual world.

Human brains can change quickly. If you're in the VR reality, it might take
as few as 30 minutes before you lose your sense of spatial awareness in
this virtual world. Your brain might be able quickly to adapt to inhabiting
the virtual world, however your body will still remain in the real world,
as will the walls you can traverse and slide, trip, and fall hazards, and
people you may hit in the face.

As virtual reality continues to soar in popularity, so do cases where using
VR led to injuries. Gaming in the virtual world is not without its dangers,
and this article will explain why.
The Risks of Virtual Reality

VR gamers have reported numerous negative effects, such as visual
impairment or disorientation. Some have even experienced seizures. To top
it all off using VR is a real danger of injury. Participants have been
injured by injuries to ligaments, broken bones as well as electric shocks.

Augmented reality is a similar technology as VR Injury
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creating a complete virtual world it adds virtual elements into the world
around us. You might think that since you're still able to discern where
you're headed when you play games with augmented reality however, the truth
is many players have suffered injuries.

Pokemon Go is a popular Augmented Reality game that has seen more than its
share of injuries among its players. Check out these examples to appreciate
the many ways injuries can happen.


- A man who was playing Pokemon Go while he was driving ran into a police
car.

- A distracted man was robbed while he was playing Pokemon Go.

- A player who was distracted was assaulted while playing Pokemon Go.

- Two unintentionally drunk men fell off a mountain when they were walking
while playing Pokemon Go.

- A man was driving fast while playing Pokemon Go crashed into his car.

According to one study, in Tippecanoe County in Indiana in particular,
researchers attributing to 134 accidents involving cars that led to two
fatalities to the game. When they considered the impact of this in relation
to the United States as a whole and analyzed the results, they found that
the game may have played a role in 150,000 accidents and more than 256
deaths.
Virtual Reality and Personal Injury Law

There have been many personal injury lawsuits brought against Nintendo over
injuries that resulted from playing Pokemon Go, but manufacturers might not
be the only potential parties liable in these cases. Certainly in cases
like the examples above to some degree, the responsibility lies with the
player.

In the event of virtual real-world injuries in which the user is injured,
they could be held accountable. If, for example, they fall while using the
game but they fell on a danger in their own home. The manufacturer could
also be accountable for not thoroughly studying the psychological effects
and long term side effects of this type of technology.

If you decide to use virtual reality, you generally have to agree to terms
that indicate that you understand and accept the potential risks of using
the product. Not everyone who is injured by VR has signed a waiver, however
that could be the case when you are injured in an accident that someone who
was engaged in VR caused. This link can be used to get help if you've been
injured by the VR product.

Certain factors that may influence liability in virtual reality injuries
include whether the accident occurred on private or public property and if
it was the style of the headset was a factor. It is also possible that an
injury might be caused by a defect in the product's manufacturing or design.

In the case of VR, warning labels alone might not be enough to ensure that
users are safe. It's important to use common sense when you use VR however
it's important that the designers and manufacturers think about how their
products are likely to be used, and take care to resolve any security
issues prior to releasing them to the general public.

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