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• Bill Arnold commented on Are VR esports going to become a thing?
  That's the mistake I made. It's better to learn the internal aspects first. Retrofitting movements learned wrong to match principles learned later is a pain (sometimes literally). Have to agree with this, though have never tried tai chi seriously. Regularly practice large and small motions including a traditional hard style, in the dark with eyes closed. Consider it a proprioception exercise (though it's more than that, yes) For some things vision(/visual cortex) (well mine at least) just gets in the way. E.g. for a familiar example, touch typing at full speed while watching the fingers/keyboard is generally bad idea. (I'm...
• Jean Lamb commented on Are VR esports going to become a thing?
  This kind of thing could revolutionize physical therapy (aka State Sponsored Terrorism, to quote Calvin). My stepmother was fanatical enough about bowling to work with her regular ball the day after she came home from breast cancer surgery, and ended up with a range of motion that her doctor bowed down and worshiped. But a pleasant game that began at easy levels and then increased the demands on higher levels in VR could easily get patients much more interested than in meatspace (where the main motivation to get better is a desire to strangle the perky therapist). Also, stroke rehab...
• SFreader commented on Are VR esports going to become a thing?
  VR has shown up at this year's major Neuro Conference. Mostly it's imaging neuronal connections, but once the tech becomes more widely available (including affordable how-to seminars), no telling how it will help inform this field. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/technology-from-ldquo-harry-potter-rdquo-movies-brings-magic-of-brain-into-focus/...
• Mikko Parviainen (he/him) commented on Are VR esports going to become a thing?
  Yesterday I was in a VR arcade the first time. It was a fun experience, we had an hour to play the games in the system. I climbed Mount Everest (and found a vertical wall to stand on), played some Gorn, and tried out a couple of other games, and Google Earth. I had fun, but next time I'll bring my contacts, and make sure both of my arms are in good condition. My left arm is healing from a fracture and I can't and shouldn't use it very much, so that hindered me somewhat. The main problem was the...
• Hugh Fisher commented on Are VR esports going to become a thing?
  Thread necromancy, just saw this on Ars Technica about the official Formula 1 e-sports racing game. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/11/formula-1-esports-now-more-exciting-than-the-real-thing-and-thats-a-problem/...