I GOT AN HTC VIVE!

Top of the morning to ya laddies! My name is Jacksepticeye and today I'm gonna talk about virtual reality! I've received an HTC VIVE for early access and I just want to talk about how it works with you all, and who uses it as well. So lets get right into it! I'm going to put on my Vive to show all what it looks like and talk about how it works first. Alright, let get right into it!

Alright, I have my Vive's gear is all setup and as you can see, the headset is freaking huge (hahaha)! But it needs to be so it cuts off all of my peripheral vision. The headset has a little screen built inside of it that tricks your brain into thinking that it's some where else, the screen has to put out 75 frames per second! That a lot more frames than what most video games put out! The screen is also so freaking bright! God it hurts my eyes sometimes just looking into it for long periods of time.

Now you also ask, how does it track your movements Jack?

Well to answer your question, there is a gyroscopic sensor built into the headset so it tracks my movements in the game and changes the view according to where my head is, which is so bad arse! It's so cool that you don't need a controller to move your characters head, the controller is to just move your characters body, it just immerses you into the game and makes you feel like you're the character.

Now you also ask, how is the game generated in the headset? Like is it a computer?

The answer to that is no. As you an see, the wires attached to the back of the headset feed into the ports on my computer. The computer creates the 3D environment for me to interact with and projects it back into the headset. Don't think of it as if it's a movie projector, think of it as the HDMI cable connecting from your Xbox or PlayStation to you TV.

Oh! I almost forgot to mention that the VIVE also comes with these two motion controller sticks. These are pretty much like WII remotes. They have little sensors that track your hands movements, and little buttons on them to allow your to pick up items/navigate through the menus in your game. It definietly much better than using an average controller because of the immersive feeling that you get playing your games. I LOVE THIS THING!

Alright so I'm gonna put my Vive away and talk about who uses this kind of technology with you guys, so I'll you guys in just a second.

Alright so now I've  put all of my Vive's gear away so I can talk to you all about who uses this kind of technology. So lets right into it AGAIN!

Alright so the main people who this kind of technology is of courses GAMER'S like us! Gamer's like PewDiePie, Merkiplier, and myself included use these headset to entertain guys all the time. But it's not just famous gamer's who use it, even the average gamer use these headsets to entertain themselves all the time. But gamer's don't use this kind of technology, doctors and scientists use it as well! Like I said EVERYONE USES IT!

Some doctors have used it to help those who have suffered from a stroke. There was a study done in Korea by a group of scientists, and they learned that with the addition of Virtual Reality with a patients physical therapy, it had an effect on the patients walking tasks. Their walking improved significantly(1)! That's freaking amazing! There was also another study that showed that it also can help those have suffered from PTSD. A psychologists would have the patient put on a Virtual Reality headset and they would have them engage in a 3D environment that took place in Iraq or Afghanistan. The psychologist would talk them through the environment, making sure that the patient was calm, and wouldn't let the patient loose control. The study proved that it can have a major effect on PSTD patients (2)! Isn't that amazing!? And people say video games can help anyone, I laugh at that accusation!

So that's the end of that video for you guys! I hope that the information I talked about was interesting and fun for you guys! If you want to lern more about Virtual Reality check out some of the videos and articles in the description. SO THANKS YOU GUYS FOR WATCHING THIS VIDEO AND IF LIKE LIKED IT, PUNCH THAT LIKE BUTTON IN THE FACE, LIKE A BOSS!!!!! And high five all around. THANKS YOU GUYS AND  I'LL SEE ALL YOU DUDES, IN THE NEXT VIDEO!!!!

References: 



Grossmen .L. Luckerson. V. (April 2014). Head Trip. Time. Vol 183. 38-41. Retrieved from: http://web.b.ebscohost.com.proxy-bloomu.klnpa.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=b9a269de-18a7-43d5-b03d-0b83fca77a16%40sessionmgr106&vid=8&hid=124

McLay R. Vasuhda. R. Murphy. J. Spira. J. Wood. D. Wiederhold. M. Wiederhold. B. 2014. (n.d). Effect of Virtua Reality PTSD Treatment on Mood and Neurocognitive Outcomes . Retrieved from: http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.proxy-bloomu.klnpa.org/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=f678bc32-20bc-493d-a8f5-c94d3151d739%40sessionmgr4008&vid=15&hid=4102



Cho. K. Kim. M. Lee. H. Lee. W. 2015. (n.d). Virtual Reality Training with Cognitive Load Improves Walking Function in Chronic Stroke Patients. Retrieved from:  http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.proxy-bloomu.klnpa.org/eds/command/detail?vid=16&sid=f678bc32-20bc-493d-a8f5-c94d3151d739%40sessionmgr4008&hid=4102&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=26228205&db=mdc

Videos that show off Virtual Reality:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JyUD79ky8s


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC2ctW5BDbY


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOdmXULuic0&list=PLYH8WvNV1YEl7NSkc7WXE9z56ROage9yB&index=4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7FZ79KkzIQ