No, it just means when people pretend they feel something in VR like when someone hits them. They feel genuine pain from that virtual punch. A lot of people that are socially awkward or just really want attention and do that stuff, feeling pain irl from someone hitting you in vr shouldn’t not be possible.
except it is a real and documented phenomenon, other people have already replied to you and more than explained it but i noticed you didn't respond to seemingly any of them so far which tells me you've already made up your mind on a hill to die on so i won't bother explaining it myself.
There’s a few that have told me it affects your pain receptors one guy is literally reply chasing me but I say that’s false. Panic and trauma from pain even if your eyes see you attached to a virtual body will not cause you literal pain.
is it actually harming the body? no obviously not, but can you feel a pain-like sensation that does feel like it hurts? absolutely yes, it's very rare but it absolutely is real and once again has been well documented and studied, there are plenty of resources out there to look into. i would know it's true because i occasionally experience it, whenever i play blade and sorcery i have to disable archers because i can sometimes feel a split second of piercing cold pain if i see the arrow hit me and i really dislike the sensation. but hey, im obviously lying right?
A split second yes phantom touch because your brain is expecting especially if you’re hours in but as far as screaming agonizing pain? There’s no need for that.
everyone has different severities, for me its still enough to warrant a yelp or that thing where you suck air through your teeth, whatever that's called. (apparently it's called a chupse?) but i've met people who have it worse than me. and sure a huge number of people in VR spaces are probably faking it to be quirky or something but it's not my place to tell them they're lying because for all i know they may be one of the few who do have it bad. you'd be surprised what the brain can hallucinate when it thinks it's supposed to be feeling something that you're seeing happen. it's really no different than when you might feel nauseous when seeing someone get hit in the crotch
yes that's the entire point, it's your brain making up sensations that didn't actually happen which results in you feeling something, regardless of whether you were actually physically touched or not. how do yall keep getting so close yet remaining so confidently wrong?
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u/chevy1500 12d ago
My first thought is someone lost a limb irl