the headset was the only thing getting him to log off

Kyushu University's VR Chair Skips the Headset Entirely

Shogo Fukushima, an associate professor at Kyushu University's Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, has built a VR chair that delivers a separate image to each eye using a micromirror array and aerial imaging optics, so users get headset-style depth without wearing anything. The project began when a student who practically lived in VR complained the headset made sleeping uncomfortable. The paper, presented at SIGGRAPH Emerging Technologies '26, claims the flat-mirror design could widen the view up to six times, but reports no immersion measurements, and the team is now seeking industry partners.

Source: Kyushu University's VR Chair Skips the Headset Entirely — New Atlas

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