Virtual reality headsets now come close enough to fooling your eyes into believing you’re someplace else, but the experience doesn’t translate as well to the rest of your body. Researchers from South ...

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A Microsoft patent application for a ‘virtual reality floor mat’ describes a special mat which defines a virtual playspace and can be used for tracking. Spotted by Twitter user WalkingCat, a Microsoft ...

The problem for gamers who try and play VR games in their living room is that the immersion factor means furniture in the home becomes a hazard. Microsoft has a new patent application that has ...

Microsoft might be working on a virtual reality mat to, at least in part, keep you from getting clotheslined by your coffee table yet again while ostensibly blinded by a VR headset. The company calls ...

Why it matters: Nothing is more annoying and illusion-breaking than stumbling into a coffee table or wall while playing a VR game. Currently, the best solution is software safeguards that pop up ...

Microsoft has recently filed a patent for a virtual reality floor mat — and the most intriguing aspect is the patent’s suggestion that it could be used with a gaming console like the Xbox. The patent, ...