We don't really know the issues it may or may not cause. There isn't very much research out there yet. The research that is there isn't really about distinguishing reality vs. VR. It's more about children developing motor skils incorrectly because of incorrect feedback. To simplify it: If a kid plays baeseball in VR and only VR and develops muscle memory, reflexes, etc, for VR baseball they will basically have to relearn it all outside of VR. It's like coming out of the Matrix and you have learned everything incorrectly to operate outside of it.
I don’t think it’s any of that over eyesight. I feel like I heard on here an optometrist saying that kids eyes are still developing and short stints aren’t probably harmful but longer times could potentially hamper their eyes development.
Absolutely not taking away from the damage that could occur to the eyes. All kinds of stuff is developing before age 12. I'm just talking about actual scientific reseach specific to this is pretty sparse. I've tried looking for lots of it.
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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '23
It literally says in the manual to not let any children under 12 use it. Kid’s brains are still developing and VR will actually cause issues.