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VRise uses virtual reality to combat cybersickness.

Promopole-based VRise is developing a virtual reality application to combat a technology-induced phenomenon known as cybersickness.

VRise, which is based at Promopole in Montigny and provides development solutions for a wide range of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality experiences, was founded in 2022 and currently employs 5 people. Specifically, it is a joint venture with DSA (Driving Simulation Association) and SCALE-1 Portal, offering immersive technologies and applications for the entire market.

During the week of February 24, VRise offered the companies present at Promopole the opportunity to take part in two virtual reality test sessions. La Gazette took part in the experiment.

The sessions are organized “as part of an exciting research project into virtual reality applications in video games and industry”, says the company.
“We are organizing these tests to study cybersickness(a type of discomfort that occurs during or after virtual immersion and is similar to motion sickness, with symptoms such as nausea, disorientation or eyestrain), in virtual reality technologies. This week, we’re expecting between 20 and 25 participants, all of whom work in very different companies,” says Andras Kemeny, engineer and president of VRise.

“Our idea is to provide a software product, called VRise Removal, as a B2B product, with plans to make a consumer version freely available online. This will enable us to combat cybersickness and provide solutions to remedy it.”

Lasting 20 minutes each, the two sessions involved participants, equipped with a Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headset developed by the Meta company, exploring and interacting in a virtual world. A questionnaire called SSQ (Simulator Sickness Questionnaire) enabled them to express their feelings before and after each session.

• The first session took place without the use of the VRise Removal plugin.
• The second session incorporated VRise Removal, a plugin developed under Unity (a 3D software platform).

La Gazette noticed a notable difference between the two tests.

“Our plugin is connected to the application via an API (application programming interface) developed by VRise”, explains Andras Kemeny.

In concrete terms, this means that the software can be plugged in directly using an application. It can be used for a variety of purposes, including virtual tours of trade shows, simulators, video games, and industry.

The data collected from participants will be analyzed in order to improve the plugin’s development and help reduce cybersickness.

“Statistical analysis of our study will enable us to refine our solution according to the visual strategy used by the subjects,” says Andras Kemeny.

“This innovative method can be integrated into any heads-up display (HMD) or motion platform or fixed driving simulator via a simple API, offering a versatile solution for all virtual environments, without the need for additional physical devices,” says a company release.

“We will be holding further test sessions here at Promopole, comparable to these, probably in the second half of this year,” concludes the president.

For more information on VRise, visit vrise.fr.

For further details, refer to page 8 of the full journal available on La Gazette SQY’s official website.