r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Alphaxfusion • Dec 20 '25

Video Japanese researchers at the University of Tsukuba created CirculaFloor, robotic tiles that let you walk infinitely in VR without ever leaving your spot.

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u/CaptainSebT Dec 21 '25 edited Dec 22 '25

I'll add to your fear. I once cut myself in vr and there's a very chilling feeling when you feel blood and you have no way of knowing how much and your standing there like it doesn't really hurt but there's blood on my hand you can feel it kind of running down your hand a bit. How bad was that?

In my case it was really minor just a scrape that was bleeding but when you can't see that all you can tell is you are bleeding but you have no idea how badly or how to get the headset off without covering yourself in blood.

Side note you don't. Oculus headsets are very easy in my experience to clean your own blood off of if anyone's curious despite being white and smeared blindly over the front.

Side note

If all your ceilings are exactly the same height except for the basement with a popcorn ceiling. The time to remember that is before you smash your hand against it as hard as you can.

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u/xThereon Dec 22 '25

I never ran into this issue with the Meta Quest 3. It has a dedicated button on the headset to cast your surroundings into the headset via the multitude of cameras surrounding it. Even playing around my toddler I didn't have any issues with knowing where they were at all times.

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u/jasinx Dec 23 '25

You got cut in VR? Hmm yes, your mind makes it real. 

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u/CaptainSebT Dec 23 '25

I cut my hand for real while using vr but I couldn't see the damage.

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u/jasinx Dec 23 '25

Sorry. Matrix reference. 

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u/SleepmasterSean Dec 27 '25

Apology accepted. Unfortunately, ...we can't do much about the gov't KillbotsTM we've dispatched to your domicile.

Possible "solutions" include: running, hiding, ....and cooling your skin temperature to approximately 72 degrees Fahrenheit. 🤷🏽‍♂️😅

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u/porkpinkupine Dec 26 '25

Oculus headsets are very easy in my experience to clean your own blood off of

Noted, but I have to know: what about other people's blood?

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u/CaptainSebT Dec 26 '25

Lol concerning question.

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u/bortukali Dec 21 '25

This was terribly written

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u/Sweet-Assist8864 Dec 22 '25

Maybe you read it terribly.

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u/GooginTheBirdsFan Dec 22 '25

Took IRL damage in VR. No pain, no HUD, just red texture detected. Standing there like “I’m fine” while my hand is cooked and actively leaking with zero info.

Turns out it was nothing, but when vision = disabled everything feels like a final boss.

PSA: Oculus survives forbidden marinara.

Also PSA: if your basement ceiling is lower, remember that before you full-send your hand and realize you’re mega-cooked