Oculus for my Baby Boomer Parents

 Quick lunchtime post for my dad <3, will update later: 1. Go through the First Steps app over & over till you feel confident. Spend a few days focused on this app, as well as navigating the 'Oculus Home' from where you can access your Apps. Also, from your Oculus Home, look at the various Settings- familiarize yourself with the left-hand list options (for example- changing your Environment or background). 2. Next, get used to moving via Beat Saber (Free Demo) and Sport Scramble (Free Demo) I have never been 'into games' and never play any cell phone games. But VR is different. There is enormous satisfaction in hitting a tennis ball 90% of the time in VR, when you've never successfully hit one in real life. It's an incredible feeling! Beat Saber is definitely easiest and seems to be enjoyed by everyone of all ages, so I recommend starting with Beat Saber before Sport Scramble. 3. Really start to explore when you are comfortable moving around Once you...

Here is a list of the little things that might be unnatural in the beginning.  Will update this post as \my parents & I learn what we find tricky versus natural. Adjust Your Headset Regularly to Focus.     This took me a bit to get used to. I have perfect vision, but it took me a while to adjust to reading in Oculus VR ( link HERE if you need help setting up Oculus with glasses). The key I found to adjusting focus is: A. Adjusting the "between-eye-space" & B. Physically securing the headset The biggest tip I have is that  physically adjusting the headset can be distracting in the beginning, but keep adjusting and don't give up. When I took my Oculus out of the box, I easily adjusted the space between the eyes by snapping them into three different settings (like binoculars). The head straps are adjustable, but I didn't immediately realize how important adjusting the straps is. While my eyes seem to adjust best to the "most narrow between-eye" setti...

In considering whether to buy a Virtual Reality device for our parents, my brother asked a great question: Would mom's dizziness or vertigo be a problem?   I recently purchased an Oculus Quest 2. My goal is to introduce my baby boomer parents to VR, to help alleviate isolation and boredom due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Dizziness is a good question for VR, especially for someone like my mom or myself who have experienced motion sickness and vertigo in the real world to varying degrees. But I was not afraid to experiment, especially after hearing from a friend who works in Occupational Therapy who uses Oculus headset with his patients. He recollects only 1 out of about 50 patients reporting dizziness. I would be willing to assume that Oculus apps used in healthcare settings are designed with high comfort for patients.  Two Most Useful Things I've learned About Dizziness in Oculus VR: 1 - Comfort Ratings for Oculus apps  2 - VR dizziness might go away with experience ...