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Most VR sleepers are doing so on VRChat, a metaverse social platform that lets you connect with others and enter user created worlds that range from hang-out spots to immersive art pieces. Many slumber in cozy, ambient worlds specifically designed to sleep in[...]
This experience is so enthralling that many of the users [...] are actively choosing to sleep in VR every night. The combination of the relaxing digital environments coupled with the soothing background noises create a seemingly optimal environment for slumber.
[...] "It's oddly calming waking up as your avatar in a new world," one VR sleeper said. "I don't know what it is but it just felt…normal when I did it."
[...] Users can choose to snooze wherever they like from a cozy cottage to outer space. [...]
[...] One community, VRC Cuddles, has more than 15,000 members who gather to cuddle and sleep together [...] Some say they can actually feel their avatar being cuddled up to by others through phantom touch, a phenomenon where the brain believes it can "feel" sensations in VR.
[...] "The main fire risk with using a VR headset in bed is if the device is covered up in some way, for example if one side of it is resting against a pillow. This can prevent cool air from reaching the hot components, and that can be a real danger," [... "] there's an added risk of strangulation from the charging cord."
[...] using the tech to fall asleep runs the risk of further disrupting sleep due to blue light exposure.
How Folks Snuggle, Snore, and Sleep in Virtual Reality Each Night (thedailybeast.com)
This experience is so enthralling that many of the users [...] are actively choosing to sleep in VR every night. The combination of the relaxing digital environments coupled with the soothing background noises create a seemingly optimal environment for slumber.
[...] "It's oddly calming waking up as your avatar in a new world," one VR sleeper said. "I don't know what it is but it just felt…normal when I did it."
[...] Users can choose to snooze wherever they like from a cozy cottage to outer space. [...]
[...] One community, VRC Cuddles, has more than 15,000 members who gather to cuddle and sleep together [...] Some say they can actually feel their avatar being cuddled up to by others through phantom touch, a phenomenon where the brain believes it can "feel" sensations in VR.
[...] "The main fire risk with using a VR headset in bed is if the device is covered up in some way, for example if one side of it is resting against a pillow. This can prevent cool air from reaching the hot components, and that can be a real danger," [... "] there's an added risk of strangulation from the charging cord."
[...] using the tech to fall asleep runs the risk of further disrupting sleep due to blue light exposure.
How Folks Snuggle, Snore, and Sleep in Virtual Reality Each Night (thedailybeast.com)
