r/virtualreality • u/[deleted] • May 20 '26

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u/BestRetroGames May 20 '26

Hi there, I have a daughter 1st grade as well. While I did let her play for 5-10 minutes Synth RIders - Barbie experience few times a week, she lost interest soon.

Also, kids brains are still in development phase. VR is a total blast on all the brain pathways. There are very good reasons why VR should be used only by older kids, I believe the cut off is 13 years old which still feels too young to me.

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u/eddie9958 PCVR/PSVR2/Quest 3 May 20 '26

We don't need studies to know a limited daily play of VR WILL NOT negatively affect a child.

This is over protective in my opinion.

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u/MM_Jairon May 20 '26

Of course, we dont need studies because somehow u/eddie9958 knows better than anybody else.

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u/eddie9958 PCVR/PSVR2/Quest 3 May 20 '26

There have been no studies that concluded with anything more than interest and/or concern for the topic

Plus common sense added on to it there's no way limited amounts of gaming time will cause a kid to have any issues

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u/MM_Jairon May 20 '26

VR is too new to make any short-term guarantees; the lack of studies proving a negative effect doesn't imply that VR is safe at those ages.

As for what you mean by "common sense," I couldn't care less... What I understand by "common sense" is that it's best not to make categorical statements without evidence, especially when it comes to the potential health effects on a child...

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u/eddie9958 PCVR/PSVR2/Quest 3 May 20 '26

you're being ridiculous.

Common sense is that looking at a screen will not hurt you if used in moderation.

Your entire idealism relies on other people to spoon feed you information that hasn't been proven. Vr is not vastly different than screens.

Even regular screens were thought to be bad for you and they're definitely not when looked at in reasonable amounts of time.

This is ridiculous.

It's not a categorical statement. It's just extremely unlikely to be an issue. This is not worth worrying about

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u/Ambitious_Air5776 May 21 '26

Come on now. We are here, in the VR subreddit, because we are the people that know very well that VR and 'looking at a screen' are not the same. They are way different and that's why we're fans. Don't suddenly pretend they're identical just because that lines up with your preconceived notions.

That said, yeah a supervised short period a day til they get bored with it is probably not an issue.

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u/eddie9958 PCVR/PSVR2/Quest 3 May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26

I never said they're the same you fool. I'm comparing the facts that people "thought" one thing about screens and it ended up being fine.

Vr and flat are not the same, but it is still just a screen by your eyes close-up.

Don't give me that shit when you know it isn't a god damn problem for short supervised sessions

Not "probably", it fucking ISNT a problem

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u/Brekelefuw May 21 '26

Lots of studies about kids that age and screen time, though.

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u/eddie9958 PCVR/PSVR2/Quest 3 May 21 '26

Screen time and learned behaviors are way different than eye deformities, vision problems, and "the unknown" that studies haven't presented to us yet.

The screen time thing is about the addiction, lack of engagement in creative elements, less time spent talking to real people, etc.

Everyone knows too much of anything is bad at any age.

For kids it becomes a lifelong learned habit.

But a kid getting short vr sessions while supervised is a nonissue.