Three-Axis Wearable Adaptive Vestibular Stimulator

3WAVeS: Three-Axis Wearable Adaptive Vestibular Stimulator

The purpose of this study is to improve current galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) technology to ease the motion sickness often associated with virtual reality (VR) simulation.

The Three-Axis Wearable Adaptive Vestibular Stimulator (3WAVeS) technology that combines galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) and Virtual Reality (VR) will not only increase VR-based simulation realism and presence, but will also mitigate the motion sickness often associated with VR simulation by re-coupling the vestibular and ocular inputs to the VR user. Additionally, due to GVS technology's ability to accurately provide continuous inputs to the vestibular system, 3WAVeS can intentionally simulate high-fidelity effects of spatial disorientation for training purposes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• For our purposes, participants must be able to consent to participate themselves and be 21 to 55 years of age
• Must be able to attend in-person sessions at the Mayo Aerospace Medicine and Vestibular Research Laboratory in Scottsdale, AZ.
• No racial/ethnic groups will be excluded, although all participants must be fluent speakers of English.

Exclusion Criteria:

- History of vestibular disease, migraine, or significant balance disorder; history of severe motion sensitivity, women who are pregnant.