VR News: Over on Tik-Tok (where else) a video has gone viral of a golden retriever dog seemingly enjoying using a VR headset. The dogs heartwarming reaction to seeing birds in VR is giving people the chills and they love it, sharing the clip more than 650,000 times. Do check it out here…
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Our Thoughts: While I agree that this clip is indeed heartwarming and the dog does seem mostly happy, it is not reacting to what it is seeing. The thing is VR headsets are built for humans and dogs have a different refresh rate in their eyes meaning they most porbablly don’t see computer screens, phones, TVs, etc in the same way use humans do, so the dog wasn’t looking at anything, jus reacting to the sounds around him.
A Russian farm did once put VR headsets on dairy cows in a bid to reduce their anxiety, but even they most probbaly didn’t see anything at all and probably just liked the lighter colours instead of the barn roof. Sure, it puts a downer on the whole clip, but it nonetheless worth watching and sharing