Entries from Londonist tagged with 'anxiety'
April 6, 2008
This weekend column is brought to you by the founders of Niceties Tokens, Liz and Pete of Team Nice. 41. Piss Poor Personal Space Getting on a packed tube is stressful. We all know that – everyone is worried that they won’t get on, so they push and then someone has to say, “Can you move down please?” (and no matter how you say that – it weirdly always sounds aggressive). Then because you......
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New hope for paranoid Londoners has come in the form of virtual reality tube ride developed by King's College London, which has sims-like passengers who breathe, look around and even gaze right at the user. It lacks the bodily smells, litter and bumps you'd normally experience on a journey, but it's probably best not to add any additional annoyances to those already feeling anxious and paranoid. The VR train experience is helping psychologists get better......
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