'Calming' virtual reality helmets let you explore the cosmos

Design-led Quasar project steers VR away from adrenalin-fuelled experiences to create calming space environments that focus on the senses

Want to get into VR but can't stomach a rollercoaster ride? London-based design studio FIELD has an alternative.

Dubbed "Quasar", the project consists of three sculpted helmets, containing fibreglass, each kitted out with an Oculus Rift headset that plunge wearers into futuristic scenes while motion-tracking armbands allow them to interact with each virtual environment. "Each experience has a slightly different control mechanism and completely different visuals and sound," Field's creative director, Marcus Wendt, told Tech Monthly.