Dancing sessions for 60 hours, simulator sex, and vitamin: within the world of militants VR RAVERS

It was one One of the first times of the drug is to deal with drugs, but it has not retreated. Armed with hashish, cocaine, KetamineAnd drinking alcohol for about 12 nights in a row last August, and during that time he claims that he fled for 60 hours in a row – all without leaving his apartment. (He took rest periods in the bathroom and managed to take a steak.) During the past 18 months, the 38 -year -old IT worker from Dublin, who did not want to use his first name for privacy causes, has on the VRCAT virtual reality platform at the end of each week, and often remains until 8 am, suitable in VR glasses and a full range of movements.

“There is a lot of strange disgust that is going on, and it may be difficult to control, but if you do so, it is magic,” says Wire. “If you are not able to self -rate and the police yourself, this is endless. You will not win, you will not see the end of the party.” Ourok is one of the many who may suffer from the attractiveness of imagination and escape from access to almost the wild mitaviris party from the comfort of their homes. Especially when he does not have plans with friends in the real world.

Before securing Covid-19, there were hardly more than 20,000 simultaneous users on VRCAT-but his popularity has exploded since then. More than 130,000 people are being held at VRCAT on New Year’s Day this year, According to To the VR Culture Blog, there are dozens of VR weekly parties thanks to the organizers throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Once VRCAT metaverse enters, users – who describe it can take over as an overwhelming future or ultobia – choose “maps” or limbs, who want to explore them in the form of the gods.

VR Raving has grown dramatically in the past few years.

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And traditional clubs in US and UK Close at a rate that vows at risk – victims of high costs, lower profits, and in places, severe regulations about noise levels, safety requirements and closing times. The unlimited amount of the space available on virtual reality, in addition to the lack of organization, provides creators to ignore economic pressures that limit night life in many places today. Do not charge VR Cover places, so the main cost is VR devices, which can exceed $ 5,000 using high -quality games and full body tracking devices, although only the simplest setting can be obtained with the Meta Quest headphone for less than $ 350. However, there are long lines often to reach the most popular virtual club nights, as they are directed to 80 people each due to the program’s boundaries on the VRCAT platform, which are available through Steam Steam.

WIRED spoke to 12 people involved in the scene, from converted people who feel the safest parties in virtual reality to introverted and the elderly who find them more welcoming. It even surpasses the sub -cultures of sex and underground drugs, as the club’s exciting nights aim to imitate the effect of the drug; Ourok and other enthusiasts say they have recorded the marathon dance sessions that all drugs fed without much of the club’s traditional nights’ pressure.

I am introverted Who is self-perceived about its 5-foot and 4-foot height, participates in a ceremony called Euro-Corp, which resembles the club’s traditional space, with a narrow dance circuit with a wooden appearance and a DJ cabin overlooking everything. He says he puts long hours – about 1,800 at the time of writing this report – because he now feels the “moment of the high water mark” of the scene. “When people look back in 10 or 20 years, they will now say its climax. That is why I am very celebrated.”

But he admits that he is sometimes late. “I accidentally made a heroic dose (from mushrooms) and this was chaos,” says about the March 2024 trip, during which he could not distinguish between hallucinations and the virtual reality world. “I haven’t taken shooms since then because it was a little heavy.” Since then, the ketamine has decided to “more synergistic with VR” because it enhances the levels of indulgence to make the virtual reality more realistic.

Others, like Heelix, the 61-year-old VR DJ from Berlin, who spent approximately 5,000 hours-equivalent to 200-day virtual reality, is struggling to control their drinking. “I think it’s a little dangerous,” he says. “I have seen people going out and (their embodiment) suddenly disappear.” Another promoter of VR says: “Because of the headphones, you don’t realize how drunk you are until you remove it,” another promoter of VR says. One of the iron says he had friends who needed their stomachs to be pumped after the marathon drinking sessions on VRCAT.