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Adoption rate of video game players and the general French public to various statements about the experience and potential of virtual reality in 2015

Characteristic	General public	Gamer
Virtual reality is a solitary experience	66.8%	30.9%
Because of virtual reality, individuals will socialize less.	56.7%	19.4%
Virtual reality will allow experiencing other times and places like never before	43.3%	70.8%
Virtual reality is a trend that will soon be forgotten.	26.6%	2.3%
Virtual reality can potentially bring individuals closer together	22.3%	60.1%
Virtual reality will transform the treatment of physical and mental health problems	4%	9.8%
Virtual reality could become as indispensable as my smartphone	0%	7.8%

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Release date

July 2016

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Region

France

Survey time period

June 2015

Number of respondents

500 people surveyed*

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* The sample is broken down as follows: n (general public) = 335 and n (gamer) = 165.

The question was formulated by the source as follows: "Which of the following statements do you think are true about VR?"

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Here are the results of a survey on virtual reality conducted in France in June 2015. The percentages correspond to the portion of respondents who considered the corresponding statement to be true. It can be observed that the two groups of respondents (the general public and gamers) showed differences of opinion regarding the potential of virtual reality. More than 60 percent of gamers believed that virtual reality had the potential to bring people closer together, compared to only 22.3 percent of the general public.