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=== Scientific Evidence ===
=== Scientific Evidence ===
The Earliest Traces of Feelings similer to Phantom Sense comes from the First and Second World War.  
There has been debate over the reality of phantom sense, but studies have been conducted that support the existence of this phenomenon <ref>https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-42683-0</ref>. Many have compared Phantom Sense to the [[Special:MyLanguage/wikipedia:Placebo|Placebo Effect]] in common terms.  
 
Soldiers who Lost Arms, Fingers and/or Legs Claimed that they still felt their Limb in the Same Position when they lost it.
 
Scientists Believe Phantom Sense Occurs from your Brain Taking the Visual Sense More Seriously then the Touch Sense causing your Brain to Trigger Pain Receptors to Feel things when your Body is Touched In Game.  


=== Variations ===
=== Variations ===

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Phantom Sense (or "Phantom Touch") is a phenomena experienced among VRChat users where one may perceive physical sensations from actions and stimuli within VR. Note that Phantom Sense is a purely psychological phenomenon, as opposed to a mechanical approach like Haptic Technology.

Scientific Evidence

There has been debate over the reality of phantom sense, but studies have been conducted that support the existence of this phenomenon [1]. Many have compared Phantom Sense to the Placebo Effect in common terms.

Variations

Name Effect
Phantom Pain People with Phantom Pain claim they can feel pain from stimuli within VRChat, such as being shot at.
Phantom Heat People with Phantom Heat claim they can feel temperature from stimuli within VRChat, like putting their hands over a fire.
Phantom Smell People with Phantom Smell claim they can smell things such as Smoke, Body oder or Other forms of things which have a strong Smell.
Phantom Falling People with Phantom Falling claim they can feel when they fall in Game, this seems to be the most common of all other forms of Phantom Sense

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