While virtual reality hasn't quite taken off in the way many expected it to, some VR experiences have proven popular enough to keep the expensive headsets in use. One such game is VRChat, a virtual reality chatroom where players interact with others as customizable 3D models, oftentimes based on pop culture icons and cartoon characters. While the game is mostly played for laughs, some VRChat players recently experienced a rather frightening situation.

During a recent play session, a VRChat player using a red robot avatar suddenly collapsed to the ground and had a seizure. It's unclear whether the player was using Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, but regardless, the technology made his entire seizure visible to other players in the chatroom. When the other VRChat players realized that something was wrong, they stayed with the person having the seizure until his episode was over, and then instructed him to remove his headset, contact someone for help, and get some rest.

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It's unclear what caused this person's seizure, but one theory is that the colorful, flashing Wendy's avatar could have possibly triggered it. Despite this, the Wendy's avatar began dancing next to the person while he was having the seizure, which angered those trying to help him.

The VRChat players were mostly powerless when it came to helping the player having the seizure, but they did try to block off any avatars with flashing lights, like the Wendy's one, to prevent another epileptic episode.

While it may be strange to see avatars of Hank Hill and the legendary Pokemon Lugia come to the aid of someone having a seizure, it's also nice to know that most of the people in this particular chatroom did the right thing instead of trolling or trying to make the situation worse.

Since the rise of virtual reality, there haven't been many reports of the technology triggering seizures, so hopefully this doesn't become a recurring issue. Making sure something like this doesn't happen much in the future could be as simple as banning flashing lights from VR games, but again, it's still not entirely clear what exactly caused this person's seizure.

VRChat is available now in early access on PC, and is compatible with both Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets.