[antoinealb]

Haven't tried them but an idea that just popped in my mind would be to add some counterweight at the back of the head. Increased weight but decreases the torque you have to fight. It is what the military uses when wearing NVGs IIRC

[falcolas]

I've been wondering why more companies don't do this. Simply re-locating the battery to the back would go a long ways towards this.

[savanaly]

I remember this came up in an Oculus keynote that John Carmack gave. I believe the reason given was because a significant portion of users use the headset while lying down and so nothing can really be on the back of the head?

[amelius]

Modern smartphones almost weigh nothing, so I'm wondering why is a VR headset so heavy?

[danielvf]

Glass for the lenses, for one thing.

Another is that the force exerted on you head is roughly weight times the distance that weight is from the centerline of your neck. This multiplier makes stuff hanging out in front of your face much heavier than it would be if were just sitting on top of your head.