An extraordinary video has documented the moment a father became the world 's first man to witness his son 's birth using virtual reality technology from 4000km away . In a breakthrough for virtual technology , Perth father-of-three Jason Larke was 'in the same room ' as his wife and mother-in-law from three time zones away when his third child was delivered in a Perth hospital last month . Mr Larke , who is a fly-in , fly-out electrical contractor , is based in Chinchilla , Queensland and was able to 'appear ' in the Perth birthing suite on February 20 via a Samsung live-streaming headset . An extraordinary video has documented the moment a father became the world 's first man to witness his son 's birth using virtual reality technology from 4000km away . In a matter of seconds 4000km disappeared and the parents were able to share one of life ’ s most profound moments . Amazingly , The Samsung Gear VR let Mr Larke virtually walk around the room , even taking in parts of the suite that were behind him . His wife Alison wore an earpiece so she could hear Mr Larke 's encouraging words and speak to him as if he were in the room . Mr Larke is on a four and one rota , meaning he works four weeks in a row and has one week off , when he is able to fly home to his young family . Perth father-of-three Jason Larke ( pictured ) was 'in the same room ' as his wife and mother-in-law from three time zones away when his third child was delivered in a Perth hospital last month . Mr Larke , who is a fly-in , fly-out electrical contractor , is based in Chinchilla , Queensland and was able to 'appear ' in the Perth birthing suite on February 20 via a Samsung live-streaming headset . The couple realised early in Alison 's pregnancy that they would be apart for the birth of their child . After noticing a social media message online on the hunt for couples who would be separated for profound moments , Alison and Jason applied and became the first couple to try out the new Samsung technology . Speaking to Perth Now , Alison Larke said it was the best possible scenario for the couple . 'It was a bit like The Matrix , ' Mrs Larke said . After noticing a social media message online on the hunt for couples who would be separated for profound moments , Alison and Jason applied and became the first couple to try out the new Samsung technology . 'He was next to my bed and at one point I said ; 'turn around and wave to mum ' . 'It really was the next best thing to having him there because the decision to be separate for the birth was an extremely tough one . ' Mr Larke was overjoyed that he did n't miss the birth of his son . ‘ Healthy boy , healthy mum and I got to see it so there ’ s nothing better than seeing your baby for the first time , he said . Mr Larke was able to witness the birth of his third child and talk to his wife Alison ( pictured ) during the labour . Amazingly , The Samsung Gear VR let Mr Larke virtually walk around the room , even taking in parts of the suite that were behind him .
Jason Larke is a FIFO worker from Perth and works in Queensland . He has become the first man to witness a virtual reality birth . The video shows him being given an epidural, then having his head lowered into a tub of water for about 20 minutes before he was placed on a bed with a blanket over him. The father is an electrical contractor in Chinchilla Queensland .