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VR still makes 40-70% of players want to throw up, and that's a huge problem for the companies behind it (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 11 months ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Why virtual reality makes a lot of us sick, and what we can do about it.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I easily get motion sick with first person games, so I can't imagine what VR must be like. My only recourse, however, is imagination because I have a nerve disorder in my face, which makes it extremely sensitive and I can't wear VR gear because of it. I'm far from alone when it comes to people with health issues and VR.

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

First person games also make me motion sick, for lack of a better word, because I’ve got permanently screwed proprioception (so less “sick,” more “horribly dizzy”), so I’ve never even dared try VR. I feel like the market is a lot more limited than companies might think it is.

[–] o0joshua0o@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I also cannot play 1st person games for this same reason. But oddly enough, VR games actually make me feel less motion sick than flat 1st person games do.

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