Motion Sickness and Monitors | Forums

[linkerjpatrick]

I'm just curious if the motion sickness some people encounter have to do with the kind monitors they use. We bought a flat LCD monitor a year or so ago because my wife had constant headaches from looking at the regular CRT monitor. I personally don't have any motion sickness with Uru however she took one look at the Garrison roof and said she couldn't play that part of the game. She can't read in the car but I can so it might be an inner ear or vision thing (she has astigmatism) but I'm just curious about other people experiences and the equipment they use to view URU.

[linkerjpatrick]

[Corun]

Phgreer,

Nice idea for a poll, but as with most polls it doesn't gather sufficient information. So I'll give you the long answer. <chuckles as Phgreer hangs his head in dismay>

I have a CRT and "occasionally" get motion sickness. I will almost always have to take a break after awhile. I sometimes get migraines, and this is often from a lack of protein in my system. For that in intake of caffeine (often in the form of Excedrin which combines caffeine and aspirin) will help, especially if it's accompanied by a nap.

I once played a VR helmet game in an arcade at an amusement park. It was a five minute long game and I only lasted about two or three minutes before I nearly lost my lunch. Now this may have been a function of the particular helmet. I don't know as I've never put another one on, nor have I tried any other form of VR setup. I've always thought this game would be ideal for VR, especially with sensor gloves (so I can pick up the blasted cones).

Corun

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[linkerjpatrick]

I would have given more options but the poll thing only allows 5 choices.

I don't get motion sick but sometime the only time I can play Uru is later in the evening (after coming home, eating supper, taking a walk with my wife, do some web work, watching TV with my wife, etc.

I sometimes can get prone to "sleep sickness" at the computer. I don't feel like I'm going to throw up but I do feel like I've been put into a trance...like one of those crazy 3-D magic eye posters.

[HG1973]

I own a CRT, but have never experienced motion sickness. I have been slighty dizzy while playing games before, but I think it was because I was extremely tired and/or hadn't eaten.

[XyZspineZyX]

I have a 17-inch LCD flat panel and have never experienced motion sickness playing Uru (I only have the demo at present -- roll on Christmas!).
I got my wife to try the Uru demo -- I almost had to twist her arm to do it -- and she suffered motion sickness within a couple of minutes.

[Corun]

Only five choices doesn't sample enough data. This is the problem I find with most polls and surveys.

Not eating is a big cause for motion sickness for me. As for reading in the car, I can do that now, but I had to force myself into it. I spent several months on the road in a children's theatre troupe many years ago and we spent in inordinate amount of time in the van doing three shows a day (rarely at the same location) five days a week. Reading in the car is no longer a problem.

And I fully understand about falling asleep at the computer. This sometimes happens to me but only if I'm already very tired. I can close my eyes for just a momenet and drop right off.

Corun

English doesn't borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.

[Bistro321]

I voted for CRT/no motion sickness....but with a caveat. I don't usually experience it in Uru, but I will feel it coming on if sweeping my field of view too quickly and especially if I do that while running. I've felt it slightly in Teledahn when running back and forth between the feeder and the gun scope when "Shroomie hunting".

[akiva]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>I once played a VR helmet game in an arcade at an amusement park. It was a five minute long game and I only lasted about two or three minutes before I nearly lost my lunch. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

That's caused by the head tracking and video being out of sync with your actual motion (i.e. lag)

And, yes, I'm Soooo tempted to buy a HMD to play URU.

Akiva

[Kwartha]

Quick suggestion: Before anyone runs out to buy an LCD screen to avoid the headaches that get blamed on CRTs, check what your display is set to. If you've got the resolution at or over 800x600, and most people do by now, then you need to increase the refresh rate as well. 60 Hz just doesn't cut it anymore, so try going to at least 75, or 85 preferably. Most CRTs (until they start to show their age) can look as clear and flicker-free as a cheap LCD. Unless your eyes are particularly sensitive to light and strain, you shouldn't be getting a headache just from starring at a CRT for a couple hours.