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I remember playing Wolfenstein 3D for many hours back in grad school. Then Doom came out, and I found out the hard way that I get motion sickness from playing
by btilly 7y ago
I remember playing Wolfenstein 3D for many hours back in grad school.
Then Doom came out, and I found out the hard way that I get motion sickness from playing immersive games with good graphics. :-(
I've not been able to play first person shooters since. But I sure loved Wolfenstein 3D.
- lostmyoldone 7y agoUsed to get severe motion sickness too until I figured out it went away at high FPS. At least for well made games with low input latency. With a good 1000Hz wired mouse and games I where I get at least 100fps, preferably >144fps, I don't feel anything at all when I play. Still can't watch others play though.
- btilly 7y agoMy curiosity is not sufficient to test whether the same is true for me. Particularly not since if I get immersed in the game, by the time I realize it is happening it is too late. The potential upside just isn't there to make it worthwhile. However I've also found that 3-D systems that everyone else oohs over whose operators promise don't cause motion sickness any more, always do. Really fast. So I'm apparently on the sensitive end of motion sickness from computer systems.
- zamalek 7y agoHigh FOV (>90 degrees) also alleviates motion sickness. Most games default to around 75, which is suitable only for television distances.