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I've used the oculus rift before, and I could only use it for about 5 minutes before I would become nauseous. My experience if vertigo differed depending on whi

I've used the oculus rift before, and I could only use it for about 5 minutes before I would become nauseous. My experience if vertigo differed depending on which game I was playing. Also the low resolution was a lot more distracting than I thought it would be. I hope they improve some of these things before launch otherwise I would fear that this may be another video game fad.

ChrisClark 13y ago
All nausea reports I've heard from the people who stuck with it say it goes away after a couple weeks of casual use. So I'm hoping that's true for most people.
- freehunter 13y ago
  That could be consistent with reports of the 3DS. There was a huge outcry that people were feeling ill, and the furor died down after a bit. Going back and hearing from the same people who had complained, they either had adjusted the effect to acceptable levels, turned it off completely, or got used to the effect. It takes a while to get comfortable with standing on a boat, as well.
sp332 13y ago
They've already sent a high-res prototype to some developers, and they have an even higher one in development. So that problem should be fixed quickly.
- mrinterweb 13y ago
  That will be great when they do. With the graphics expectations gamers have these days, low resolution graphics are pretty distracting.
tlrobinson 13y ago
I agree regarding the nausea, and I never get motion sick normally. Games where you're not directly walking around are much better. I expect racing/flight sims or MechWarrior style games will be more popular than FPS initially.
- mrinterweb 13y ago
  The game that made me the sickest quickest was a flight simulator. I could not do more than 5 minutes without feeling like I was going to vomit. I could barely walk after I took the headset off. Other games did not effect me as badly. I have not used the Oculus for more than an hour. It is likely that people get used to it. Also my other friends who were using it, were not effected as dramatically as I.
drzaiusapelord 13y ago
Is this problem understood formally? For example, I couldn't play Portal 2 without feeling dizzy and any game that involves water or swimming does it as well. I can't imagine 3D glasses helping, yet I'd love to use technology like this. Why does Portal 2 do this but not BF3 or PlanetSide 2?
- aaronblohowiak 13y ago
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_sickness#Simulation_sickness http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_sickness#Simulation_sick... Not really. Nor is motion sickness, really.
dmm 13y ago
There is lots of discussion about VR sickness on the developer site. It seems to be a complex problem: latency, incorrect IPD, VR distortion applied incorrectly by developers. It's going to take awhile to figure it all out.

ChrisClark 13y ago

All nausea reports I've heard from the people who stuck with it say it goes away after a couple weeks of casual use. So I'm hoping that's true for most people.

freehunter 13y ago
That could be consistent with reports of the 3DS. There was a huge outcry that people were feeling ill, and the furor died down after a bit. Going back and hearing from the same people who had complained, they either had adjusted the effect to acceptable levels, turned it off completely, or got used to the effect. It takes a while to get comfortable with standing on a boat, as well.

sp332 13y ago

They've already sent a high-res prototype to some developers, and they have an even higher one in development. So that problem should be fixed quickly.

mrinterweb 13y ago
That will be great when they do. With the graphics expectations gamers have these days, low resolution graphics are pretty distracting.

tlrobinson 13y ago

I agree regarding the nausea, and I never get motion sick normally. Games where you're not directly walking around are much better. I expect racing/flight sims or MechWarrior style games will be more popular than FPS initially.

mrinterweb 13y ago
The game that made me the sickest quickest was a flight simulator. I could not do more than 5 minutes without feeling like I was going to vomit. I could barely walk after I took the headset off. Other games did not effect me as badly. I have not used the Oculus for more than an hour. It is likely that people get used to it. Also my other friends who were using it, were not effected as dramatically as I.

drzaiusapelord 13y ago

Is this problem understood formally? For example, I couldn't play Portal 2 without feeling dizzy and any game that involves water or swimming does it as well. I can't imagine 3D glasses helping, yet I'd love to use technology like this. Why does Portal 2 do this but not BF3 or PlanetSide 2?

aaronblohowiak 13y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_sickness#Simulation_sickness http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_sickness#Simulation_sick... Not really. Nor is motion sickness, really.

dmm 13y ago

There is lots of discussion about VR sickness on the developer site. It seems to be a complex problem: latency, incorrect IPD, VR distortion applied incorrectly by developers. It's going to take awhile to figure it all out.