Motion sickness...

Brent · 22nd November 2006

Ummmm, a bit of weird question but........

I love FPS, but can never play the darn things because I suffer from intense motion sickness after about 10 minutes of play time....
I battled my way through 10 gruelling hours of Half Life 2.... loving every second, but boy did it take its toll, I was zonked for the next 24 hours in a horrible way.

Strangely enough Counter Strike was more bearable but still got to my poor tummy.... Doom 3 killed me and anything else I've tried has been hell.

Soooo, I'm dead keen to try Battlefield 2142... but is it only FP view only... or perhaps their is another playable view....

Maybe someone has a cure for my infected ass??

**Askari** · 22nd November 2006

Thats sucks but I know exactly what you mean. Aliens v Predators made me feel weird. BF2 doesnt but 2142 does if I play too long, especially on the Titan.

TG · 22nd November 2006

Yeah, AvP had me feeling nasty as well.

I believe that fiddling with your lighting can help -- like try putting a light source behind your monitor.

Google it, you might get some pointers.

stoke · 22nd November 2006

TIP: Sit still ... peeps who move and duck and dive while playing have a tendancy to get sick.

Brent · 22nd November 2006

Originally Posted by stoke

TIP: Sit still ... peeps who move and duck and dive while playing have a tendancy to get sick.

lol, good tip, but the prob is.... a virtual explosion causes a virtual shockwave which cause the virtual tree/building/fellow team mate to explode on impact... a few of those and I'm gagging

**gus** · 22nd November 2006

Do you make sure you only play in bright light like TG says. And trying to sit further away from the monitor apparently also helps sometimes. But if you get sick within 10 minutes, not sure anything will help enough except motion sickness tablets, which is a bit extreme solution.

Scooby_Doo16 · 22nd November 2006

low frames per second can make u feel manky, well atleast it dosn't help

[stoke edit : ooooooooooh ... forgot about that one .. up the FPS to at least 80 Mhz .. try for 100 or 120 .. it realllllllly makes a huge difference - franks scoobie]
[darnit edit: Umm ok that would either be FPS for the framerate OR Hz for the monitor refresh rate. Most monitors will smooth out the flickering at 75hz

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Brent · 22nd November 2006

Originally Posted by thisgeek

Yeah, AvP had me feeling nasty as well.

I believe that fiddling with your lighting can help -- like try putting a light source behind your monitor.

Google it, you might get some pointers.

Lol, some insight from google hits....
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my friend get rid of it by .....while playing, focus on the center, eyes don't try to move around to often, of course, he can't stay in that way for too long, that's why, he trained himself, he play ... feel dizzy ... vomit ... and play again dizzy then vomit ..... but surprisingly ... he now can play FPS game.
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Errrrr no thanks...

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This disorder is called vertigo.

You'll need to see a doctor to get it fixed. Alternatively, stop playing FPS games. A friend of mine stays away from FPS.
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I'll look for a second opinion

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i have this issue...

i dont feel anything when playing doom3, quake4, FEAR etc

but when play HL2...i will very pening and feel wan vomit.. esp the buggy car drive... that time i threw up

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I feel his pain.

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When Jedi Knight II was released and I saw my brother playing it with the cool fan mods e.g. double sided light saber by Death Maul, Boba Fett etc. there was no way I was going to miss it.

So, I started playing that game everytime before I go to bed in block/sessions of 15 mins. I felt dizzy at first but eventually within 2 weeks I was playing like 1 hours sessions! Of course, there was no vomiting at all and initially, it was going to feel rather uncomfortable for the 1st few nights.

Try it and see if it works for you ... I just don't think you'll need any form of medication for this conditions.

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I'll think I'll try this one...

Brent · 22nd November 2006

Originally Posted by gkm

Do you make sure you only play in bright light like TG says. And trying to sit further away from the monitor apparently also helps sometimes. But if you get sick within 10 minutes, not sure anything will help enough except motion sickness tablets, which is a bit extreme solution.

I might try motion sickness tablets as a temporary cure, and hopefuly in time I'll get accustomed to it..... I hope discovery health accept my remittance claim!