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

  • FluffyPotato@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    40-70% and 80% for women sounds insanely high. I got a used HTC Vive to have beat saber parties with people and so far none out of about 20 people have experienced nausea even with heavy drinking.

    • aidan@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, I would say there are definitely specific experiences you could make that make 80+% nauseous(I have pretty good VR legs but moving platforms can still disorient me). But a well designed VR game accounts for that, see something like Beat Saber.

      • Archr@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        This. There is a reason why I can play beatsaber without feeling anything. But instantly get sick when playing pistol whip. The level moving around me is just disorienting.

    • FriedCheese@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I tried a vr headset at a convention where they had it just giving you a virtual tour of a farm to show off what the headset could do.

      I had to take it off in less than 30 seconds because it was giving me a migraine and making me feel sick.