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

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[-] [email protected] 26 points 11 months 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.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 11 months 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.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Minecraft, sticking someone in the cockpit of a plane in war thunder are both no-nos from what I learned.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 11 months 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.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 11 months 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.

this post was submitted on 26 Sep 2023
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