FPS games give me motion sickness

[Aznkid2000]

So playing homefront on pc gives me motion sickness... For some reason console games don't but some do.

Is there any solution to solving this?

Thanks

[Johan Liebert]

Take some gravol works for me. Aside from the sleeping effects.

[x-factor]

Does it implement a lot of motion blur? (Killzone 2 is probably one of the worst offenders of using copious amounts of intentional motion blurring).

Also, are you able to go on roller coasters without suffering from abnormal levels of motion sickness afterward? There was a study done
where certain people with hearing imbalances are more susceptible to motion sickness because of how their
receptors perceive sound levels differently in each ear. It could affect you if your vision is off or if you do not have balanced hearing levels in both ears.

I never had any problems at all with CoD FPS games but the Killzone 2 beta did strain my eyes after a while.

[Aznkid2000]

nope, i dont feel sick after rollercoaster or anything like that. No car sick, sea sick, just when i play certain fps games.

[aplayaz2000]

console eh... well i cant imagine looking around rapidly with a controller compared to a mouse

usual motion sickness is all about small resolutions, but you say your okay with consoles so that boogles my mind

try sitting a bit far back to reduce tunnel vision, but eventually you'll get used to the FPS motion

[sandikosh]

Motion sickness? This is the reason why I rarely play fps games. When I do play one, I play it very slowly. At times it will take me hours just to finish one level. I wish all fps had the option to switch to 3rd person mode like Gears Of War.

[totheh8ters]

half life 2 did that to me, a few others.

[diggler649]

Just keep playing and take frequent breaks. You're body/mind will eventually get used to it. When I first started playing COD, I could not go more than 30 mins without feeling nauseous. I kept at it. Taking non-drowsy gravol helps.

Now I can play for hours with no problems. You will eventually get used to it. But you have to keep at it. When the PSN network was down for almost a month, when it was back up, I felt a bit nauseous when playing again. But it quickly went away.

[Supercooled]

Left 4 Dead 2 gives me a headache unless I put it to a smaller res. I play it in windowed setting but in full screen I will get nauseous after a few seconds.

1) Dark games are notorious for nausea due to the increase effort your eyes need to work to see.

2) Blurs and fast motion action, one and the same, like in L4D also induce the same effects.



By minimizing the amount of things to process, I'm able to mitigate this. It's not as immersive but that's the only way I can play. When I play Socom, it's a lot better due to it's lack of use of blurs or number of items concurrently on the screen to process.


I can't even play Killzone anymore due to this.

[dragon_drift]

my friend gets dizzy playing FPS, but not when it's 3rd person shooter. give that a try?

[shecool]

I also get motion sickness from FPS. When I first got L4D2 I had to stop within the first 10 minute (I was able to handle the first game a bit longer). If you find a good solution let me know! For now I've just kind of stopped playing FPS games.

[Aznkid2000]

i heard eatting ginger gum or something like that works

[gatorb6]

i heard eatting ginger gum or something like that works
Yes is a natural remedy for motion sickness/nausea



Just keep playing and take frequent breaks. You're body/mind will eventually get used to it. When I first started playing COD, I could not go more than 30 mins without feeling nauseous. I kept at it. Taking non-drowsy gravol helps.

Now I can play for hours with no problems. You will eventually get used to it. But you have to keep at it. When the PSN network was down for almost a month, when it was back up, I felt a bit nauseous when playing again. But it quickly went away.

I can attest to this. I took a long break from gaming after playing on PC with games like Quake/Unreal and Starcraft back in the day. I got back into it with console gaming when Cod4 MW came out. I loved the game but couldn't play more than 30 min at a time before I would feel like I was ready to throw up and would literally have to lie down for a while. I kept at it and eventually I got over it and now can play any FPS game without any problems. Doesn't take as long as you think but it is a bit rough at the start :)

[twitchyzero]

you guys need to take OTC drugs to play video games?

Wow. I am sure there are tons of other activities/hobbies you can enjoy without drugging yourself. If you don't feel comfortable from playing video games, it's probably a good sign it's not meant for you. (serious response)

[appleb]

Try the original Wolfenstien 3D. All those blue wall textures will drive you insane.

[Majinvegeta]

you guys need to take OTC drugs to play video games?

Wow. I am sure there are tons of other activities/hobbies you can enjoy without drugging yourself. If you don't feel comfortable from playing video games, it's probably a good sign it's not meant for you. (serious response)


but but that involves hard wooorrk!!! :cry::razz:

[ReverseFate]

I experienced terrible motion sickness when I played shooters on the Wii. The two biggest offenders are The Conduit and Ghostbusters the Video game, which made me feel horrible to the point that I couldn't even sit up straight.

When I first got my PS3, playing RoFM and Killzone 2 also made me feel a little sick, but none as bad the Wii. Eventually though, I got used to it and the sickness went away. Nowadays I'm playing all kinds of first-person games, even those that require tons of exploration, and I've yet to feel sick since.

[Dark-Colonel]

playing homefront

That's why you're getting motion sickness.

[SENSEI]

So playing homefront on pc gives me motion sickness... For some reason console games don't but some do.

Is there any solution to solving this?

Thanks

Actually, motion sickness is a combination of various factors leading to a deficiency in your VESTIBULAR system.

There is a new trend in Physiotherapy towards VESTIBULAR rehabilitation. It was initially meant to treat common pathologies like vertigo, but since has taken on a new role to evn reduce motion sickness in cars, rides, and from playing video games.

Quite interesting...during my treatment of a lady with BPPV, we were able to get improve her motion sickness while reading in a car/train as well :razz:

[soul_taker]

Probably not the reason why but I sometimes get headaches while playing games (though I think it's more doing anything in front of a monitor in general) and there's a few things i've noticed and/or do... ~2 feet away from my monitor I find it easier to play on a 28" monitor than a 22" running at the same resolution. A smaller FOV gives less eye stress. I always disable motion blur, bloom, ambient occlusion, ect. I also disable mouse acceleration and make sure that the X and Y axis sensitivity are the same, that really throws me off for some reason. I also find it helpful if i'm playing in a dark room to have a light source behind my monitor. After you die or on loading screens focus your eyes on something that isn't a monitor, like a window or poster on the wall or something.

[discostupid]

i would also suggest turning vertical sync on, if you don't already.

with vsync off, playing on LCD screens bothers me slightly

[MeDS]

I find I get dizzy playing third person shooters. It's normally when I'm slightly hungry.