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VR still makes 40-70% of players want to throw up, and that's a huge problem for the companies behind it (www.pcgamer.com)
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Why virtual reality makes a lot of us sick, and what we can do about it.

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[–] 25 points 2 years ago (3 children)

That's why I basically dropped VR, and even when playing, I only played beat saber. Alyx was a very bad experience for me (mind blowing game, but not if I'm sick after 15 mins) and with that, every other game with movements (no mans sky ship is very bad)

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Did you play Alex with the free movement or the jump to location? I can't do the free movement modes but jump works fine. Similar to beat saber in that you are stationary.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I've played with both basically, because the jump mode is a bit confusing sometimes, and it doesn't work if you want to walk backwards. The VR game i played the most (after beat saber) is Elite Dangerous, because sitting in the spaceship actually makes things better, even when dogfighting

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Which headset did you use? I had the same experience with my old Rift. Got a used Quest 2 recently and all my problems just vanished. I can even do smooth locomotion now which was impossible before.

    Might be worth checking out some newer tech in case your HMD was first gen

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I got super sick the first few times I played. I could only manage 20 mins at most and I would be in bed for the rest of the day due to terrible headache which goes away the next morning.

    After a couple of times of experiencing that, I could play for 1-2 hours and without a hint of headache. I understand how everyone is different but I'm kinda amazed how the body works sometimes.

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