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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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[–] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years 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.

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