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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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[-] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 44 points 1 year ago

Some researchers did a study several years ago and found that adding a virtual nose decreased motion sickness significantly. However, I don't think I've seen any developers try this. I wonder if it'd help.

[-] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Have they discovered a link between people with big noses and less motion sickness? Imo these are the more important questions that will drive humanity forward

[-] Carighan@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

You can always see your own nose BTW, your brain just usually excludes it from what you actively notice.

[-] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Yes although I’m hypothesising large nose peoples brains will be doing this with a larger area hence the greater effects against motion sickness. It could lead to novel treatments for motion sickness like wearing a big nose while riding on a bus.