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I tend to get motion sick very quickly when playing games like Fallout 3 and Guild Wars 2 (among others, don't even get me started on Portal and Minecraft). It happens within about 20 minutes of gameplay. I'm the type of person who can't read a book while in a car without turning green after about 5 minutes, and I have found a way to deal with it on drives, but video games are another issue altogether.

I was wondering if anyone else dealt with the dreaded "Simulator Sickness" (I apologize if this thread has been made a hundred times before).

Discuss:
Do you experience it? What games are the worst for you?
How do you deal with it? What tricks do you use, or settings do you change in your game?

I put three dots down the middle of my screen (little bits of a sticky note) and zoom out the camera as far as I can, but it only really gives me a short time longer on the game before I have to put it down.

yum_tea Any game that gives me motion sickness I just deal with by only playing in short bursts. This usually means that games that can hook me will take months or even years to beat (I just beat Bayonetta like a month ago), while those games that fail to hold my interest generally get abandoned by the time I accumulate a full hour (usually FPS games).

I've found that sitting as close as possible to a fan or AC vent helps alleviate some of the worst bouts of motion sickness, allowing me to potentially play longer, but it's just delaying the inevitable.

I made the same thread a while ago as well... Having the exact same issues here... I get sick from any game with a 3D movement perspective (playing games with a 2D view is going just fine) after about half an hour or so... Feeling lightheaded, getting noxious, sweating all over, dry mouth... It's pretty annoying... I try to take regular brakes and have some fresh air in the room... And try to drink plenty as well (water/juice/etc)... I also usually play my games in a well-lit room to avoid any symptoms related to my eyes... Other then that, there's not much to do about it aside from taking some rest when not feeling well... Then again, I'm the kind of person who turns green in the car after a few minutes even without reading... cat_sweatdrop


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I wanted Minecraft so badly and my husband bought it for me and I think since I got it two years ago I've played it for a total of 20 minutes. I did the same thing with Portal and I've had it since shortly after it came out, I'm so afraid of playing them again haha.

I never thought to try motion sickness meds, I never needed them on drives as long as I look out a window so it didn't occur to me. I'll have to pick some up when I'm out later and see if they help me.

It's not adorable.

For a lot of people with simulator sickness it's because your body doesn't feel the movement your eyes are seeing so your brain goes "OH s**t WE'RE HALLUCINATING, YOU MUST HAVE EATEN SOMETHING POISONOUS, QUICK THROW IT UP!"

Sometimes it's the frame rate, if it's choppy your brain thinks "oh this isn't right" and basically does the same thing.