• jballs
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    1 year ago

    I think this is one of the biggest problems with VR gaming. In theory, swinging around like Spider-Man in VR sounds awesome. But in practice, it’s just nauseating. You really do need to be able to see the screen with a definite border to combat motion sickness. At least I do, not sure about everyone else.

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      1 year ago

      I really wanted to like 3d movies but I could never get over the headache. I really wanted to like VR gaming but I could never get over the nausea.

      3D entertainment was a childhood dream so I’m really sad to see that my body can’t handle it.

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        1 year ago

        That’s a bummer. I’ve actually watched 3d movies on my VR headset and it’s pretty cool, if you can handle it.

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      1 year ago

      There’s a game called Climbey (https://store.steampowered.com/app/520010/Climbey/), that was kind of like this. I had a ton of fun playing it, but it’s pretty much like you said: this game worked for me, not so much for some of my friends who’d get nauseous as soon as they had to move (let alone look down).

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        1 year ago

        Oooof yeah that’s exactly the type of game I was thinking of. Looks fun in theory but I’d puke in a minute.

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      1 year ago

      Same. I really want to like 3D VR gaming, but I get nauseous after a few minutes every time.

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        1 year ago

        It sounds lame, but the only VR game that I really enjoy is Real VR Fishing. Mostly because it’s about as calm as it gets. No movement what so ever, but it still benefits from being immersive.

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    1 year ago

    That final comment about needing play testers that suffer from motion sickness is spot on. I played Star Wars Squadrons in VR and with the ship’s frame around me, I could play that game for hours with the only problem being my own sweaty face. When my friend tried it out though, he could barely play for a few minutes before the motion sickness would set in and he’d have to break.

    I hope someone figures out something that lets more people play cool VR games, because it’s been a bummer that it seems like a 50/50 shot whether someone will be able to play the game without feeling sick.