realized something while sick today

[mizzou]

Do you think you could play a game or watch a movie on something like Oculus when sick? I am typically OK to play games, but FPS shooters and such are usually a no go because I get surprisingly exhausted trying to play them. Watching TV and the such are usually just fine...unless I'm REALLY sick and want to do nothing but sleep.

I wonder if your experience in something like the Rift would make you not even want to try. I feel like the extremely immersive experience would be very off-putting if you feel sick. I have no experience in this though, so wondering if that is a reality.

 

[bystander36]

Everyone has different tolerances with this sort of thing. I have a 3D Vision setup, and even under the best circumstances, I get a little bit of nausea. I keep my playing sessions to 30-60 mins as a result.

As it turns out, even in 2D, I experience nausea at less than ~80 FPS. It is just a matter of how long it takes before it bothers me. The lower the FPS, the quicker I get nauseated. 3D Vision doesn't let me hit 80 FPS, so I have to deal with it. I feel the same at 60 FPS in 2D or 3D.

I'm pretty certain my problem is latency related, when it comes to something that moves so closely with my body, as a mouse does when controlling my view in a 1st person game. This is only a problem with a mouse in 1st person or over the shoulder viewed games. I believe it is related to the tactile feel of a mouse. Your view followed precisely with your hand movements, where as with a joystick, your view does not feel like an extension of your body. The Oculus Rift is likely to have the same effect on me as the mouse does, perhaps even more.

The question I do not know, is if the Oculus Rift would feel more real to me, and consequently make me feel sicker with even less latency than the mouse does, or perhaps it will be the same for me. While others may not get the connected feel with a mouse, that I do, they may get the same effect with the Oculus Rift.

As it stands, 3D Vision does not make my nausea problem worse. 60 FPS in 3D, effects me similarly to 60 FPS in 2D. It is the latency that bothers me, and it bothers me with a mouse. It may be the same with the Oculus Rift. While others never get that feeling with a mouse, the Oculus Rift may hit that threshold of realism, to make latency bother them.

Of course not everyone experiences motion sickness, and may not be bother by any of this.

As far as being sick goes, I do not recall any worse experiences with gaming in 2D or 3D. Or at least, the same tolerances exist, though I may quit a little sooner while sick.

 

[ImpulsE69]

I've been sick half this week and had zero desire to play games, let alone deal with concentrating on anything, but I think my posting count is up :/

 

[PrincessFrosty]

I'm not sure what you're asking here exactly.

Are you asking if the Rift causes nausea or if you can play on it while feeling nauseous?

It causes at least a small amount of nausea in most healthy people initially which is something which for most people quickly goes away with time, typically after a few hours use you become accustomed to the device.

I've not tried playing when Ill, i've tried when drunk and that was fun, but if you're already feeling ill then it's probably no better than the stimuli you get from watching normal games on a TV or monitor.

Remember that most rift games require a lot of headmovement, if you're feeling low on energy and stiff from being ill then that's something you're not going to be able to tolerate for as long as you would normally.

The Rift is an awesome piece of kit however, I'd generally recommend everyone get one, maybe wait for the CV1 though, I've had loads of fun in the DK2.