Hardcore motion sickness

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My stomach and I are FPS gaming wusses. Ten minutes in, I'm naseous -- and
if I'm really unlucky, also having a headache. But somehow I still like
playing these games, so what can one do? I tried medicating for the first
time today, and took some over the counter Dramamine, unfortunately to
little effect. Was wondering how many of you out there are hardcore enough
to premedicate, and what do you use? Anything else over the counter that's
good, or should I go the prescription route? Reglan? Zofran? Help!
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"Charles C. Shyu" <charles_shyu@nymc.edu> wrote in message
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> My stomach and I are FPS gaming wusses. Ten minutes in, I'm naseous --
and
> if I'm really unlucky, also having a headache. But somehow I still like
> playing these games, so what can one do? I tried medicating for the first
> time today, and took some over the counter Dramamine, unfortunately to
> little effect. Was wondering how many of you out there are hardcore
enough
> to premedicate, and what do you use? Anything else over the counter
that's
> good, or should I go the prescription route? Reglan? Zofran? Help!
> --
> Charles C. Shyu
> http://home.earthlink.net/~shyuc/shyu.html
>
>

try turning off the "bob" or sway if there is one, or look for a way to turn
it off online (via config file, or whatever) for the game you are playing.
also, change the lighting in the room and/or time of day you are playing the
game. make sure that your refresh rate is at least 85. these have worked
for me.

 

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On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 01:56:56 GMT, "Charles C. Shyu" <charles_shyu@nymc.edu>
wrote:

>My stomach and I are FPS gaming wusses. Ten minutes in, I'm naseous -- and
>if I'm really unlucky, also having a headache. But somehow I still like
>playing these games, so what can one do?

I'm assuming you are playing a First-Person Shooter, since that's the most
common cause of motion sickness. To my knowledge, nothing can be done
although your body might be able to get used to it.

The best I can recommend is to change the type of action game you play -
for example, a regular platform game (e.g. Duke Nukem I or II) or a
scrolling shooter (e.g. Darius or Tumiki Fighters) rather than a first
person shooter.

Also, some games are more likely to cause motion sickness than others -
Hexen II (for some reason, probably fast movement) and the Mechwarrior
series (constant cockpit movement) seem to trigger the condition easily.

> I tried medicating for the first
>time today, and took some over the counter Dramamine, unfortunately to
>little effect. Was wondering how many of you out there are hardcore enough
>to premedicate, and what do you use? Anything else over the counter that's
>good, or should I go the prescription route? Reglan? Zofran? Help!

You might have a bit better luck trying to search for information about
sea-sickness or regular motion sickness. Some scattered links (which you
may have already seen
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/907367055.html
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/motion-sickness.htm

 

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On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 01:56:56 GMT, "Charles C. Shyu"
<charles_shyu@nymc.edu> wrote:

>My stomach and I are FPS gaming wusses. Ten minutes in, I'm naseous -- and
>if I'm really unlucky, also having a headache. But somehow I still like
>playing these games, so what can one do? I tried medicating for the first
>time today, and took some over the counter Dramamine, unfortunately to
>little effect. Was wondering how many of you out there are hardcore enough
>to premedicate, and what do you use? Anything else over the counter that's
>good, or should I go the prescription route? Reglan? Zofran? Help!

Try Gravel pills, they are for motion sickness.

 

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"Charles C. Shyu" <charles_shyu@nymc.edu> once tried to test me with:

> My stomach and I are FPS gaming wusses. Ten minutes in, I'm naseous
> -- and if I'm really unlucky, also having a headache. But somehow I
> still like playing these games, so what can one do? I tried
> medicating for the first time today, and took some over the counter
> Dramamine, unfortunately to little effect. Was wondering how many of
> you out there are hardcore enough to premedicate, and what do you use?
> Anything else over the counter that's good, or should I go the
> prescription route? Reglan? Zofran? Help!

Couple of tips:

1. Turn off view-bobbing and any other type of camera-movement type
functionality that is "more realistic". Some games do not let you do this,
such as Medal of Honor, but most do.

2. Sit further back away from the monitor. Having more view of the rest of
the room in your peripheral vision will reduce the effect of the brain
being tricked into thinking you are moving.

3. Some games, such as Half-Life 2, will let you alter the persective
angle, aka the field of view. Sometimes different fields of view will make
you sick and others will not. Here's the console commands to change FOV in
Half-Life 2:

sv_cheats 1
default_fov 90
fov 90

4. Take breaks. Don't play more than 30 minutes.

5. If you're going to take medication, take it 20-30 min prior to beginning
play, it takes a while for the stuff to go through your system before it
will take effect.



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"Charles C. Shyu" <charles_shyu@nymc.edu> escribió en el mensaje
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> My stomach and I are FPS gaming wusses. Ten minutes in, I'm naseous --
> and if I'm really unlucky, also having a headache. But somehow I still
> like playing these games, so what can one do? I tried medicating for the
> first time today, and took some over the counter Dramamine, unfortunately
> to little effect. Was wondering how many of you out there are hardcore
> enough to premedicate, and what do you use? Anything else over the
> counter that's good, or should I go the prescription route? Reglan?
> Zofran? Help!
> --
> Charles C. Shyu
> http://home.earthlink.net/~shyuc/shyu.html

Apart from medical, environmental (lights, fresh air...) solutions, lower
your game details untill it is *really* smooth. Sometimes setting them to
high results in a consciously unnoticeable, but subconsciously noticiable
flikkering (video lag)

 

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MadMac User wrote:
> Charles, I get that way too....so what I do is not move around too
much
> in the game. Yes, I know you're probably asking then how do you make

> kills by not moving too much. I compensate this by identifying
location
> where I can take out enemies without requiring too much movement. I
try
> to sniper them off or perch myself somewhere where the enemy cannot
get
> me. For instance, in Star Wars Republic Commando, notice the enemies
do
> not really move from one room to another? (This is not to say they
> absolutely don't) That's one tactic I use. Take advantage of the
> game's flaws. In doom3...just jump on a crate and suddenly pinky
can't
> get you... ...hope this helps...


if this works for you, you may have better luck with Project IGI or Far
Cry. Both are FPS games, but both are better played by scouting out the
location and identifying safe places to take out enemies from a
distance.

 

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In article <IvJ1e.7070$z.2582@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
"Charles C. Shyu" <charles_shyu@nymc.edu> wrote:

> My stomach and I are FPS gaming wusses. Ten minutes in, I'm naseous -- and
> if I'm really unlucky, also having a headache. But somehow I still like
> playing these games, so what can one do? I tried medicating for the first
> time today, and took some over the counter Dramamine, unfortunately to
> little effect. Was wondering how many of you out there are hardcore enough
> to premedicate, and what do you use? Anything else over the counter that's
> good, or should I go the prescription route? Reglan? Zofran? Help!

Charles, I get that way too....so what I do is not move around too much
in the game. Yes, I know you're probably asking then how do you make
kills by not moving too much. I compensate this by identifying location
where I can take out enemies without requiring too much movement. I try
to sniper them off or perch myself somewhere where the enemy cannot get
me. For instance, in Star Wars Republic Commando, notice the enemies do
not really move from one room to another? (This is not to say they
absolutely don't) That's one tactic I use. Take advantage of the
game's flaws. In doom3...just jump on a crate and suddenly pinky can't
get you... ...hope this helps...

Redbrick...who Loves His CLK