This is a topic close to my heart. Ever since console gaming went 3D I realised I can't look at anything from a first person perspective without feeling violently ill.
The effect takes hold quicker if I'm looking at someone else playing but even when it is me controlling the action I will be ill within minutes. If I let it get to that point the only solution is to go to a dark room and lie down for an hour or more.
I sometimes joke about it, but in reality I do worry about a future of HUDs and VR environments.
From the two available theories I find the Sensory Conflict Theory the more compelling although I'm still not convinced they have entirely cracked it.
Along with gaming I get similar effects from 3D movies. I struggle to understand the postural challenge that comes from watching a 3D movie vs a 2D movie in the same cinema seat. From my lay persons perspective it would seem to have more to do with the ability of my eyes/brain/inner ear processing more information simultaneously and making contextual sense of it.
The effect takes hold quicker if I'm looking at someone else playing but even when it is me controlling the action I will be ill within minutes. If I let it get to that point the only solution is to go to a dark room and lie down for an hour or more.
I sometimes joke about it, but in reality I do worry about a future of HUDs and VR environments.
From the two available theories I find the Sensory Conflict Theory the more compelling although I'm still not convinced they have entirely cracked it.
Along with gaming I get similar effects from 3D movies. I struggle to understand the postural challenge that comes from watching a 3D movie vs a 2D movie in the same cinema seat. From my lay persons perspective it would seem to have more to do with the ability of my eyes/brain/inner ear processing more information simultaneously and making contextual sense of it.