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Sadist
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States7322 Posts
July 04 2010 06:21 GMT
#1
So I bought a new computer a few months ago for SC2 and have been testing out my video card on the FPS games from the past few years.

Oddly enough, playing Singularity and BioShock have caused me to experience a bit of nausea. Ive never experienced this before. Anyone else have it happen to them? Is it because of the newer wide screen monitors? Ive done a bit of google but it has been inconclusive so far =)

How do you go from where you are to where you want to be? I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal and you have to be willing to work for it. Jim Valvano
Commander-Zerg
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Canada341 Posts
July 04 2010 06:34 GMT
#2
I always get motion sickness from FPS games. Since the greatest FPS ever made Goldeneye for N64 I could only play half an hour before having to lie down.
ThesePretzels
Profile Joined July 2010
United States4 Posts
July 04 2010 06:37 GMT
#3
It's called simulator sickness, its exact causes aren't really known.
Sadist
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States7322 Posts
July 04 2010 06:38 GMT
#4
On July 04 2010 15:37 ThesePretzels wrote:
It's called simulator sickness, its exact causes aren't really known.



Ive played FPS games for years and never had this happen. Its so weird
How do you go from where you are to where you want to be? I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal and you have to be willing to work for it. Jim Valvano
kaleidoscope
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Singapore2887 Posts
July 04 2010 06:42 GMT
#5
i had this too..

whenever i play L4D, i'll knock out in 5mins..

i remember last time (dam young) when i played Resident Evil on PlayStation, i actually fainted, jsut in time that my mom came home..
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GenesisX
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada4267 Posts
July 04 2010 06:44 GMT
#6
Sometimes happens to me when I play MW2 at my friend's house. Idk why, but it only happens sometimes O_O
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Radical
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States481 Posts
July 04 2010 06:50 GMT
#7
Turn Vsync on!
Enki
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States2548 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-06 04:42:12
July 04 2010 06:51 GMT
#8
I pretty much never get motion sickness, but when I played the Campaign for Halo awhile back it made me really sick, ended up giving me bad headaches.
Dunno why, it does'nt seem too disorientating, its not like the screen jerks up and down like Killzone 2 or COD....
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QueueQueue
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada1000 Posts
July 04 2010 07:29 GMT
#9
I've never had issues with motion sickness and games. However, I do get sick watching 3d movies. My girlfriend can't watch / play any FPS games for longer then 10 seconds without getting really sick.
Polar_Nada
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States1548 Posts
July 04 2010 07:48 GMT
#10
hmmm its interesting how u dont get sick of playing fps games, but for these two games specifically...
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Sephy90
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1785 Posts
July 04 2010 07:57 GMT
#11
maybe you should talk to a doctor just to be safe. i've never experienced this before, and i hope it never does.
"So I turned the lights off at night and practiced by myself"
Roxen000
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
1226 Posts
July 04 2010 08:02 GMT
#12
Wow this would be pretty weird.

Have you tried adjusting how far you sit away from your monitor?
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Excalibur_Z
Profile Joined October 2002
United States12240 Posts
July 04 2010 08:29 GMT
#13
On July 04 2010 15:38 Sadist wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 04 2010 15:37 ThesePretzels wrote:
It's called simulator sickness, its exact causes aren't really known.



Ive played FPS games for years and never had this happen. Its so weird


Maybe eliminate some variables? Had you played Bioshock and the other games you tested out before you bought the new monitor? If so then maybe that's likely. If you haven't, then maybe try out some games you used to play like Quake3 or something and see if you still feel nauseous.

What about other factors like refresh rate or display type (LCD vs CRT)? To be quite honest, though, I find these other factors even less likely to cause your problem =[
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exeexe
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Denmark937 Posts
July 04 2010 08:49 GMT
#14
theres a thing called epilepsy lol.
And never forget, its always easier to throw a bomb downstairs than up. - George Orwell
fearus
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
China2164 Posts
July 04 2010 09:52 GMT
#15
You goto the pharmacy and get these things for behind your ears.
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Sadist
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States7322 Posts
July 04 2010 13:23 GMT
#16
On July 04 2010 17:29 Excalibur_Z wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 04 2010 15:38 Sadist wrote:
On July 04 2010 15:37 ThesePretzels wrote:
It's called simulator sickness, its exact causes aren't really known.



Ive played FPS games for years and never had this happen. Its so weird


Maybe eliminate some variables? Had you played Bioshock and the other games you tested out before you bought the new monitor? If so then maybe that's likely. If you haven't, then maybe try out some games you used to play like Quake3 or something and see if you still feel nauseous.

What about other factors like refresh rate or display type (LCD vs CRT)? To be quite honest, though, I find these other factors even less likely to cause your problem =[




I can play Quake 4 on my current set up and have no issues. Ive heard some people say that in some of the newer FPS games the wide angle of view (like 90 degrees or something) could be part of it. Or I can check the refresh rate. I dont really know how to do the refresh rate though ;D. The games run incredibly smooth so I dont think its an issue with low FPS.
How do you go from where you are to where you want to be? I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal and you have to be willing to work for it. Jim Valvano
mOnion
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States5657 Posts
July 04 2010 16:01 GMT
#17
On July 04 2010 17:49 exeexe wrote:
theres a thing called epilepsy lol.

what are you saying exactly?

I had the same trouble when I got my new 23'' monitor, just sit back a little further if you can, but youll get used to it eventually, its just different
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Judicator
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States7270 Posts
July 04 2010 16:06 GMT
#18
On July 04 2010 17:49 exeexe wrote:
theres a thing called epilepsy lol.


Don't be retarded posting stuff like this.

If you have a relatively new graphics card you can try running the game on different resolutions with bevels in full screen mode and see if it affects you. It's not the FPS or the refresh rate (unless you have some fucked up hardware), you might have to sit farther back like monion suggested. Would help if you posted specifics.
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TunaFishyMe
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada150 Posts
July 04 2010 16:06 GMT
#19
you are getting old.
I used to be fine reading on a bus/car. now I get motion sickness.
ForSC2
Profile Joined June 2009
United States580 Posts
July 05 2010 22:58 GMT
#20
Ginger can help with motion sickness.

Tea, candy, slices, pills, cookies, gum.
http://www.amazon.com/Ginger-People-Gins-Candy-candy/dp/B000EM8308/

There's also pressure points under your forearm that help block signals that trigger nausea.
http://www.homebackpainacupressure.com/acupressure-for-sea-sickness.html

If that helps alleviate nausea you can consider one of these types of wrist band http://www.sea-band.com/
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Kashll
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States1117 Posts
July 05 2010 23:16 GMT
#21
On July 04 2010 15:38 Sadist wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 04 2010 15:37 ThesePretzels wrote:
It's called simulator sickness, its exact causes aren't really known.



Ive played FPS games for years and never had this happen. Its so weird


I played UT2004 competitively for like 3 years straight. I mean like was on every night scrimming and having matches. Absolutely no nausea. Now when I play for fun randomly I will sometimes get quite nauseous. It'd the damndest thing.
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Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-05 23:41:54
July 05 2010 23:41 GMT
#22
Yea i get naucious and my head hurts when i play SC2 (when graphics are medium or higher and runescape HD (lol just visiting)
Nada's body is South Korea's greatest weapon.
Mykill
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada3402 Posts
July 06 2010 00:02 GMT
#23
On July 06 2010 08:41 Kenpachi wrote:
Yea i get naucious and my head hurts when i play SC2 (when graphics are medium or higher and runescape HD (lol just visiting)


lol runescape doesnt come in HD... its runescape. that game used to be good until they got rid of scamming and marketing.

I got sick from repetitive FPS games if your running through the same thing not going anywhere. you'll find if you keep shooting stuff it might go away
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Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
July 06 2010 00:18 GMT
#24
On July 06 2010 09:02 Mykill wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 06 2010 08:41 Kenpachi wrote:
Yea i get naucious and my head hurts when i play SC2 (when graphics are medium or higher and runescape HD (lol just visiting)


lol runescape doesnt come in HD... its runescape. that game used to be good until they got rid of scamming and marketing.

The Graphics are called HD and i had to change the graphics to the simplest after like 10 minutes because it hurt too much. and i agree it was good before the trade limit
Nada's body is South Korea's greatest weapon.
myopia
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States2928 Posts
July 06 2010 00:22 GMT
#25
I get nauseous when I read in the car (makes playing handheld RPG's rough -_-). I've always wonder what causes these things.
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fanta[Rn]
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Japan2465 Posts
July 06 2010 03:35 GMT
#26
Recently I decided to play HL1 and HL2 again, I get very motion sick of both games which is odd because I play/played CS1.6 and TF2 quite a bit and no problem there.
Also I play Quake Live regularly and one would think you'd get motion sick there with all the bouncing around.. but nope, no problem with QL.
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