From: Matt Grimaldi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I've had similar problems with 1st-person shooter style games, though I got used to it after a while.
One thing that helped is to change the POV to be just over the shoulder, behind the character, instead of the default view from the eyes of the character.
Thanks for your suggestions, Matt. I started browsing through the documentation included in the game's manual.. not much help there. But I found a couple of leads on the topic with using "video games vertigo" and "video games dizziness" on Google. A couple of interesting things came up.
It seems these conditions have been reported for quite a while now!! It has to do with the combination of some colors schemes and polygonal patterns of the images on screen, and the effect it has on an extremely low number of members of the game population (like you and me). :)
The articles describe, however, that these symptoms are often associated (get a load of this) with a relatively mild type of a specific form of epilepsy. I was able to confirm this through a local neurologist.
I tried changing the POV like you suggested, and I experienced a notable improvement.
The problems I had all stemmed from the fact that there is no peripheral vison, which is understandable given that the monitor does not wrap 180 degrees around your head. If you have a fairly strong prescription, your glasses could increase the vertigo-effect of the video game.
-- Matt
You hit the nail on the head. :)
JJ (Who's really glad for Featherweight lenses..).
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