Motion Sickness In Games

You may or may not know this, but I have a big problem with Motion Sickness in games. In fact, it has hindered my ability to play a lot of games I would love to play.

For the longest time, I have been researching it, trying to figure out a way to keep it from happening. The one thing that works ok is to push through it on games that only slightly affect me. If I get sick within the first minute, then I can't push through it. If it takes 30 minutes or so, then I can usually build up a tolerance. However, if I stop playing the game for a month or two, I have to start over.

There have been several articles on Slashdot about this problem, but none of them have any good advice, until today. In the comments section, someone posted a recap of the MythBusters testing various remedies for motion sickness. It seems that Ginger actually worked for both guys who had problems. So, I will be trying Ginger to see if it helps.

If you want to read more, check it out: http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=18...82&cid=14914718

I never had this problem - except a little bit in Half-Life 2. Something about it bothered me during the airboat/dune buggy segments. Not so much I couldn't play, but it bothered me. Fortunately, I had to stop frequently to pwn some aliens or bugs, so I didn't drive a lot non-stop 🙂

Hope the ginger helps.

Ginger (while I hate it) is really good for motion sickness. It seems to work better than things like dramamine. Even using ginger snacks will help for seasickness.

I also watched that mythbuster show and would have suggested that.
Let me know how it works for you. Just grab a box of ginger snaps 😉

I have never had motion sickness in any form so can not relate to it. I never understood why people get sick like that. I love being on boats and traveling never bother me that way. Now my aching back is another story 😉

LOL!

I have a lot of sinus and allergy problems. I believe my motion sickness stems from that. I don't do well as a passenger in a car either. When my wife and I were in Hawaii, we went on a dinner cruise where they go along the shore of waikiki in a big 4 story dinner boat. It was one of the worst experiences of my life. I get cold chills thinking about it.

We will see how this does...... Bubba, might be time to borrow that HL2. :-)

I have only CSS and DOD

Atomm wrote:You may or may not know this, but I have a big problem with Motion Sickness in games. In fact, it has hindered my ability to play a lot of games I would love to play.

Sounds like anxiety tossed into the mix. Games can get you all hyped up that way as well. Same with boat trip. Maybe its not having control or being stuck somewhere you can't escape from.

If it is anxiety causing some of it, just drop some valium and you will be fine 🙂

LOL!

I picked up some Ginger Pills. Let's see how it does....

Atomm wrote:LOL!

I don't do well as a passenger in a car either.

I thought he was going to go into the fetal position a couple times if I drove at lunch. Which I had to do sometimes since I had the only vehicle in the group that would hold 7. 😀

Correction, "Fecal" as in SMP....... 🙂

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