3D games make me feel sick? - Allergies Message Board

vicki23 · 01-15-2002, 11:52 PM

Does anyone else have this problem? If I watch my husband play a computer or *********** "action" or "mission" game I get so sick I have to lay down. These games make me feel like I am off balance, dizzy,spinning in a circle in one direction, nauses, and I have even experienced one ear becoming "blocked" which I didn't realize till I had been laying down for more than 1/2 hour. These symptoms have progressively gotten worse. It started with just feeling dizzy. I would appreciate any insight you might have for this problem.

iceprincess777 · 01-16-2002, 07:03 AM

Hi, a friend of mine has the same problem. It's like motion sickness.

KathyK2970 · 01-16-2002, 04:35 PM

Yes, I have the same problem!!! I don't notice it on all games, but on some, whether I'm actually playing or watching, I will get a headache, feel dizzy and queasy.

Cut-Throat · 01-16-2002, 04:43 PM

I think with people that are quite sensitive to motion sickness this is not that uncommon.

There is an I-MAX theater here that shows films that engulf the audience that causes many people to get sick. Lot's of people cannot take it and leave the show. The movie is so real that it gives the body a sense of motion when you're just sitting still. But the eyes do not know this, and gives the same effect as motion sickness.

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NinjaCowboy · 08-25-2004, 02:59 AM

I have the same problem, but it seems unrelated to any other allergy or sinus issues, and only seem to happen with 1st person games (where you can't see the character you are playing as, but rather see everything from that character's perspective). It also doesn't seem to matter whether I am actually playing the game or just watching it. I think it it just like a 'virtual' type of motion sickness...