Virtual Reality (VR) headsets and it's health risks

Re:Virtual Reality (VR) headsets and it's health risks by maxharris on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @02:05AM (#9105652)

Motion sickness is not a problem if your graphics hardware is fast enough to run your particular application. Anything below 75 Hz makes me feel sick, and anything above that feels okay.

With respect to your eyes, I don't think there's any kind of issue if your VR experience is good. I certainly haven't noticed anything, and I've had a DK2 for about four months.

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Re:Virtual Reality (VR) headsets and it's health risks by NeutronBoy on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @05:52AM (#9106173)

Motion sickness isn't exclusive to the 'video lag' - many people suffer from motion sickness as their brain tries the reconcile the difference in signals from your inner ear and your vision. The immediate reaction is that your body thinks you've ingested poison, hence the urge to vomit.

As far as I know, the only way to get over this is to 'train' your brain to ignore it.

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Re:Virtual Reality (VR) headsets and it's health risks by Joona on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @02:45AM (#9105739)

I got motion sickness from Rift DK2. The low resolution was the most noticeable thing, so I think it's a combination of things. Plus, some people get motion sickness, some don't.

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