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0 pointsAjedi327y ago0 comments

Motion sickness is a problem for _all_ VR headsets.

Even if the headset tracks in 6-DoF most games still need some form of artificial locomotion. Rarely is it acceptable for the entire game to take place in the same 5ft x 5ft space, and introducing artificial movement causes motion sickness for some people. Just letting users teleport doesn't always cut it.

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rhinoceraptor7y ago· 3 in thread

Yep, just fire up any free-walking VR game and try to move around. I never get motion sick but it still feels very strange to move without walking.

piyh7y ago

The sensation is somewhere between having my soul sucked out of my body and having a terrible ear infection that impacts balance.

hunta20977y ago

Yeah, that's a 3DoF - your location in the room is not being tracked.

The HTC Vive rarely gives you this feeling as you are free to walk about and there is a 1:1 relationship between the VR and real world.

rhinoceraptor7y ago

That only works for games with a very limited player space, or games with a teleporting mechanic. Other games, like Onward allow you to both walk within your room with your location tracked, as well as free-walk using the joystick like a normal first person game, that's what I was talking about.

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