Gaming sickness ?

[dragoncurt]

I've not been a PC gamer for long well when I was a kid but then went from pc to ps1, ps2 and so on. But built my self a new pc beginning of the year but when I play games like far cry 3 and some others I think I start to feel a bit sick. Is it something within the game settings. I mean I like the 60fps but more smooth it is for some reason I do start to feel not well. Is that a thing ?

 

Also where is best to find out what each settings mean. Thanks 

[Aytex]

Do you feel nauseous? 

Have you tried anti blue light glasses?

[vanished]

Recently for an unrelated reason I tried filming with an intentionally shaky camera at 30 fps and 60 fps, and watching the low framerate video almost gave me a headache, but the 60 fps was actually quite tolerable.

 

My recommendation would be to just make sure you're playing at a high framerate, and turn off things like motion blur that might make it worse. Or idk maybe turn it on; you'll have to experiment.

[Energycore]

I get nauseous when I play a fps game at low field of view. So I mostly avoid fps

[SuperMonkey507]

15 minutes ago, dragoncurt said:

I've not been a PC gamer for long well when I was a kid but then went from pc to ps1, ps2 and so on. But built my self a new pc beginning of the year but when I play games like far cry 3 and some others I think I start to feel a bit sick. Is it something within the game settings. I mean I like the 60fps but more smooth it is for some reason I do start to feel not well. Is that a thing ?

 

Also where is best to find out what each settings mean. Thanks 

I don't have experience with this, so I would not know, but I would try some programs to lower blue light throughout the day or wear Razer Gunnar.  You could also hop into settings and disable motion blur.

[SuperMonkey507]

1 minute ago, SuperMonkey507 said:

I don't have experience with this, so I would not know, but I would try some programs to lower blue light throughout the day or wear Razer Gunnar.  You could also hop into settings and disable motion blur.

Here is a brightness app: https://justgetflux.com/

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2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

I get nauseous when I play a fps game at low field of view. So I mostly avoid fps

I just change the fov...

[noc]

I recently went from a 23inch monitor to a 27inch, and I started feeling a bit woozy with the bigger monitor when I first started playing games on it (Far Cry 3 as well actually, but also CS:GO). But then I found that moving the monitor further away helped a lot, so I was probably sitting too close to it.

 

What type of monitor do you have, and how far are you sitting from it?

[Energycore]

Just now, Ryan_Vickers said:

I just change the fov...

I tried to change it in CoD: WaW but I wasn't able and eventually dropped trying.

 

FPS games just don't appeal to me, although I might give CS:GO a try.

[Daniel0898]

Maybe motion blur is turned on? That always messes me up.

[dragoncurt]

Thanks guys for the comments. I have a acer 27 inch (don't know the model number) and well I do sit at the desk so It could be I am to close to the monitor. Thanks all.

[sudz44]

Have you tried playing games with Vsync enabled? I know one of my friends found it helped him allot with getting headaches and feeling nauseous.

[dragoncurt]

24 minutes ago, sudz44 said:

Have you tried playing games with Vsync enabled? I know one of my friends found it helped him allot with getting headaches and feeling nauseous.

Yh I know some games have it off so then it goes past 60fps but yh I will stick with the 60 as it is better in some games. Thank you

[LogicalDrm]

Brightness of monitor and ambient light does much for eye wear at least. Gaming in the dark for long periods is really bad idea. Same with how you sit and on what angle your neck is.

[MilkJugg24]

Turn off motion blur, or anything that says blur on it.

 

Also enable v-sync to make the FPS not jump sporadically all the time.

[typographie]

8 hours ago, dragoncurt said:

Thanks guys for the comments. I have a acer 27 inch (don't know the model number) and well I do sit at the desk so It could be I am to close to the monitor. Thanks all.

As a few others have said, field of view can be an issue for some on computer monitors. FOV preferences vary from person to person, but I'd recommend starting with it set to around 90° and then adjusting it up or down based on your comfort level. It's in Far Cry 3's Video menu.

 

I don't think Far Cry 3 has a specific "motion blur" setting but you could try turning down Post FX (under Video Quality), as that likely includes some of the game's depth and motion blur techniques bundled together.

Edit: There are instructions to more permanently and completely disable motion blur in Far Cry 3 here.

[TheBestUserName]

Some people get sick while reading in a moving car. Some people get sick on boats.  

 

Take some Dramamine. 

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6 hours ago, typographie said:

As a few others have said, field of view can be an issue for some on computer monitors. FOV preferences vary from person to person, but I'd recommend starting with it set to around 90° and then adjusting it up or down based on your comfort level.

I've never precisely measured it to confirm, but I think what feels most natural is what looks most natural.  It's decided by the size of your screen and how close you sit.  Lets assume for the sake of argument that a person's FOV is 180° in real life.  If you sit so that your monitor takes up 50%, leaving 45° on either side, you'll probably want your game FOV at about 90°, since that's how much of your real field of view it's taking up.  With a visually smaller or larger display, this should probably be adjusted to match.  I think that's why console games are usually stupidly low FOVs like 60 since they expect you're really far from the screen and it's not taking up much of your view.

[dragoncurt]

3 hours ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

I've never precisely measured it to confirm, but I think what feels most natural is what looks most natural.  It's decided by the size of your screen and how close you sit.  Lets assume for the sake of argument that a person's FOV is 180° in real life.  If you sit so that your monitor takes up 50%, leaving 45° on either side, you'll probably want your game FOV at about 90°, since that's how much of your real field of view it's taking up.  With a visually smaller or larger display, this should probably be adjusted to match.  I think that's why console games are usually stupidly low FOVs like 60 since they expect you're really far from the screen and it's not taking up much of your view.

Oh yes true I agree. Thank you for the information 

[dragoncurt]

10 hours ago, typographie said:

As a few others have said, field of view can be an issue for some on computer monitors. FOV preferences vary from person to person, but I'd recommend starting with it set to around 90° and then adjusting it up or down based on your comfort level. It's in Far Cry 3's Video menu.

 

I don't think Far Cry 3 has a specific "motion blur" setting but you could try turning down Post FX (under Video Quality), as that likely includes some of the game's depth and motion blur techniques bundled together.

Edit: There are instructions to more permanently and completely disable motion blur in Far Cry 3 here.

Oh thanks 

[typographie]

16 hours ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

I've never precisely measured it to confirm, but I think what feels most natural is what looks most natural.  It's decided by the size of your screen and how close you sit.  Lets assume for the sake of argument that a person's FOV is 180° in real life.  If you sit so that your monitor takes up 50%, leaving 45° on either side, you'll probably want your game FOV at about 90°, since that's how much of your real field of view it's taking up.  With a visually smaller or larger display, this should probably be adjusted to match.  I think that's why console games are usually stupidly low FOVs like 60 since they expect you're really far from the screen and it's not taking up much of your view.

Yeah, I agree with all of this in principle. I just didn't want to make it sound like there was a definite "right" answer for everyone. I've known a few gamers, particularly those new to PC, who find seemingly unusual field of view settings to be most comfortable for them.

[Nexxus]

VR is the only time I felt...potential Simulation sickness. Was playing Ethan Carter with a controller my stomach felt..funny  but I didnt stay in it long enough cause it wasnt a stellar VR experience IMO