--- "Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo" wrote: > >From: Matt Grimaldi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <sniplets interspersed, marked by "...">
> >I've had similar problems with 1st-person shooter > style games, though I got used to it after a while. > >One thing that helped is to change the POV to be > >just over the shoulder, behind the character, > instead > >of the default view from the eyes of the character. > > Thanks for your suggestions, Matt... I > found a couple of leads on the topic with using > "video games vertigo" and > "video games dizziness" on Google. A couple of > interesting things came up. > > It seems these conditions have been reported for > quite a while now!! ...the effect [is] on an > extremely low number of > members of the game population (like you and me). :) > > The articles describe, however, that these symptoms > are often associated > (get a load of this) with a relatively mild type of > a specific form of > epilepsy. I was able to confirm this through a local > neurologist. > > I tried changing the POV like you suggested, and I > experienced a notable improvement. > > >The problems I had all stemmed from the fact that > there > >is no peripheral vison, which is understandable > given that > >the monitor does not wrap 180 degrees around your > head. > >If you have a fairly strong prescription, your > glasses could > >increase the vertigo-effect of the video game. > You hit the nail on the head. :) Another factor with the 1st-person perspective is the 'disconnect' that results when the eyes are sending information that the body's proprioception and balance systems can't confirm: the eyes say 'your' hands are streched out in front of you, but the nerves in your arms deny that, and the eyes say 'your' head is tipped to one side and looking up, but your vestibular system says it's upright and looking straight ahead! I don't play those types of games, but the 'disconnect' is similar to what you experience sitting in front of an IMAX screen showing a roller-coaster. I also have been told that there is a subtle 'vibrating' motion to the pixels on a monitor, which would add to eye-confusion, as would not-quite-having-epilepsy. Debbi Andromeda Strain Maru __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
