Sorry for replying late. There was a influx in patient load recently. I think there are many factors that contribute to the subject's simulator sickness; the pixelation, lack of movement in the "car", environmental conditions (enclosed vs open, dark room), the subject themselves. I suspect that the main reason can be largely due to the technology of the software that we have. The downloading of the program has to be fast enough and the graphic realistic to a certain extend. The hardware (car parts, response rate) is important as well.. to some extend. I guess this project is a learning resource for us.
Driving rehab is pretty new in spore. there are a few places that handles drivers with physical disablities. so far only one ot in spore is being involved. strange you think? carmel Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: (bcc: Carmel Tso/THERAPY/TTSH) Subject: RE: [OTlist] Simulator sickness in VR driving Do you know how well the screen moves? Is there pixelation, does it respond well to the controls? Is there any movement in the "car". Some people get car sick very easily from the difference in the visual and vestibular input but, I'm sure you know that already. Is there some way to introduce movement to the simulator? Elizabeth H. Thiers, OTR/L Florida Elks Children's Therapy Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] Carmel- Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, I've been super busy, especially since the recent older driver crash in Santa Monica, California. The media has been calling me nonstop. To answer your questions, I don't have personal clinical experience with VR, but I have tried out simulators in other clinics. I've also looking into those negative effects I wrote about. Ironically enough, I was at a museum this past weekend and I went to a movie at the IMAX theater. They warned of nausea and dizziness and recommended closing your eyes if you experienced these symptoms. I felt quite nauseous during parts of the movie. I am not currently working in a clinical setting, I am teaching in the OT program at Cleveland State University so I don't currently have clients. I am however working on research looking at the influences on occupational therapy practice related to driving. Wendy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 9:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [OTlist] Simulator sickness in VR driving my vr driving simulator is the shell of a car (like the size of a mini) , hooded and steering and the works. the participant have to refer to a 3 piece screen. the room is pretty dark and we have a small fan blowing in the car for ventilation. Carmel Tso Occupational therapist Brain injury team Tan Tock Seng Rehab Center Singapore "Elizabeth H. Thiers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 23/07/2003 07:26:33 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: (bcc: Carmel Tso/THERAPY/TTSH) Subject: RE: [OTlist] Simulator sickness in VR driving How are you doing the virtual reality (VR) simulator? Are you using goggles or a full screen? Elizabeth H. Thiers, OTR/L Florida Elks Children's Therapy Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] *****************************��********************************** To remove yourself from the OTnow mail list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message's *body*, put the following text: unsubscribe OTlist - List messages are archived at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] *****************************��***********************************
