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Originally Posted by KeptinCranky

:rotfl:


but it could be worse, a friend of mine gets seasick when looking at my bridge view in sh3, just from the motion on the screen

This raises an interesting question about video games in general.

Are people who watch video games being played more susceptible to vertigo than people who play video games?

Both my girlfriend and I are gamers. We sometimes like to play FPS games (doom, Fear, etc). In these types of games there is a lot of movement on the screen. I find that if I am playing the game it does not bother me but if I watch my girlfriend play the same game I get a little queasy. She has experienced the same combination of feelings.

I have heard that people who normally get carsick won’t get carsick when they are driving. I guess being in control helps. Is that the same with video games?