It's not clear just how widespread an issue motion sickness in VR is, but it's certainly not not a problem.
Some game developers have managed to come up with tricks to lessen the impact of VR gaming on your stomach, but at best they can feel like temporary fixes to a problem that always seems to rear its head after a few minutes of reprieve. Fraction turning, limited fields of view and even the addition of fixed points that players can focus on for some relief only do so much.
Youtube user Super Bunnyhop does a good job of explaining why that is after digging through tons of research and talks on VR sickness. Basically? Though factors like speed, acceleration, frame rate or a shaky horizon certainly exacerbate the problem, it mostly comes down to your confused perception of reality. Your brain can't reconcile the differences in the varying sensory information it's receiving, potentially thinks you're hallucinating because you've been poisoned and it wants to force you to get the toxins out of your system. Oh, brain. You're so silly.
(h/t Reddit)
Topics Gaming Virtual Reality
