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To: fireman15

I’m afraid I’d get nauseated which I can mildly do while really getting into just a curved monitor. The VR manufacturers get lots of first week returns for just that reason.


21 posted on 01/26/2024 12:08:41 AM PST by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carceremâ„¢)
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Plus my CPU, even though a 10th gen Core i5, really isn’t totally up to it.


22 posted on 01/26/2024 12:14:06 AM PST by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carceremâ„¢)
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To: steve86
I'm afraid I'd get nauseated which I can mildly do while really getting into just a curved monitor

I can be prone to motion sickness as well. You will not find me salmon fishing out on the ocean in a small boat on a breezy day. However, once I get used to an activity this tends to go away.

My wife and I flew hundreds of hours when we first got our Piper Cherokee airplane. We used to fly it about a thousand miles to Southern California frequently to ride the roller coasters at Magic Mountain, Disneyland, Knots Berry Farm, Universal Studios and other places. When I was a kid those types of rides used to make me sick on occasion, but with all the flying we were doing this went away.

If you had enough of an interest in using VR devices and applications, you would most likely get over your tendency toward nausea once you got used to them.

This of course has its limitations. About the same time we were frequent roller coaster riders, I went hang gliding with some friends in the mountains on a warm day. There was ample lift everywhere and I ended up thousands of feet above the launch site. I had been sucking down lots of water from my hydration pack and after a while I really had to pee badly. My harness was expensive and practically new and I did not want it smelling like urine.

I flew out over the large lake that was next to the landing area and started doing who knows tight turns in a steep spiral to lose altitude. I didn't notice the effects of this while in the air, and I still managed to do a good landing. But by the time I finally made it to the ground I was so dizzy I could barely walk and I almost vomited. And I was still queasy in the car on the way back home. Something got a little screwed up in my inner ear. It makes me a little nausea just thinking about it.

52 posted on 01/26/2024 8:08:09 AM PST by fireman15 (Irritating people are the grit from which we fashion our pearl. I provide the grit. You're Welcome.)
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