One of the downsides that come with video games to some of us is a condition commonly referred to as Video Game Motion Sickness. I suffer from this on an occasion
Now, most games, I have no issue. Included in my game library are such games as Super Smash Bros., Star Wars Battlefront, Spider-Man 3, and Gran Turismo 4, none of which I have problems with, though some would sound like prime candidates to cause motion sickness, like Spidey 3.
However, a few months back I got Metroid Prime. Upon first playing the game, I loved it, but after around 20 minutes, I wound up with a pretty bad headache and just the common symptoms of motion sickness (I have had motion sickness before from mountainous car rides, but little else). I have tried to get through Metroid Prime again multiple times, but every time I play, after around 20 minutes I begin suffering the symptoms, and after 10 minutes more, I usually have to go lie down. However, I have played the 1st Person mode of Star Wars Battlefront II, so the issue is not with the FPS factor alone. I believed the issue was with the Wii camera controls, which I suppose are understandably awkwardly sensitive enough to cause problems, and after one more effort in June, I put down Metroid Prime, presumably for good.
Last week, however, I ordered on GameStop several other Spider-Man games, after having loved Spider-Man 3, despite its flaws. Now, from what I've seen from screenshots, all of these games have similar play styles to Spidey 3, so I thought I'd be fine. However, one game has a different playstyle, and that is Spider-Man: The Movie.
Today, my games came in the mail, so I decided to pop Spidey 1 (the black sheep of the set) into my GameCube. I was having a lot of fun with the tutorial, and web slinging across town, with no issues. However, I soon entered a stealth level that involved climbing through air ducts and the like. Now, this game never had a great camera, which wasn't a problem when I was on a flat area. But in the ducts, the camera was kind of bouncing around and whatnot.
After around 20 minutes on that level, the motion sickness happened again. Hopefully there aren't many levels like that and I can play through the game, but I have a few discussion questions for this thread:
1) Has anyone else suffered from Video Game Motion Sickness? If so, what games were linked to it?
2) How did you deal with it? Did you just play through, play in short spurts, or did you put the game down for good?
3) Has anyone successfully remedied this? I have heard various things about motion sickness bracelets and ginger pills and whatnot having varying degrees of success, but has anyone else had success with one of these solutions?
Now, most games, I have no issue. Included in my game library are such games as Super Smash Bros., Star Wars Battlefront, Spider-Man 3, and Gran Turismo 4, none of which I have problems with, though some would sound like prime candidates to cause motion sickness, like Spidey 3.
However, a few months back I got Metroid Prime. Upon first playing the game, I loved it, but after around 20 minutes, I wound up with a pretty bad headache and just the common symptoms of motion sickness (I have had motion sickness before from mountainous car rides, but little else). I have tried to get through Metroid Prime again multiple times, but every time I play, after around 20 minutes I begin suffering the symptoms, and after 10 minutes more, I usually have to go lie down. However, I have played the 1st Person mode of Star Wars Battlefront II, so the issue is not with the FPS factor alone. I believed the issue was with the Wii camera controls, which I suppose are understandably awkwardly sensitive enough to cause problems, and after one more effort in June, I put down Metroid Prime, presumably for good.
Last week, however, I ordered on GameStop several other Spider-Man games, after having loved Spider-Man 3, despite its flaws. Now, from what I've seen from screenshots, all of these games have similar play styles to Spidey 3, so I thought I'd be fine. However, one game has a different playstyle, and that is Spider-Man: The Movie.
Today, my games came in the mail, so I decided to pop Spidey 1 (the black sheep of the set) into my GameCube. I was having a lot of fun with the tutorial, and web slinging across town, with no issues. However, I soon entered a stealth level that involved climbing through air ducts and the like. Now, this game never had a great camera, which wasn't a problem when I was on a flat area. But in the ducts, the camera was kind of bouncing around and whatnot.
After around 20 minutes on that level, the motion sickness happened again. Hopefully there aren't many levels like that and I can play through the game, but I have a few discussion questions for this thread:
1) Has anyone else suffered from Video Game Motion Sickness? If so, what games were linked to it?
2) How did you deal with it? Did you just play through, play in short spurts, or did you put the game down for good?
3) Has anyone successfully remedied this? I have heard various things about motion sickness bracelets and ginger pills and whatnot having varying degrees of success, but has anyone else had success with one of these solutions?