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Does anybody here suffer from dizzy spells with certain games? when i was a kid i used to play any game without problem for hrs and hrs... but now certain games where i have to focus on what im doing and the camera moves about alot makes me feel like im on a boat totaly out of balance.
RTS , ADVENTURE , RPG , SIM none of these games do it but just lately i played second sight and the more i played the more i felt dizzy the same thing happened with Dungeon lords, the worst time i had with dizzy spells in a game was awhile ago with doom 3.
Is it because the eyes are focusing on a set point but the brain says everything else is moving?
I did have an LCD but the glare gave me headaches, im now on a brand new 120hz @ 1024x768 screen, flat screen CRT with anti glare screen yet i still get dizzy spells
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Mar 2005 20:20 Post subject: |
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Try sitting further back from your moni or lowering the gamma. i dont get headaches although sometimes it makes me squint and i get bad eye strain,. Just take a break from the game for 15 mins and you should be alright. dont push yourself to "finish the level" or whatever.
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A-A
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Mar 2005 20:35 Post subject: |
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I dont even get eye strain... its like smack and it hits ya , and it takes me hrs to recover really wierd , almost like an inbalance thing
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sTo0z
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Mar 2005 21:33 Post subject: |
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I can't play Resident Evil 4 (for Gamecube) without getting my head messed up, that view is just awful, I can't handle it at all.
I wish it was zoomed out a little more and zoomed back in when you drew your gun.
Other than that I've never had a noticeable problem playing anything.
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A-A
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Mar 2005 22:04 Post subject: |
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Seems most people have a problem with one game or another
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Jenni
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Mar 2005 22:21 Post subject: |
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I couldn't play Duke Nukem 3D without being ill. I would say it's a type of motion sickness.
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Ispep
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Mar 2005 22:24 Post subject: |
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Unfortunately A-A it's all a part of ageing I'm afraid to say.
It's gradual and eventually you'll be complaining about more than your eyesight - there is a lot of things you'll find your no longer as good at 
Don't get me wrong, your eyesight isn't going (yet) - but you can't be as carefree as you would when you were younger. Less time on the PC and more rest for the eyes. Read health and safety as that will help you too - you don't want lights reflecting off the monitor and you want it to be a well lit room and so on and so forth.
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Mar 2005 22:33 Post subject: |
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The original Wolfenstein 3D made me feel sick - it was those tight corridors, floors & the low ceilings that made me feel really enclosed and nauseated, like I was playing in a box.
Getting a large monitor helps like a 21". Also you can get a tool to calibrate your monitor so its image is sharp & not blurry. Use a high scan rate like 85Hz. Ambient light reflected off walls & no lights pointing directly at your screen.
To help strengthen your eye-sight try focussing on a distant object, then a close one, & repeat this about 10 times.
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A-A
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Mar 2005 05:07 Post subject: |
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Try truning off head-bob in options. Or pop a dramamine before playing. (really!)
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Esel_Gesi
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Mar 2005 05:10 Post subject: |
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my dad used to always get sick when we played f-zero for snes... ive never had any problems with games but have had problems when watching movies on a projector in class.
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Mar 2005 07:18 Post subject: |
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if im right what u r talkin about, i had some bad influence playing igi2, stalker
i couldnt concentrate on the aim, my eyes were running around trying to catch some detail to stay on, but there was so much colours, details, objects, that i almost got a headache
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MAD_MAX333
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Mar 2005 07:32 Post subject: |
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when ps2 JUST came out, i was able to buy it cheap from a korean who got sick within moments of playing, too bad he had bought 7 games, 2 controllers, 2 mem cards ,extended warranty, game shark and stuff for his ps2... i got it all for 1100
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Ize
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A-A
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Mar 2005 10:47 Post subject: |
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try playing a game which is heavy on bloom when your drunk or stoned
U will be tripping out so bad.. it makes u feel like your in a fantasy world.
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Godlikez*
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Mar 2005 12:29 Post subject: |
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It's a medical isue. See a doctor i've you want it sovled. As senior med student it's probsbly a minor form of epilepsy, perhaps caused by minor brain damage recently, since it's new? Don't be woried tough.
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A friend of mine got so nausiated while playing HL2 on my comp, he almost hurled on me. It happens to some people I guess. Try making the refresh rate higher/lower perhaps, and maybe try getting whatever game you're playing to give you stable framerates by lowering the graphics a bit. Peace,
fear the led zeppelin that was!
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Saner
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Mar 2005 15:06 Post subject: |
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its old age mate  I get i ttoo.
do what I do and just give up on all games and moan "tehy just dont make em like they used too)
In addition (and being serious  )I have tryed pretty much all that is said here and I still feel bad when playng games
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I saw things like that in here and in other "woman problems" topics so...... Am I the only one that thinks some authorities needs to be alerted about Saner and him possibly being a rapist and/or kidnapper ? |
Saner is not being serious. Unless its the subject of Santa!
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Mar 2005 15:19 Post subject: |
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And you wonder why this hardcore gamer needs a | Quote: | | Duel Zeon 52Ghz 10000000 gb Memory 83 Tb HDD 20'000'000 Mbit internet ATI 27000XT 13 gbit gfx |
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Saner
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Mar 2005 15:51 Post subject: |
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To play games like Freecell at full speed 
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I saw things like that in here and in other "woman problems" topics so...... Am I the only one that thinks some authorities needs to be alerted about Saner and him possibly being a rapist and/or kidnapper ? |
Saner is not being serious. Unless its the subject of Santa!
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Mar 2005 16:01 Post subject: |
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holy shit freecell i thought it was solitaire. man you're hardcore.
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hamesy
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Mar 2005 19:49 Post subject: |
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My eyes start to water when playing games like Call of Duty or Brothers in Arms. I normally go downstairs n get a drink n Im alrite.
Deep thoughts of Homer Simpson - If something is hard to do, then its not worth doing
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| Posted: Thu, 31st Mar 2005 08:31 Post subject: |
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i get headache when playin half-life single player. omg.. i feel like vomiting everytime i play the single player
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