The Best Ways to Prevent VR Motion Sickness | Updated 2023
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- čas přidán 20. 09. 2023
- Motion sickness is something 99% of new VR users have to deal with.
With Meta Quest 3 set to release soon and thus a new wave of VR players incoming, let's talk about the best ways to prevent motion sickness in VR.
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Had my first VR session the other day, I played for almost 2 hours non stop and started to feel it about an hour and 30 minutes in, absolutely love my VR but definitely suggest limiting your playtime
The fact that you went 90 minutes in your first session is admirable. I think I got about 45 minutes before I had to stop.
Also, if a person wears eye glasses for distance, there are prescription inserts that can be purchased from various vendors. If your distance vision is good but you wear glasses to read, then you don't need these inserts, normally the focal point in VR is 3 meters to infinity. Make sure you have your IPD (distance between your eyes pupils) is set as close to perfect as you can and make sure your eyes are aligned with the sweet spot of the HMD's optics for the best clarity, also, the closer your eyes are to the HMD's optics, the better the FOV (Field Of View) will be for any given HMD.
As mentioned in the video, start slow and don't stay in the HMD for too long, if things don't feel right, you can always close your eyes while in VR. I don't agree with not starting with a roller coaster ride, the trick is look straight ahead, do NOT look to the sides or up and down, my 1st few VR experiences were roller coasters and as time went on and I got use to it, I started looking to the sides, I can't say it felt great at first but after a few times, I got use to it and now it doesn't bother me at all.
I've been into VR since 2017 and love VR, sometimes in VR, you just have to tell yourself "This isn't real" LOL :)
Also, if the HMD supports 90hz refresh rate, go with that, any lower for VR newbies can help accelerate the ill feeling, once use to it, you can lower this if you wish.
Your description of how you handled the roller coaster is specifically why I don't recommend it for a first playthrough. To enjoy the experience, you have to limit what you do. One of the great immersive things is VR is to look around at the world you've been transported to. So it feels like a waste. I'd rather stick a newbie in something where they can take it all in. Thanks for watching!
This is great info I was going to get inserts, I only need glasses for reading so this would have been a disappointment , thank you
I remember trying to play Skyrim VR as my first VR game. Not even 30 mins in I was drenched in sweat like I had run miles, was about to pass out, and my eyes felt like they were going to fall out! I shall try these and ty for getting to the point of the video faster than some ! Good luck in VR land peeps!
Oof. Skyrim is a notoriously AWFUL VR implementation for many many reasons, so yeah not a great new user game. Sad given how popular it is.
@@liveopenmike Eh still the helpful tricks assit and I am glad someones doing it right. :D I will have to try again soon.
I just got a vr headset and I got motion sick almost right away. Thank you so much I can game for a few hours now
Awesome! I'm so glad the video helped you!
You’re awesome Mike! These tips definitely helped
Glad to hear it!
15 mins into Asgard's wrath 2 sent me into a dizzying frenzy and i had to stop it.
Oof. Yeah... as much as I love that game, I wish it weren't bundled with Quest 3. It's not a great starter game.
Just got my headset for Christmas. This helps alot. Thank you. I have subscribed to your channel.
Glad the video helped! What games are you looking to play?
Vader Immortal and Ghostbusters@@liveopenmike
this has been most helpful, thanks Mike!
Glad it helped!
No problems with games like no mans sky, but the firewatch vr mod got me quite fast. Smooth turning is faster than my brain expects
Mods are notorious for having some shakiness with motion controls. Obviously the modders don't have direct code access, so they can't do optimization at the base level to ensure a smoother experience. I never recommend mods for new VR users for that reason.
Thanks for the information I looked this up on CZcams because just got done playing contractors for the first time and within about 10 minutes of play have definitely gotten some motion. I'm definitely going to try the suggestions to see if that helps
Oof. Contractors was my first shooter too. Had the same experience. I stepped away from it, got my sea legs, and now it's my favorite VR shooter. Hopefully this video helps!
Great video, thanks for sharing 👍🏽
Thanks for watching! Hope it was helpful!
The first time playing vr was a quest 2 for me because it was affordable at the time, the first game i bought was gorn and i never suffered from motion sickness some how.
You're one of the lucky ones for sure.
Some real good ideas and hints. I'm new in all that VR Stuff since I've got a Meta Quest 2 now and Noticed i got motion sick whil turning and moving completely free. I'm just not used to turnung my vomplete body around instead of only a stick on a gamepad. so i use the tumb sticks a lot to look around and that completely destoyes me :D
I iwll definatly try the fan out to have a fix point! :)
Try using snap turning if the game allows for it. Smooth is puke city for new users.
I suffer from headaches so this video helped
Glad it helped!
There isn’t a harder working content creator. Informative, consistent, and educational. “Chef’s kiss” on your vid’s. ❤
Thank you, buddy.
I’ve just got my new headset today - was perfectly fine this morning trying it out, then after charging it and trying it again this evening, only managed to keep it on for about 10 mins before having to take it off since I started to feel really sick. So this is super helpful - any reccs for motion sickness proof games is welcome 😅
The less artificial motion, the better. That’s part of Beat Saber’s success (and other rhythm games). You’re totally in charge of any movement. Resolution Games are great games that are easy for new users to start with. Cookout, Demeo, Blaston, and Ultimechs are all free and fun games to play. If you’re wanting a shooter, try Hyperdash (also free).
@@liveopenmike thank you!!
@@symoneallijohn6241I have the WORST motion sickness of maybe anyone and sadly have to skip most of the best games until someone finds a cure. 😭 but Beat Saber is definitely awesome, Red Matter, Moss, ForeVR Darts, The Room, Tetris (amazing) and Creed: Rise to Glory are some no-sickness games with teleport and snap turn if you need it. And Horizon Worlds is a fun place to explore (also has teleport, snap turn options) with pretty much endless content to check out and meet other ppl. 😁
Thank you, you gave me hope. I was just gifted the ps5 vr2 as a gift and was having a great time until I started moving and rotating view in horizon
Thanks! Glad it was helpful. PLEASE turn on snap turning in Horizon. That game is notoriously bad for reprojection and ghosting. I know people who have been in VR for a decade that had to use comfort settings to play that game.
And welcome to the cult! We're a (mostly) friendly bunch.
I just got my Meta Quest 3 a little over a week ago. Was excited for Asgards Wrath 2 and I was fine my first play session. Last 3 have made me feel motion sick so I backed off. Like you said games like Pistol Whip, or rhythm type games are fine. Anything with snap turning seems fine so going to try to stick with those types of games for now. But I really want to play Asgards Wrath 2. Patience patience patience.
Yeah, as much as I LOVE Asgard's Wrath 2, it's a terrible first VR game. Hope you can build your tolerance up and get into it properly in a few weeks. I believe it has snap turning, but then there's the wall running and follower mount riding.
If you're looking for some RPG flavor that may be easier on your vertigo, check out Journey of the Gods (aesthetically not a masterpiece, but a great 4-6hr adventure) or Ruins Magus.
Got my quest 2, I managed to do a few sessions of GORN, after the third session I started getting motion sick really quickly, I think it might have been cause I barely used my body to move and relied on the joysticks
That's 100% what it was. Check out my video on good starter games for new VR users. I think you'll find a couple you'll enjoy. I hope the tips in this video help!
I just got mine as a gift from my kids. I've been tinkering with it and trying to get a feel for it. Definitely nauseating. Thanks for the tips! I hope they help.
I hope so too! Let me know how it goes!
I’ve tried a VR a couple of years ago in Accetto Corsa and I’ve got motion sickness in 3 minutes. I hope with new ones I can tolerate it better.
Ooof. Yeah zero chance I'd ever put a new VR user in a racing game. Gotta ease in with beginner friendly games first. Higher resolution lower persistence headsets should help with that, but it'll still take time to get the sea legs.
@@liveopenmike thank you for the tip. 🖖🏻
As a soon to be the 1st time in VR with Quest 3 I am so glad I came across this video.
Thank you! Comments like this are why I made the video. I hope this helps you when you get your Quest 3.
Thanks for posting this. I am planning on getting the Quest 3 and it will be my first VR headset. I have tried VR a few times over the years and have done OK with no motion sickness but they were short spurts. I will definitely follow your suggestions. If you have any suggested VR apps or casual games I would appreciate some recommendations. Thanks again.
Check out my video on best Starter games for VR. I'll make another one of those in a month or so. Thanks for watching!
The fan one is huge. Air moving in general. A stuffy room just makes me nauseous anyways...add VR on top of that...no bueno. Crank the A/C, stay hydrated, and run fans at the bare minimum.
Otherwise, it's like trying to read in a stuffy car.
@@eeeeyuke I thought the fan idea was stupid until I tried it. Now I can't game without proper circulation in the room. Thanks for watching!
Thanks, will do🙏
I'm gone have 1 too
U just got the quest 3 and my first game was Asgard’s wrath 2 full immersion setting and fair to say I didn’t last an hout
Ouch, that's brutal. I hope this video helps! I also have another video about good games to start VR with. Check that one out too.
The first psvr was awfully for motion sickness . Never had it on the quest
Ah, the PSVR trained your body with the worse possible experience. Glad you're good now, but not the path I'd recommend for others. lol Thanks for watching!
I’ve had a vr headset for like a week (quest 2) and I’ve been playing like beat saber and joy simulator (and a bit of epic roller coasters) but today I decided to have a go at bone lab let’s just say it’s didn’t end well
Yeah I never rec Bonelab to new people. Hope it wasn’t too terrible.
Nah I’ve been using these tips to help get through it and only playing like 7-10 mins at a time before having a 30 minute break
i get motion sick just from using the computer, havent yet figured out if its escape from tarkov, 2 monitors or scrolling but seems to be some sort of combination of those
As in your game is spread across 2 monitors? Check the refresh rate on your monitor too.
@@liveopenmike no just having my game on one monitor and discord or yt on other makes me motion sick
i just bought quest 3 today,never had vr before,i tryed rollercoaster and guess what,i still feel sick haha,but omg its amazing and weird at the same time,i had no idea how it was.
Glad you’re enjoying it! Be sure to take it easy on the motion heavy games.
I just got a new quest 3 the other day and the first day I played “hyper dash” and “population one” with full locomotion and I powered through even though I was feeling motion sickness. WORST MISTAKE EVER. after I got done playing, I felt so bad that I almost returned my vr headset right then and there. I’m happy I stuck with it. I downloaded super hot and beat saber and I’m having tons of fun. I feel like I still just have to get my VR legs.
Yeah powering thru is BAD. I made the same mistake on my first shooter (Contractors) and I was toast for two days. Hope this video helps! 😊
I get car sick quickly and for VR, low fps or stuttering is my biggest problem.
Even loading screens if they are following your view and are not in 3d space.
Those are my triggers too. I start sweating within minute in bad framerate games. Part of why I don't play a lot of demos and VR mods. They're usually poorly optimized.
Thank you for your research. But could you also provide the sources that you used? I am doing research for my master's thesis and even though your info sounds valuable, it's unusable without any sources right now. I wish, that would be the standard but the opposite seems to be the case on CZcams. Not providing sources in media is not just a problem because of plagarism but also because it cannot be trusted.
Btw, knowing your video clip sources would also be quite nice.
1:28 tell that to the people who play drinking night in vrchat
Good on them. They likely all have fine VR tolerance. For someone struggling with motion sickness in VR, dehydrating the body is a bad idea.
Was looking forward to vr finally got a quest 2. Im not a motion suckness kinda person but man vr got me vad. Tried walking dead
Walking Dead's not a great first game. If you want a zombie shooter, try Zombieland Headshot Fever or Drop Dead Dual Strike. Both easier for new VR users but still all the zombie killing you want.
I get sick feeling but not from motion,I can keep it on longer the more I do it, I get motion sick anyway
Ooof. I hope something in this video was helpful.
@@liveopenmike I think it was just the meta quest 3 standard headstrap,I had it tight but it would cut the circulation in my face,I got the bobo s3 ,it's like a new experience
@@mattclements1348 oh yeah that default strap is terrible!
I have a bowl of Gin-Gins ginger candy for guests that try out VR at my house.
Nice!
any tips would help! it's a nightmare love VR hate motion sickness 🤢🤢🤮
A lot of good info in this video that helped me quickly get my sea legs.
great one more reason
just found your channel. you have a dope channel. in a good way. i dont mean goofy
Thank you! Glad you're enjoying the content.
New to VR, made the mistake and did a roller coaster game lol had to turn it off made me sick
Oof! Hopefully this video helped! Epic Roller Coasters is a HORRIBLE first experience and I wish that game wasn't free.
How long do you recommend someone do these before playing as a regular
Depends on the person and method. I will ALWAYS hydrate before I play VR and I keep water around me. That’s just a healthy thing to do.
Overall, I adjusted in a couple of weeks. A good friend of mine adapted instantly and games with me for hours. Her sister still can’t do heavy motion games months later.
Sorry I can’t give a clearer answer.
So, in console and PC gaming, a narrow FOV in FPSers can make me super nauseous (non VR). Interesting that vignetting would reduce nausea when it essentially reduces FOV. I wonder if a larger FOV headset would create less nausea when playing FPS games or increase it, whereas in flat gaming, a large FOV reduces it.
I think the vignette helps specifically because of foveated rendering. Blurring the things you're not directly looking at (this doesn't include eye tracking foveated rendering) is essentially another form of motion blur.
Also, for FPS specifically, which is more fast twitch reaction than any other game, narrower FOV is absolutely a bad thing because you're TRYING to look everywhere. For a flying or racing game, the motion blur especially as you're turning quickly will send folks loopy. I've seen it personally.
Doesn't that only matter if using controller to turn? If you turn around physically irl the fov shouldn't matter.
Try in Google Earth, since that allows for a "reduced fov while rotating" option or comfort mode.
@@x1c3x Vignettes in most games don't trigger during IRL turning, so yes. That tip is specific to using artificial turning.
Who is the thing in 20 minutes in the game when I first got it I didn’t even feel sick and I played till 3 AM because I got it on December 31
Nice! You are one of the lucky ones.
I was playing Roblox for my full 3 hours and when I was done I was violently vomiting for like 20 minutes straight, And I’m very new I’ve been playing for 2 days 💀
Yeah… definitely overdid it I’d say
Am I likely to experience this using meditation or yoga?
Not likely. Most mindfulness apps don't involved a lot of virtual movement.
is b&s good for new player?
I wouldn’t recommend it, no.
I take motion sickness pills 30 minutes before gaming and I last way longer then usual lol😅
I almost put those in, but the ginger chews worked way better for me. Maybe my body is dramamine intolerant. lol
Thanks for watching!
I got the quest 3 today
Motion sickness is killing me...
I played red matter 2
Oof. The movement in that one is BAD for new users. The space suit and the bouncy is a terrible mix.
Same here. That view of Saturn though.....
I was playing ghosts of tabor all day and yk I felt terrible
Ouch, sorry to hear that. Even now I have days where I will stop pretty early if I'm not feeling right.
I’ve tried and failed VR is not for me. Delayed migraines, horrific nausea and confusion too.
My brain is just like hell no.
Can I ask what you played? Most people starting out in VR tend to pick the wrong games. I know Quest 3 was packaged with Asgard's Wrath 2 and that's a horrible first VR game.
@@liveopenmike oh literally everything. I started with beat saber and walkabout mini golf. Then moss. I tried rec room and the movement killed me. Even the minigolf gives me delayed migraine which sucks. I tried resi 4 before and even with snap movement I get instantly nauseous. I get car sick very easily so I think VR is not for me. Also tried the room vr and half life Alyx. My brain is always just like wtf. Thumper I felt like I was going to have a seizure.
I got my VR a couple days ago, and gorilla tag did not make me feel good
Not really surprising. Hope you didn’t get too sick. 😷
I went to the rec room and Gorrilla tag and ran straight to the bathroom. 🤢
Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear that. Rec Room does have comfort settings last time I checked. Gorilla Tag... yeah not a great starter game.
Hope you're feeling better!
Jumped into contractors zombies first thing in my quest 3, lasted about 10 mins 🤢
Oh no! Yes, shooters are BAD choices. I have a video on this channel about good games for new users. If you want a shooter, check out Drop Dead Dual Strike or Hyperdash (free).
Hope the sickness didn't last too long.
@@liveopenmike ty man excited to see what the quest has to offer!
What game is he playing where he's fighting
Where I'm punching some cartoonish looking enemies? That game is Path of the Warrior.
I cant figure it out? Im usually good for about 45 mins. Then the damn tbing needs to come off. But the psvr2 seems better than meta quest 2. Well im gonna buy the 3 and see what happens
I have so many follow up questions. What games are you playing? Are/were you new to VR? Comfort settings?
@liveopenmike any game tbh I'm perfectly fine playing until suddenly I'm not. Although I can play in gran turismo 7 all day long and be just fine
New to VR... I purchased supernatural, Hello Neighbor, and walking dead tourist addition. I’ve only tried the first two so far and hello neighbor took me out by the fourth scene... ❤
@ambrag2cute358 I’ve not played Hello Neighbor, but check the comfort settings. Most games have default settings for new or experienced players. Did Supernatural affect you at all?
luckily i have never suffered from motion sickness
You're very lucky. It doesn't happen to me often anymore because I know my triggers now, but when it does, I'm toast for at least half a day.
Starting with Horizon on PSVR2 is too much?
Yes. The reprojection and motion blur in that game made several VR veterans sick, according to their reviews.
10 mins of climbing and i almost vomited
Oof. What were you playing?
@@liveopenmike a free climbing game. The second I fell I experienced the worst motion sickness I've ever experienced. Still I'm not gonna let it make me quit vr
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I dont know Why i clicked. I have no problems with Motion sickness
I don't either, but I still like to learn in case my existing tips don't work. Thank you for watching!
Lol, same here
I go on deep sea fishing trips, long car rides never once gotten motion sickness until I just today got a quest 3. I’ve always wanted to play ghost of Tabor and other games but I’m almost tempted to return it as I got so sick playing for about an hour. I had so much fun playing but like the video said it’s tricking my brain into thinking I’m moving and looking. It just feels strange moving with a joystick and then trying to look or look and use the joystick to also look more quickly. Great video will keep trying and to build up a tolerance and go slower at first.
@@logan039 Tabor is an AWFUL first game to try in VR. Check out some on rails shooters if you really want some VR gunplay while you get your sea legs.
Zombieland, Drop Dead Dual Strike, Dead Second, Superhot, and Hyperdash are all going to be a bit easier to handle and help build that tolerance up.
Good luck! I hope you do stick with it.
To flex, of course.
The best way to avoid it is to take motion sickness pills.
I can't vouch for dramamine as I've not taken it myself, but I've heard it's useful. Do you have to take it on an empty stomach? I always eat before I go in, which I'm told isn't very bright. Thanks for watching!
Who vomited after playing for the first time and got here
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This guy right here. Hence why I made the video. Hoping my experience can help others.
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