wassup gamers,
I can't play FPS cos i get terrible motion sickness... does Portal 2 have a 3rd person mode?
Or does this one joint the long list of games i can't play?
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wassup gamers,
I can't play FPS cos i get terrible motion sickness... does Portal 2 have a 3rd person mode?
Or does this one joint the long list of games i can't play?
No 3rd person mate :(. Portal is one of those games that if you get sick just playing CoD then you will absolutely puke all over the bloody place in Portal 2.Quote:
Originally Posted by Inevitability
Sorry mate!
I used to have huge problems with FPS motion sickness - you should maybe try sitting further back from the TV. It worked for me.
Yeah, like Azimuth sed. Have a friend who couldn't play Descent (back in the ol' days) cause 'cause of the same problem. Sorry, man.
yeah, unfortunately no 3rd person mode for Portal 2 :/
How does motion sickness actually work with gaming. Find it interesting. I've only once felt dizzy or whatever and htat was IMAX with everest special.Quote:
Originally Posted by Azimuth
i can only hazard a guess that it's the constant undamped shifting of the camera that brings on the nausea.
In a 3rd person game, the camera is a lot more damped.
People have asked me how i can play racing games in FPS mode (i.e. where you only see the road and not the car), but even in a racing game using that view, the camera angle doesn't constantly change the way an FPS shooter does
Actually had to check what undamped means... Interesting. Glad I don't experience anything like that.
I use to also have issues with headaches and sometimes motion sickness symptoms until I got my 32" Sony. Perhaps try a bigger screen and sit a bit further away?
The developers of Portal said that they left out an entire gameplay mechanic of walkin up surfaces because that made testers really dizzy. That would have really messed you up!
Hmmm, if you got it for PC (which i know you are not) i am sure that 3rd person would be possible thru a few console commands (Like almost all the valve games are) although, what the commands are and if it will actually look any good - i don't know.
Also:
Turn on more lights. Playing in a dark room is bad for your eyes anyway.
Sit further away from the TV.
Your body can get used to it after repeated sessions (a pattern of playing and getting sick, stopping, and then restarting later when you feel better until you stop getting sick entirely) when your brain finally realizes that what you are seeing and doing isn’t actually harming you. That process of getting used to it can take a while and isn’t pleasant, however.
There are some medications that help (Dramamine, Bonine, Meclizine and Benadryl) and while they can work, they also all make you drowsy. Not good for gamers and I do not recommend them.
Recommended Treatments: From my first hand experience, I recommend a couple of things. Ginger pills work tremendously well and don't have any side effects. You can also try special wristbands called "Sea Bands" that put pressure on a nerve in your wrist that sends the motion sickness signals to your brain. Take a ginger pill and put on the wristbands before you start playing. Combine the two for better results.
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I have used used them "Sea Bands" myself in for car motion sickness and i must say that they really do work.
Wow... very interesting reply ... Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cyrokrypto