Virtual reality sickness

Virtual reality sickness (VR sickness) occurs when exposure to a virtual environment causes symptoms that are similar to motion sickness symptoms.[1] The most common symptoms are general discomfort, eye strain, headache, stomach awareness, nausea, vomiting, pallor, sweating, fatigue, drowsiness, disorientation, and apathy.[2] Other symptoms include postural instability and retching.[2] Common causes are low frame rate, input lag, and the vergence-accommodation-conflict.[3][4]

Virtual reality sickness is different from motion sickness in that it can be caused by the visually-induced perception of self-motion; real self-motion is not needed.[1] It is also different from simulator sickness; non-virtual reality simulator sickness tends to be characterized by oculomotor disturbances, whereas virtual reality sickness tends to be characterized by disorientation.[5][6]

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  6. ^ Kourtesis, Panagiotis; Linnell, Josie; Amir, Rayaan; Argelaguet, Ferran; MacPherson, Sarah E. (March 2023). "Cybersickness in Virtual Reality Questionnaire (CSQ-VR): A Validation and Comparison against SSQ and VRSQ". Virtual Worlds. 2 (1): 16–35. arXiv:2301.12591. doi:10.3390/virtualworlds2010002. ISSN 2813-2084.