I got fallout 3 today and played for about 2 hours and ended up so sick I spent the rest of the afternoon in bed. Does anyone else get motion sickness from games? Any remedies?

The only things I could find online were to increase the framerates so it looks more real and sit farther away. What is weird is that I have played through both knights of the old repbublic games with no problems but the graphics are not as nearly detailed. Sims and guitar hero do not bother me either.

Yeah, you must have missed the part where I said, “the only thing I could find online…” Smartbum.

I am asking a genuine question for those who game who might have had issues if certain settings or resolutions help or make things worse or if they have any other remedies.

play in 3rd person. I have the same problem with FPSs. They make me dizzy.

I think one of the main reasons you’re getting some type of “motion sickness” is due to the graphic quality of the game. I am bumuming you got Fallout 3 for the PC, and if you were able to play it on the PC, then your graphics card must be pretty good.

Being a console gamer and having Fallout 3 for the Xbox 360, the graphics are pretty sharp and clean. Personally, my eyes start to hurt if graphics on a TV or a Monitor are ultra sharp because I don’t really know what to look at, it’s all shining at my eyes. Also, I’m not sure if Fallout 3 has this since it’s been awhile, but it may have some sort of debris effect (random debris falling from the sky). This might add to your “motion sickness”.

All in all, you should probably get used to it, and if it’s from your PC, then I’d sit farther back. Like I said, being a console gamer, even though the graphics are very slick, I’m still like 2-3 feet away from the TV so you can take it all in.

Thus, simple sentence should sum this all up:

Fallout 3’s graphics are too damn good; this is why your eyes are hurting.