Visually-Induced Motion Sickness: Effects of Adaptation

This research was designed to empirically examine the effect of adaptation training using a simulated rotary stimulation (SRS) technique on simulation sickness and inducing graded motion sickness through the systematic distortion of the relevant characteristics of two VR devices (VE and optokinetic OKN drum). Forty participants were randomly assigned to either a control (no training with SRS) or experimental (4-day training with SRS) condition. The results indicated that the experimental group who had prior training with SRS reported lower DLQ scores (Mean=2.09) than the control group participants (Mean=4.09) following VE exposure. Similarly, the experimental group who had prior training with SRS reported lower DLQ scores (Mean=1.95) than the control group participants (Mean=3.68) following OKN exposure. With regard to SSQ scores, the experimental group who had prior training with SRS reported significantly lower SSQ scores following the day 5 SRS exposure (Mean= 11.49) than the control group (Mean=1.60). Furthermore, the experimental group who had prior training with SRS reported significantly lower SSQ scores (Mean=11.75) than the control group participants (Mean=22.71) following VE exposure.

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Chewing gum reduces visually induced motion sickness

Experimental Brain Research ◽

10.1007/s00221-021-06303-5 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Mara Kaufeld ◽

Katharina De Coninck ◽

Jennifer Schmidt ◽

Heiko Hecht

Keyword(s):

Motion Sickness ◽

Common Side Effect ◽

Chewing Gum ◽

Control Group ◽

Visually Induced Motion Sickness ◽

Head Mounted Display ◽

Helicopter Flight ◽

Before And After ◽

Induced Motion ◽

Fast Motion

AbstractVisually induced motion sickness (VIMS) is a common side-effect of exposure to virtual reality (VR). Its unpleasant symptoms may limit the acceptance of VR technologies for training or clinical purposes. Mechanical stimulation of the mastoid and diverting attention to pleasant stimuli-like odors or music have been found to ameliorate VIMS. Chewing gum combines both in an easy-to-administer fashion and should thus be an effective countermeasure against VIMS. Our study investigated whether gustatory-motor stimulation by chewing gum leads to a reduction of VIMS symptoms. 77 subjects were assigned to three experimental groups (control, peppermint gum, and ginger gum) and completed a 15-min virtual helicopter flight, using a VR head-mounted display. Before and after VR exposure, we assessed VIMS with the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ), and during the virtual flight once every minute with the Fast Motion Sickness Scale (FMS). Chewing gum (peppermint gum: M = 2.44, SD = 2.67; ginger gum: M = 2.57, SD = 3.30) reduced the peak FMS scores by 2.05 (SE = 0.76) points as compared with the control group (M = 4.56, SD = 3.52), p < 0.01, d = 0.65. Additionally, taste ratings correlated slightly negatively with both the SSQ and the peak FMS scores, suggesting that pleasant taste of the chewing gum is associated with less VIMS. Thus, chewing gum may be useful as an affordable, accepted, and easy-to-access way to mitigate VIMS in numerous applications like education or training. Possible mechanisms behind the effect are discussed.

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Visually-induced motion sickness: An experimental investigation

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e577162012-004 ◽

2004 ◽

Author(s):

Mustapha Mouloua ◽

Janan Smither ◽

Robert C. Kennedy ◽

Robert S. Kenned ◽

Dan Compton ◽

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Keyword(s):

Experimental Investigation ◽

Motion Sickness ◽

Visually Induced Motion Sickness ◽

Induced Motion

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Effects of eye fixation on visually induced motion sickness: Are they caused by changes in retinal slip velocity?

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e578902012-263 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

J. X. Yang ◽

C.T. Guo ◽

R. H. Y. So ◽

R. T. F. Cheung

Keyword(s):

Motion Sickness ◽

Slip Velocity ◽

Visually Induced Motion Sickness ◽

Retinal Slip ◽

Eye Fixation ◽

Induced Motion

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Passive restraint reduces visually induced motion sickness in older adults.

Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied ◽

10.1037/xap0000107 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 85-99 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Behrang Keshavarz ◽

Alison C. Novak ◽

Lawrence J. Hettinger ◽

Thomas A. Stoffregen ◽

Jennifer L. Campos

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Motion Sickness ◽

Visually Induced Motion Sickness ◽

Passive Restraint ◽

Induced Motion

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The effect of water immersion on vection in virtual reality

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-020-80100-y ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Géraldine Fauville ◽

Anna C. M. Queiroz ◽

Erika S. Woolsey ◽

Jonathan W. Kelly ◽

Jeremy N. Bailenson

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Motion Sickness ◽

Water Immersion ◽

Sensory Information ◽

Future Research ◽

Visually Induced Motion Sickness ◽

Wide Range ◽

Induced Motion ◽

Ground Condition ◽

The Impact

AbstractResearch about vection (illusory self-motion) has investigated a wide range of sensory cues and employed various methods and equipment, including use of virtual reality (VR). However, there is currently no research in the field of vection on the impact of floating in water while experiencing VR. Aquatic immersion presents a new and interesting method to potentially enhance vection by reducing conflicting sensory information that is usually experienced when standing or sitting on a stable surface. This study compares vection, visually induced motion sickness, and presence among participants experiencing VR while standing on the ground or floating in water. Results show that vection was significantly enhanced for the participants in the Water condition, whose judgments of self-displacement were larger than those of participants in the Ground condition. No differences in visually induced motion sickness or presence were found between conditions. We discuss the implication of this new type of VR experience for the fields of VR and vection while also discussing future research questions that emerge from our findings.

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