Predicting Individual Susceptibility to Visually Induced Motion Sickness by Questionnaire

Background: The introduction of new visual technologies increases the risk of visually induced motion sickness (VIMS). The aim was to evaluate the 6-item Visually Induced Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire (VIMSSQ; also known as the VIMSSQ-short) and other predictors for individual susceptibility to VIMS.Methods: Healthy participants (10M + 20F), mean age 22.9 (SD 5.0) years, viewed a 360° panoramic city scene projected in the visual equivalent to the situation of rotating about an axis tilted from the vertical. The scene rotated at 0.2 Hz (72° s−1), with a ‘wobble’ produced by superimposed 18° tilt on the rotational axis, with a field of view of 83.5°. Exposure was 10 min or until moderate nausea was reported. Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ) was the index of VIMS. Predictors/correlates were VIMSSQ, Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire (MSSQ), migraine (scale), syncope, Social & Work Impact of Dizziness (SWID), sleep quality/disturbance, personality (“Big Five” TIPI), a prior multisensory Stepping-Vection test, and vection during exposure.Results: The VIMSSQ had good scale reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.84) and correlated significantly with the SSQ (r = 0.58). Higher MSSQ, migraine, syncope, and SWID also correlated significantly with SSQ. Other variables had no significant relationships with SSQ. Regression models showed that the VIMSSQ predicted 34% of the individual variation of VIMS, increasing to 56% as MSSQ, migraine, syncope, and SWID were incorporated as additional predictors.Conclusion: The VIMSSQ is a useful adjunct to the MSSQ in predicting VIMS. Other predictors included migraine, syncope, and SWID. No significant relationship was observed between vection and VIMS.

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The Visually Induced Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire (VIMSSQ): Estimating Individual Susceptibility to Motion Sickness-Like Symptoms When Using Visual Devices

Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ◽

10.1177/00187208211008687 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 001872082110086

Author(s):

Behrang Keshavarz ◽

Brandy Murovec ◽

Niroshica Mohanathas ◽

John F. Golding

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Motion Sickness ◽

Common Side Effect ◽

Visually Induced Motion Sickness ◽

Movie Theaters ◽

Individual Susceptibility ◽

Scale Reliability ◽

Prominent Symptom ◽

Induced Motion ◽

Good Scale

Objective Two studies were conducted to develop and validate a questionnaire to estimate individual susceptibility to visually induced motion sickness (VIMS). Background VIMS is a common side-effect when watching dynamic visual content from various sources, such as virtual reality, movie theaters, or smartphones. A reliable questionnaire predicting individual susceptibility to VIMS is currently missing. The aim was to fill this gap by introducing the Visually Induced Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire (VIMSSQ). Methods A survey and an experimental study were conducted. Survey: The VIMSSQ investigated the frequency of nausea, headache, dizziness, fatigue, and eyestrain when using different visual devices. Data were collected from a survey of 322 participants for the VIMSSQ and other related phenomena such as migraine. Experimental study: 23 participants were exposed to a VIMS-inducing visual stimulus. Participants filled out the VIMSSQ together with other questionnaires and rated their level of VIMS using the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ). Results Survey: The most prominent symptom when using visual devices was eyestrain, and females reported more VIMS than males. A one-factor solution with good scale reliability was found for the VIMSSQ. Experimental study: Regression analyses suggested that the VIMSSQ can be useful in predicting VIMS ( R2 = .34) as measured by the SSQ, particularly when combined with questions pertaining to the tendency to avoid visual displays and experience syncope ( R2 = .59). Conclusion We generated normative data for the VIMSSQ and demonstrated its validity. Application The VIMSSQ can become a valuable tool to estimate one’s susceptibility to VIMS based on self-reports.

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Correlations between individual susceptibility to visually induced motion sickness and decaying time constant of after-nystagmus

Applied Ergonomics ◽

10.1016/j.apergo.2017.03.011 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 63 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Coco C.T. Guo ◽

Daniel J.Z. Chen ◽

Isabella Y. Wei ◽

Richard H.Y. So ◽

Raymond T.F. Cheung

Keyword(s):

Motion Sickness ◽

Time Constant ◽

Visually Induced Motion Sickness ◽

Individual Susceptibility ◽

Induced Motion

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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 ◽

...

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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