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by lukeschlather 3740 days ago
What percentage of your office is women, and how old is the oldest person to try it? I've heard some suggestion that the anti-nausea stuff is optimized for men. And obviously older people will have more issues.

I recently picked up a first person game for the first time in quite a few years, and I was surprised to discover I got a little motion sickness after a few hours. It was fairly mild, but it's not an experience I'm keen to repeat for the sake of entertainment.

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It's low and we're young. It's interesting though because I spoke to a female acquaintance this weekend who said she tried an Oculus Rift and was nauseous, after which I told her it was probably the old version. I had no idea there's a suggested difference between the genders so now I'm not so sure anymore.
You get inured to it. I used to get sick but I perservered - three teenaged boys, it was something I could do to engage with them. Soon I had zero problems, and never had them again. Like riding a bike?