[gsich]

That can probably be trained away.

[pen2l]

Go on, how?

I'm getting into boat-sailing, and I'm saddened by the nausea it causes. I'm looking into ways to reduce this, and I'm thinking ways to deal with motion sickness incurred in VR-games is probably applicable to me.

[worldsayshi]

Nausea at sea is definitely something that typically goes away at least after a couple of days at sea. You get "sea legs". But if you're having it more as a now and then hobby I'm not sure but I recon that there's a long term training element in it as well.

[hnick]

Interestingly, it's the same when you go into space. Around half the people experience it and there doesn't seem to be a link between people who get motion sick and those who get space sick. Symptoms can be mild to relatively severe but people tend to adjust after a few days.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_adaptation_syndrome

[mr_toad]

I go sailing and don’t get nausea much these days. But VR still makes me queasy after an hour or two.

[worldsayshi]

Add others have hinted, it depends a lot on which games you play, how well they perform and their locomotion mechanics.

[gsich]

Exposure

[rsynnott]

Even assuming this is true (I'd be inclined to doubt it) why on earth would anyone bother?

[zrkrlc]

Because all your friends are playing a VR MMO and are talking about it nonstop on social media