I know it's sad, but in some 3d games I get really bad dizziness, and unfortunately, HGL appears to be one of them (also got dizzy from Oblivion, which is similiar).  Sometimes, games have the ability to turn off head bobbing, or something to that effect.  Might anyone who's played in the beta know if there are any setting files I could modify to make the game less "bouncy"? 

Yeah, I know, stupid question.  But I can't play for more then five minutes without becoming extremely nausiated, and not because the game is bad.  :)

I used to be like you, but after a while i just got used to it after forcing myself to play.

SUCK IT UP :D

The demo has a head bobbing run?  That doesnt exist in the beta.  Its a smooth running motion.

I have the same problem! But have had no problem at all in the beta. I'm not playing Marksman on purpose because the FPS is what gets me ill. Playing guardian/blademaster I've had no probs at all.

If there's head-bob in the demo I pray it's at least selectable on/off in retail.

play 3rd person maybe.

Originally posted by Az2002ro

The demo has a head bobbing run?  That doesnt exist in the beta.  Its a smooth running motion.

Yeah, I'd agree it's very smooth.  maybe a slight bobbing motion.  I guess I was hoping maybe someone would know what I"m talking about better then myself, and might know of some tricks to get rid of fhe 3d sickness issue.

I think it's that everytime I move the entire screen has to move, and I'm just not used to that.  Maybe I'll just follow the other poster's advice and suck it up.  :)  Or for those in beta are there possibly more advanced interface options?  Such as maybe a wowish type of movement interface? 

I don't use the first person view, only the 3rd person...

Originally posted by project8six

play 3rd person maybe.

And as for the guy that said to suck it up, because you got past it eventually. maybe it wasn't as bad for you as me, but i did try to force myself to play them anyway i REALLY liked the games. found myself getting sick and staying sick for a couple days afterwards. I mean my eyes would even burn and throb, and was kinda off balance for like a week. and that was only trying to get past it for maybe 4 days, couple hours a night. I even went as far to try motion sickness pills idk how good they worked because they made me too tired to do anything..lol motion sickness pills come in 2 forms normal and LESS drowsy.

tried adjusting settings and lightings and even the refresh rate nothing worked.

all the camera stuff to make movement real is kind of annoying. sucks that you guys can't play even in 3rd person. what about taking breaks often while playing. my eyes burn some times but only like really early in the morning... around 4 am like it is now i guess.

Motion sickness sucks, i agree. Get that from excessive playing of Q3A...

playing a game that can be played without even looking at the graphics but only on your hud and displays or a game like civ4 solved the problem for me.

Originally posted by zaxxon23

I know it's sad, but in some 3d games I get really bad dizziness, and unfortunately, HGL appears to be one of them (also got dizzy from Oblivion, which is similiar).  Sometimes, games have the ability to turn off head bobbing, or something to that effect.  Might anyone who's played in the beta know if there are any setting files I could modify to make the game less "bouncy"? 

Yeah, I know, stupid question.  But I can't play for more then five minutes without becoming extremely nausiated, and not because the game is bad.  :)

I get seasick if I watch other people play games, doesn't happen to me if I'm playing. Halo 3 was _really_ bad like this. I almost lost my cookies trying to watch my son play. I had to leave the room.

I am not a doctor but I think this is caused by the fluid in the inner ear telling the brain one thing and your eyes telling the brain something else...

It's a bit like reading a book when moving in a car (But the other way round).... Your eyes are sending the brain signals that you are moving (which clearly you are not) but the fluid in the ear is sending the brain signals (Via nerve endings) that you are not moving.. This confuses the brain and gives you motion sickness..

Motion sickness tablets will probably sure you.. A little extreme but will do the trick.

After playing with my graphical settings, I was able to get rid of the dizziness for the most part.  I discovered I was playing at the highest settings (by default) and was getting about 10 fps, which was making the game very choppy (not to mention causing graphical errors and glitches).  After changing all settings to medium (except view distance), and keeping my highest resolution, the game played many times smoother (30-60 fps) and looked a heck of a lot better.

So if anyone else is experiencing this, try changing your graphical settings to medium.  Taking care of the choppiness may just do the trick.

For me, the motion sickness from FPS has gotten worse with age; I never had problems when I was younger playing  Wolfenstein. I haven't had a problem with HG:L, but that is probably because I have been playing in 3rd person, even on my Markmen and Engineer, and I have been playing other FPS (QW, Crysis)lately that helped me adjust prior to playing HG:L beta. But when I haven't play an FPS in awhile, Dramamine plus coffee works for me, and usually after a few days playing you can cut back on the meds as your body will naturally adjust.

And if Dramamine tablets dont work well for you, your family doctor can prescribe a patch (that is used by cruise ship travelers) that really works wonders.... might try it out initially and then try to cut back on it slowly.

Try gingerale, ginger snaps, the little slices of pickled ginger that come with sushi, or raw ginger.  It works well for for the nausea.  If you do go for the pickled or raw ginger, make sure you like it, otherwise it's worse than the nausea.  It has a very strong flavor.

SO anything Ginger basically? Like Dave Kitson or Kathryn Tate? Her jokes make me Nausiated... Amibovered though? Am I?

play in 3rd person view certainly helps alot.  The more u play the more u will get used to it too but dont play too much at the beginning.

You may also want to get your eyes checked, as well as a visit to an ENT, to get your ears looked at.

I had the same problem, and went to the eye doctor, and found out I needed glasses. I knew my vision was getting worse, but I didn't know it was that bad. Anyway, after a day or two to get used to the glasses, I really didn't have any problems with the dizziness. I still get a whiff of vertigo here and there, but that's because of my ears being a bit full of fluid.

Edit: Also from the research I did, I've heard from a large number of people that have the same issue that getting an anti-glare cover for their monitor helped out a lot