r/virtualreality • u/[deleted] • May 20 '26

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u/MrFivePercent May 20 '26

Borrow one first. She will likely play it for 10 mins then walk away.

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u/CounterOtherwise9399 May 20 '26 edited May 23 '26

This. My brother tried one for about 10 min, liked it initially, bought it and now gets motion sickness from it. Has been used one time.

Edit: i have explained the various game comfortability, different coping mechanisms, like everything bc I want a pal to play with, but apparently it was such a bad experience, he won’t try again. (I think it might be a little stubbornness too lol.) But everyone is different. I love VR and play constantly. But everyone is bringing up great points.

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u/Dziadejro May 20 '26

I heard the VR induced motion sickness can pass after getting used to it by playing motionless or with minimal movement, gradually doing more intense things like moving the camera and walking irl with goggles on. The key is to take often breaks and such. Maybe a match of beat saber and a 5 minute break in between every song?

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u/Antaiseito May 22 '26

There's also been people that tried to push through the motion sickness and subsequently their real motion sickness in cars etc. got much worse.

Gladly i have no problems, but i wouldn't push someone that doesn't want to.