Lightheadedness, Nausea while playing Borderlands?

[funkysourav]

Hi guys
I just want to know
does anyone else feel lightheadedness/nausea while playing Borderlands?
i cant even play it more than half an hour without straining my eyes

i tried a fix

Originally Posted by WillowGame.ini

[WillowGame.WillowPawn]
bWeaponBob=false
Bob=0.000

but it doesn't help at all

just want to know if anyone else is facing this issue, is the game at fault here or is it just me? (time to visit the Doc?)

its just this singular game thats making me feel sick
no other game made me feel this way

[Zangetsu]

buddy u need some rest :zzzz:....

[Faun]

It's just you.

[thetechfreak]

Read the disclaimer notices in the CD pack. You cant blame them.

Take rest and dont use a PC for 2 days

[Zangetsu]

@funkysourav: if it increases then u will feel this even while playing Minesweeper

[asingh]

A nice read. Outdated, but makes sense.

The Daleisphere — Video Game-induced Nausea, Dizziness and Headaches

[nims11]

i feel this way when playing wolf 3d

[funkysourav]

Originally Posted by asingh

A nice read. Outdated, but makes sense.

The Daleisphere — Video Game-induced Nausea, Dizziness and Headaches

Thanks for the informative link Asingh
it details my situation under
Dizziness Caused by First Person Bobbing While Walking

also to add to it, i feel the center of field of view has been aggressively put forward as compared to other FPS games
as i have had no problems playing Unreal series, Crysis series or Half life series

the feeling is like my head tries to overcompensate for the excessive turning and or bobbing effect which is resulting in this
here's a person with similar case
Anyone else get headaches from Borderlands? - Giant Bomb
a quick googling shows that a significant size of gamers experiencing nausea while playing Borderlands, even if they do play tons of other FPSes and never faced the problem before
berderlands headbobbing - Google Search

[soumo27]

I felt the same way when I played Max Payne, many years back for a continuous stretch of 8/10 hours,..

[gameranand]

Oh boy....I have played that game 6 to 7 hours straight never faced the problem....you need to get rest and play game in shorter interval don't go for long session.

[Tejas.Gupta]

I felt the same when i played "Doom" for the first time for an Hour !
It was such a sick game !

[noob]

stay away from PC for 2 days...close game after 1 or 1.5 hour and take rest for 1 hour again...

try to play in short sessions and take rest

[JojoTheDragon]

Happened to me while playing HL games. Just ditch the game and take a break.

[comp@ddict]

It's the FOV, I've answered this in TE.

[Piyush]

@sourav
check your PM

[funkysourav]

Originally Posted by comp@ddict

it's the FOV, it's meddling with your head dude. It happens, you aren't losing your head or eyes (eye strain confirms it's the FOV that's hurting you)

I feel this way in EVERY Unreal Engine 3 based game, hence "AVOID" (not ME though)

thanks for the clarification Comp@ddict,
its the FOV you're right
i just played 2 hours of Darksiders and an hour of Far Cry2 without any problems
i guess i will have to ditch this game, but i wil give it one last chance with the FOV adjuster trick and/or the Third Person view unlock

if it doesn't work, so long Borderlands (and will keep a suspicious eye on UE3 games)

anyway will take a 2-3 day break from gaming, don't wanna hurt my eyes

@piyush
thanks for the PM buddy, answered

[gameranand]

Yeah you do that. Eyes are more important than gaming. And also if you are facing problem with a particular game you can always play other games. :-P

[Ethan_Hunt]

Never experienced anything like that. We have played this game for 5 hours at stretch, but never felt nauseous. In fact, I have completed it around 3 times now. The only game which made me (almost) nauseous was Mirror's Edge.

[vamsi_krishna]

I have had.. this problem while playing Fear(1), Prey, Half Life. I got of with half life by adjusting bob effect with some console commands. Rest of them gave me a hard time. Almost felt like vomiting my guts out. Interesting thing is.. all three of these games takes place mostly in closed, congested places.

Never had an issue with Borderlands though.

[tkin]

Originally Posted by vamsi_krishna

I have had.. this problem while playing Fear(1), Prey, Half Life. I got of with half life by adjusting bob effect with some console commands. Rest of them gave me a hard time. Almost felt like vomiting my guts out. Interesting thing is.. all three of these games takes place mostly in closed, congested places.

Never had an issue with Borderlands though.

I felt this exact issues with Portal 2(for some reason), never felt it with metro 2033(so its not claustrophobia).

I feel this issue very much if I do not find my way in a video game and go to the same place over and over again in circles, soon after a few runs I feel nausea, start to sweat and get a massive headache, I sweat even if I have ac turned on, I used to think this has something to do with refresh rate and frame rate but I feel them occasionally if I lose my way, psychological issue? Maybe mukherjee can answer.

Maybe head bob as pointed by vamsi? But didn't get it with FEAR 2, in crysis with max hud bob(100%) I never felt it, very weird.

PS: I remember a lot of users said they felt nausea and dizziness due to FOVs in game, that's why a lot of users try to madly fix the FOV in games, borderlands being one of them, yes I believe that's it, its the FOV, our eyes cannot compensate for the abnormal FOV in games.

@ funky: Experiment with FOV, I bet its the FOV.

Update: Its answered above by comp@ddict, sorry, missed it.

[asingh]

Never had any problemo with any game. And I only play FPS/TPS.

[vamsi_krishna]

IMO, BoB is the culprit. Devs try to emulate realism by making the camera go up and down while walking. couple this with fast mouse moments, closed environments and a bad stomach. And we got our answer.

@tkin,

Exactly. I will get this damn thing.. If I lost my way... and moving here and there like a lost puppy.

[gameranand]

Well in many games I do sweat even though the temp is not high but never got any other problems. Mostly I sweat when I get too intense in the game and playing for like 6-7 hours straight and well its my family members who see that I am sweating I never felt a thing but when they say hey why are you sweating then I kept wondering myself and finally blame it on the game.

[axes2t2]

After every two hour's look out your window at a far away point for a few secs.

Works for me,always.

[Piyush]

Originally Posted by axes2t2

After every two hour's look out your window at a far away point for a few secs.

Works for me,always.

+1
it relaxes our eyes and hence our brain
looking at big green trees also do wonders
it is a fact that looking at natural "green" color relaxes our mind

i look at a big Neem tree touching my balcony(3rd floor)
so it is big

[vamsi_krishna]

^ No.. you are not getting the point. Given the time and place.. it may strike even after 5 mins of play. (happened to me)

Staring at a greenery after every 5 mins. is not a solution. Ditching the game is.

[DarkDante]

well damn, i THINK im feeling a headache after reading these messages.. anyways, Take rest for a bout 2-3 days and then try playing, if it still isnt helping the situation, then well, no idea..

[Kola2842]

Well i had never faced such thing.
But my parents always warns me of similar things when they see me on my pc or mobile above 5 hours.
But i'll take care in future cause without my eyes no graphics card values.

[funkysourav]

TRying to mess around with the settings in borderlands
got a nice tweak tool from gearbox forums, but the damn thing failed to change the FOV and 3rd person view
However it did reduce the black outlines and some other settings
No lightheadedness now

now i have to enable the third person view and change key bindings using the tutorial
hope this works

[vamsi_krishna]

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