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[maximkovalenko]

I must be getting old, or something.  My stomach has actually been
getting queasy while playing a video game.  Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast
has been making my stomach go hoopy everytime I’ve been playing it
lately.  I haven’t had the problem with HL2, but older games though
have been making me feel ucky.

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[alostrael.livejournal.com]

In general, I cannot play 3D games because they make me nauseous. I don't know if it's because I've always gotten motion sickness relatively easy or what. My favorite game in the world was Myst (like 15 years ago!!!), and I have all of the new incarnations of that game, but I haven't even been able to get through Riven because I can only sit and play it for a few minutes before I get sick.

The first game I ever noticed this phenomenon on was Super Mario 64. I never had a problem with Doom until recently.

So as far as gaming goes, I'm pretty much a n00b because I try to stick with 2D. :(

Since you think it's related to age, I wonder if it has to do with failing eyesight? Do you wear glasses?

[maximkovalenko.livejournal.com]

I've worn glasses since I've been in 2nd grade, and this time was the first time that I have ever had the problem. I've also been one of those rare few individuals that have had a completely stable prescription for my glasses for 12-13 years.

The funny thing is that I have played this game before, on a big screen (46 inch monitor) and I can't recall ever having the problem. This was back in 2003, now though.

I wonder if it is a product of older video games, something with the lack of realism compared to what it is now?