Virtual reality sickness

<p>Virtual reality sickness (VR sickness) occurs when exposure to a <a href="/facts/Virtual_environment/kEXLIU38">virtual environment</a> causes symptoms that are similar to <a href="/facts/Motion_sickness/kBs72ygo">motion sickness</a> symptoms.  The most common symptoms are general discomfort, eye strain, headache, stomach awareness, <a href="/facts/Nausea/dyhkcbeD">nausea</a>, vomiting, pallor, sweating, fatigue, drowsiness, disorientation, and apathy.  Other symptoms include <a href="/facts/Postural_instability/bNx5197G">postural instability</a> and <a href="/facts/Retching/Bqu0tCb6">retching</a>. Common causes are low <a href="/facts/Frame_rate/sbRkc9xa">frame rate</a>, <a href="/facts/Input_lag/e7UUpCSP">input lag</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Vergence-accommodation-conflict/2XMJIQw7">vergence-accommodation-conflict</a>.
</p><p>Virtual reality sickness is different from motion sickness in that it can be caused by the visually-induced perception of self-motion; real self-motion is not needed.  It is also different from <a href="/facts/Simulator_sickness/mwzCmkaf">simulator sickness</a>; non-virtual reality simulator sickness tends to be characterized by <a href="/facts/Oculomotor/eu6TGIoI">oculomotor</a> disturbances, whereas virtual reality sickness tends to be characterized by disorientation.
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Virtual reality sickness