Sex differences in visual performance and postural sway precede sex differences in visually induced motion sickness

Koslucher, Frank; Haaland, Eric; Stoffregen, Thomas A.

doi:10.1007/s00221-015-4462-y

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“…The spatial magnitude of postural sway and the control of posture differs between genders, with females demonstrating more multifractality of postural sway (Koslucher et al, 2016).…”

Section: Postural Stabilitymentioning

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Virtual Reality Is Sexist: But It Does Not Have to Be

2020

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The aim of this study was to assess what drives gender-based differences in the experience of cybersickness within virtual environments. In general, those who have studied cybersickness (i.e., motion sickness associated with virtual reality [VR] exposure), oftentimes report that females are more susceptible than males. As there are many individual factors that could contribute to gender differences, understanding the biggest drivers could help point to solutions. Two experiments were conducted in which males and females were exposed for 20 min to a virtual rollercoaster. In the first experiment, individual factors that may contribute to cybersickness were assessed via self-report, body measurements, and surveys. Cybersickness was measured via the simulator sickness questionnaire and physiological sensor data. Interpupillary distance (IPD) non-fit was found to be the primary driver of gender differences in cybersickness, with motion sickness susceptibility identified as a secondary driver. Females whose IPD could not be properly fit to the VR headset and had a high motion sickness history suffered the most cybersickness and did not fully recover within 1 h post exposure. A follow-on experiment demonstrated that when females could properly fit their IPD to the VR headset, they experienced cybersickness in a manner similar to males, with high cybersickness immediately upon cessation of VR exposure but recovery within 1 h post exposure. Taken together, the results suggest that gender differences in cybersickness may be largely contingent on whether or not the VR display can be fit to the IPD of the user; with a substantially greater proportion of females unable to achieve a good fit. VR displays may need to be redesigned to have a wider IPD adjustable range in order to reduce cybersickness rates, especially among females.

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“…The spatial magnitude of postural sway and the control of posture differs between genders, with females demonstrating more multifractality of postural sway (Koslucher et al, 2016).…”

Section: Postural Stabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Virtual Reality Is Sexist: But It Does Not Have to Be

2020

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“…Age and gender also seem to be important: Arns and Cerney (2005) found that symptom severity and incidence increased with age, and a number of studies report that females are more susceptible to cybersickness than males (Stanney et al 1999;Stanney et al 2003;Flanagan et al 2005;Kim et al 2008;. The reason for this gender difference is somewhat unclear, and might be driven by the influence of the menstrual cycle (Clemes and Howarth 2005;however, Golding et al 2005 argue that the influence of the menstrual cycle is too small to fully account for the gender difference), differences in postural stability between men and women (Koslucher et al 2016), or a larger field of view in women (LaViola 2000).…”

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Cybersickness: a Multisensory Integration Perspective

Gallagher

Ferrè

2018

Multisens. Res.

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In the past decade, there has been a rapid advance in Virtual Reality (VR) technology. Key to the user’s VR experience are multimodal interactions involving all senses. The human brain must integrate real-time vision, hearing, vestibular and proprioceptive inputs to produce the compelling and captivating feeling of immersion in a VR environment. A serious problem with VR is that users may develop symptoms similar to motion sickness, a malady called cybersickness. At present the underlying cause of cybersickness is not yet fully understood. Cybersickness may be due to a discrepancy between the sensory signals which provide information about the body’s orientation and motion: in many VR applications, optic flow elicits an illusory sensation of motion which tells users that they are moving in a certain direction with certain acceleration. However, since users are not actually moving, their proprioceptive and vestibular organs provide no cues of self-motion. These conflicting signals may lead to sensory discrepancies and eventually cybersickness. Here we review the current literature to develop a conceptual scheme for understanding the neural mechanisms of cybersickness. We discuss an approach to cybersickness based on sensory cue integration, focusing on the dynamic re-weighting of visual and vestibular signals for self-motion.

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“…Diferenças no controle postural existem antes do início de qualquer dos sintomas subjetivos e, de fato, antes que os participantes estejam expostos a movimentos experimentais de qualquer tipo. 31 Não há na literatura atual estudos que avaliaram se existe uma correlação entre a cinetose e o desenvolvimento motor em todos os seus aspectos. Contudo, um estudo demonstrou uma correlação significativa entre o escore do MSSQ-short e todos os testes de equilíbrio postural.…”

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Associação Entre a Cinetose E Aspectos Do Desenvolvimento Motor Em Crianças De Uma Escola Do Extremo Sul Catarinense

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Bittencourt

2020

Inova

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O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar a associação entre a cinetose e aspectos do desenvolvimento motor em crianças de uma escola do Extremo Sul Catarinense. Estudo de abordagem quantitativa e corte transversal com escolares da rede fundamental de ensino com idade entre 8 e 11 anos. Para o levantamento de cinetose foi utilizado o questionário Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire Short-form (MSSQ-short) e para avaliar o desenvolvimento motor dos escolares foi utilizado o Protocolo de testes da Escala de Desenvolvimento Motor – EDM. Das 21 crianças avaliadas, 15 demonstraram presença de cinetose em pelo menos um meio de transporte ou entretenimento, sendo 100% na idade de 8 anos e 90% no sexo feminino. Os meios de transportes com maiores índices de cinetose foram ônibus ou vans (9 crianças) e carros (6 crianças). Não houve associação estatisticamente significativa entre a presença de cinetose e aspectos do desenvolvimento motor. Principais alterações ocorreram no âmbito de equilíbrio (46,7%) e motricidade global (40%). Foi possível verificar que a maioria das crianças do estudo apresentaram cinetose. Não foi possível estabelecer uma associação entre a presença de cinetose e alterações do desenvolvimento motor. Palavras-chaves: Cinetose; Desenvolvimento infantil; Crianças.

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Sex differences in visual performance and postural sway precede sex differences in visually induced motion sickness

Cited by 64 publications

References 45 publications

Virtual Reality Is Sexist: But It Does Not Have to Be

Virtual Reality Is Sexist: But It Does Not Have to Be

Cybersickness: a Multisensory Integration Perspective

Associação Entre a Cinetose E Aspectos Do Desenvolvimento Motor Em Crianças De Uma Escola Do Extremo Sul Catarinense

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