The Influence of Gaming Experience and Optic Flow on Simulator Sickness: Insights from a Driving Simulator Study

Himmels, Chantal; Czupala, André Reinhold; Fahmüller, Tobias; Fuchs, Barbara; Hauf, Lea; Heidler, Linda; Riener, Andreas

doi:10.1145/3544999.3552532

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“…In our study, gaming experience was a significant predictor of cybersickness, which aligns with the findings of the large scale study of Weech et al [59]. Also, our findings on cybersickness agree with previous studies, where higher gaming experience associated with augmented resilience to simulator sickness [21] and cybersickness [20]. Moreover, the gaming experience of female participants was significantly smaller compared to male participants.…”

Section: Gender and Gaming Experience In Cybersicknesssupporting

confidence: 92%

Cybersickness, Cognition, & Motor Skills: The Effects of Music, Gender, and Gaming Experience

Kourtesis

Amir

Linnell

et al. 2023

IEEE Trans. Visual. Comput. Graphics

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Section: Gender and Gaming Experience In Cybersicknesssupporting

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Cybersickness, Cognition, & Motor Skills: The Effects of Music, Gender, and Gaming Experience

Kourtesis

Amir

Linnell

et al. 2023

IEEE Trans. Visual. Comput. Graphics

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“…In the same direction, the current study showed that higher experience with playing videogames postulates a higher resilience to cybersickness. This finding corroborates with the findings of our previous studies [49], [53], a large scale study by Weech et al, [77], as well as other studies on cybersickness [109] and simulator sickness [110]. Therefore, a more significant gaming background seems to act as a protective factor against cybersickness, whereas a limited one might heighten vulnerability.…”

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Examination of Cybersickness in Virtual Reality: The Role of Individual Differences, Effects on Cognitive Functions & Motor Skills, and Intensity Differences During and After Immersion.pdf

Kourtesis,

Papadopoulou,

Roussos

2023

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Background: Given that VR is applied in multiple domains, understanding the effects of cybersickness on human cognition and motor skills and the factors contributing to cybersickness gains urgency. This study aimed to explore the predictors of cybersickness and its interplay with cognitive and motor skills. Methods: 30 participants, 20-45 years old, completed the MSSQ and the CSQ-VR, and were immersed in VR. During immersion, they were exposed to a roller coaster ride. Before and after the ride, participants responded to CSQ-VR and performed VR-based cognitive and psychomotor tasks. Post VR session, participants completed the CSQ-VR again. Results: Motion sickness susceptibility, during adulthood, was the most prominent predictor of cybersickness. Pupil dilation emerged as a significant predictor of cybersickness. Experience in videogaming was a significant predictor of both cybersickness and cognitive/motor functions. Cybersickness negatively affected visuospatial working memory and psychomotor skills. Overall cybersickness’, nausea and vestibular symptoms’ intensities significantly decreased after removing the VR headset. Conclusions: In order of importance, motion sickness susceptibility and gaming experience are significant predictors of cybersickness. Pupil dilation appears as a cybersickness’ biomarker. Cybersickness negatively affects visuospatial working memory and psychomotor skills. Cybersickness and its effects on performance should be examined during and not after immersion.

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Cybersickness, Cognition, & Motor Skills: The Effects of Music, Gender, and Gaming Experience

Kourtesis¹,

Amir²,

Linnell³

et al. 2023

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Recent research has attempted to identify methods to mitigate cybersickness and examine its aftereffects. In this direction, this paper examines the effects of cybersickness on cognitive, motor, and reading performance in VR. Also, this paper evaluates the mitigating effects of music on cybersickness, as well as the role of gender, and the computing, VR, and gaming experience of the user. This paper reports two studies. In the 1st study, 92 participants selected the music tracks considered most calming (low valence) or joyful (high valence) to be used in the 2nd study. In the 2nd study, 39 participants performed an assessment four times, once before the rides (baseline), and then once after each ride (3 rides). In each ride either Calming, or Joyful, or No Music was played. During each ride, linear and angular accelerations took place to induce cybersickness in the participants. In each assessment, while immersed in VR, the participants evaluated their cybersickness symptomatology and performed a verbal working memory task, a visuospatial working memory task, and a psychomotor task. While responding to the cybersickness questionnaire (3D UI), eye-tracking was conducted to measure reading time and pupillometry. The results showed that Joyful and Calming music substantially decreased the intensity of nausea-related symptoms. However, only Joyful music significantly decreased the overall cybersickness intensity. Importantly, cybersickness was found to decrease verbal working memory performance and pupil size. Also, it significantly decelerated psychomotor (reaction time) and reading abilities. Higher gaming experience was associated with lower cybersickness. When controlling for gaming experience, there were no significant differences between female and male participants in terms of cybersickness. The outcomes indicated the efficiency of music in mitigating cybersickness, the important role of gaming experience in cybersickness, and the significant effects of cybersickness on pupil size, cognition, psychomotor skills, and reading ability.

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The Influence of Gaming Experience and Optic Flow on Simulator Sickness: Insights from a Driving Simulator Study

Cited by 5 publications

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Cybersickness, Cognition, & Motor Skills: The Effects of Music, Gender, and Gaming Experience

Cybersickness, Cognition, & Motor Skills: The Effects of Music, Gender, and Gaming Experience

Examination of Cybersickness in Virtual Reality: The Role of Individual Differences, Effects on Cognitive Functions & Motor Skills, and Intensity Differences During and After Immersion.pdf

Cybersickness, Cognition, & Motor Skills: The Effects of Music, Gender, and Gaming Experience

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