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type of person who never gets motion sickness in real life, you still might get motion sickness

from using a Rift.

Even when following all precautions, you may still feel motion sickness. Here are some

strategies to use when you first start working with the Rift that can help with motion sickness:

• Do not try to power through it. If you experience nausea or other symptoms of

motion sickness, stop and take a break right away. We cannot stress enough how

important this is. Trying to force yourself to continue will typically just make things

worse and can even lead to an aversion to using the Rift at all.

• Learn to recognize it quickly. The first symptom of motion sickness is not always

nausea. For some people, the first symptom can be headache, flashes of vertigo or

breaking into a cold sweat. The quicker you recognize the issue, the quicker you can

take corrective action. Often, waiting until you actually feel nausea will make it harder

to recover.

• Make sure the Rift has been adjusted to fit correctly on your head. Be sure to:

o Use the right lenses for your vision

o Set the distance between the lenses and your face—close, but not too close

o Adjust the straps to ensure a perfect headset fit

You can find more information in the appendix on hardware setup.

• Create a user profile for yourself. The Rift takes into account certain physical

characteristics of the user, such as height and the distance between the eyes, when

rendering content. You can use the OculusConfigTool to create a profile for yourself (see

the appendix on hardware setup).

• Start slowly - get your “VR legs.” Give yourself time to get used to using the Rift.

Just like sailors need to get their sea legs, you'll want to get your VR legs. One way to

ease into the VR waters is to start by familiarizing yourself with games or demos you

want to play on your monitor, before using the Rift. Then play on the Rift only in short

increments. Give yourself a few days of playing this way before spending extended time

using the Rift.

• Use the Rift sitting down. Don't try standing or walking while wearing the Rift. The

extra movement from standing or walking can trigger motion sickness and as the Rift

blocks out the real world, there is the added danger of tripping and falling.

• Turn the brightness level down (DK1 only). For many people turning the brightness

levels down helps. The brightness and contrast of the headset can be adjusted using the

buttons on the top of the control box. Looking from the back of the control box, the two

buttons on the left control the contrast and the next two control the brightness.

• Take regular breaks. Even after you feel like a pro in virtual environments, you should

still take breaks to let your mind and your eyes rest. Every so often be sure to stop,

stretch, take a walk and get some fresh air. (This is good advice for life in general,

actually.)

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