#motion-sickness

#motion-sickness

A growing number of studies suggest that people experience more carsickness riding in electric vehicles (EVs) compared to traditional petrol or diesel cars. A 2024 study believes that regenerative braking technology where the motor converts the slowing car's kinetic energy into electricity that then is stored in the battery results in low-frequency deceleration, meaning that the vehicle slows down gradually and steadily, over a relatively longer period, rather than rapidly or in quick pulses.

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In late 2020, I ordered a Quest 2 headset. It was the middle of the pandemic, and I hoped it might break the sameness of those months. VR was everywhere in the headlines, and I wanted to see what it actually felt like. When it arrived, I put on the headset and began setup. Partway through, I had to clear space in my small office for the designated play area.

Motion sickness is a sensory conflict involving visual stimuli, proprioception, and the vestibular system, leading to symptoms like nausea and dizziness.