I said what I said about VR headsets.
"The eye strain is real.
I couldn't last more than 4 hours in the Vision Pro, and by lunchtime, I needed a break from screens. By the time I was off, I just wanted to rest my fatigued eyes with a nap."
- Jordan Hart, Business Insider, and most importantly a, woman.
https://www.businessinsider.com/using-apple-vision-pro-for-the-day-productivity-2024-2
Trust me, I want them to solve this! I'm stanning for anyone that solves it first. Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Magic Leap, anyone.
But until they do, color me skeptical.
@mekkaokereke Where are the stats about women and motion sickness? I've been involved in VR on and off for the past decade or more, and never had this issue. The people I know who get motion sickness are men or AMAB. But that's just my personal anecdata.
My only issue has been getting into my late 40s and needing reading glasses.
@mekkaokereke @lisae I’m AFAB and have vestibular issues. On bad days I struggle with Zoom calls. I most certainly can’t do VR
There are some studies on sex effects, but as they always say, "more research is needed":
https://vrheaven.io/vr-motion-sickness-statistics/
Of course, a statistical trend won't match everyone's individual experience.
I remember hearing about a study on VR motion sickness and trans people. Surprisingly, it found that people doing HRT tended to be affected by the direction of that more than by their gender assigned at birth. In other words, it's not genetic or cultural -- it's hormonal.
Does anyone else remember seeing this one? I can't seem to find a link.
(Apologies if I'm misusing any terminology.)
@peterdrake @ian @mekkaokereke This is consistent with my partner's experience. Her motion sickness pre-dates transitioning, but it has gotten much worse with HRT.