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VR still makes 40-70% of players want to throw up, and that's a huge problem for the companies behind it (www.pcgamer.com)

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Why virtual reality makes a lot of us sick, and what we can do about it.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When i look at vr titles, i still feel like i'm buying a tech demo, not a game

[–] drekly 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Alyx absolutely broke that mould for me. it started off good but built up to incredible as it progressed. I just wish more developers would do similarly. But then this article is the reason why they don't

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Alyx was indeed great. Also i learned there that i don't only get sick in vr, i'm also really scared for some reason

[–] drekly 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah alyx's horror areas were an experience, I'm glad it didn't have a ravenholm level