W8 Made me sick (as in ill)

Ziroc · 11-18-2001, 11:20 PM

I was playing it for about 5 hours and my eyes began to feel odd--the feeling you get when you have 'traveling sickness'. I became nausious and threw up. I'm not joking.. I laughed my ass off afterwards.. a GAME made me ill.. That has never happened before..

I have a 64mb Geforce2 GTS too, and MAN.. it has fluid movement, and I was running a lot.. haha.. anyone else get queezy playing W8?

PS: This has never happened to me before (and I've played games since 1984) and own over 150 games, so I am wondering if the Wendys fastfood was bad.. lol..

But I gotta say, this game is SO fun.. I HOPE it was the food!

11-18-2001, 11:30 PM

Aw Man!
I hope it was the food!
Sorry you got sick!

(At least it was over quick LOL, I have had a sinus & respiratory infection that's been kicking my butt since Thursday.

)

Still, I'd rather not puke! I'm sorry Ziroc!

Pangur Ban · 11-19-2001, 12:58 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Ziroc:
I was playing it for about 5 hours and my eyes began to feel odd--the feeling you get when you have 'traveling sickness'. I became nausious and threw up. I'm not joking.. I laughed my ass off afterwards.. a GAME made me ill.. That has never happened before..

But I gotta say, this game is SO fun.. I HOPE it was the food!

Sad to say, I think its a symptom of growing old ( shock, horror )
I suffer from this problem too, at times, though I've never actually thrown up yet. Some games are worse than others ...

Try these tricks, Ziroc - they should help, they work for me .... [img]graemlins/nicekitty.gif[/img]

Look away from the screen every 5 minutes or so - focus on something as far away as possible for 10 seconds or so.
Eat or drink anything with ginger in it - ginger beer especially.
( You can buy ginger tablets in health food shops )
Make sure the room is well ventilated. Put a fan on nearby, on a low setting ..
If you start feeling ill, shut your eyes for a short time, or take a short break.

How dare our bodies deny us the pleasure of the pastime/(obsession) we love so much !!

Lady Avalon · 11-19-2001, 06:13 AM

Ziroc, take a little break every now and then and you should be ok. Just stop and get up and walk around for five minutes or so. This should help.

Wyvern · 11-19-2001, 07:52 AM

I've heard of people getting that feeling from W&W too but I haven't experienced it personally.

I find that the movement was more fluid in W&W than in Wiz 8. Perhaps it is related to using the arrow keys for movement rather than the number pad but I find that I can't run around as smoothly and easily as I could in W&W.

I'll not be playing this morning - have some W&W hacks to do for players which I've already had to delay due to time demands. Hopefully later today I will have a dozen Border Collie Xmas signs to paint up and be too busy to play then too!

Wyv

Lady Nightshade · 11-19-2001, 06:25 PM

omg ! me too!
really bad with W&W and fairly bad with Wiz8
happened with Siege of Avalon as well

Neb · 11-19-2001, 06:54 PM

And I thought it was just coincidence that I had a bit of nausea when I played the demo.... Or maybe it was, not going to let it prevent me from buying Wizardry 8 though!

frostg1ant · 11-20-2001, 10:23 AM

Hey Ziroc,

I know what you are saying about the motion sickness. I haven't started Wiz8 yet as I am still trooping along in W&W and want to finish it first. W&W never has made me sick, but others (especially Half-Life) make me very ill. I could never play HL for more than 10 minutes without ending up on the couch in a cold sweat!

Anyway, you are not alone. It seems to affect certain people this way. I just hope I don't have the same issue with Wiz8. Also, I think age may have something to do with it. I never used to be affected like this by games in my early 20s. Now that I am in my early 30s I seem to not be able to handle it! Ha! [img]smile.gif[/img]

frosty

vesselle · 11-20-2001, 11:05 PM

LOL!
i was happy when i found out that there really was an official ReStarters Clan, because i thot i was the only gamer in the world who restarted all her games a kajillion times.....

and now, again, i see i'm not alone. i didn't notice it in the demo. oh wait, i'm trying to psyche myself out. ::hangs her head:: yes, i did see it in the demo.

so now, i take dramamine an hour before playing. really! no eyes going flakey, no cold sweats, no feeling like i'm going to lose my dinner...

i used to blame it on the mouse look or first person, now i know it's just the way my brain is wired. at least i'm in good company. ::gives a strained, queasy type smile::

V***V

11-18-2001, 11:20 PM	#1
Ziroc Ironworks Webmaster *Bow to the Meow* Join Date: January 4, 2001 Location: Lakeland, Florida Age: 52 Posts: 11,727	I was playing it for about 5 hours and my eyes began to feel odd--the feeling you get when you have 'traveling sickness'. I became nausious and threw up. I'm not joking.. I laughed my ass off afterwards.. a GAME made me ill.. That has never happened before.. I have a 64mb Geforce2 GTS too, and MAN.. it has fluid movement, and I was running a lot.. haha.. anyone else get queezy playing W8? PS: This has never happened to me before (and I've played games since 1984) and own over 150 games, so I am wondering if the Wendys fastfood was bad.. lol.. But I gotta say, this game is SO fun.. I HOPE it was the food! __________________ Ironworks Gaming's Official Youtube Gaming Channel

11-19-2001, 12:58 AM	#3
Pangur Ban Avatar Join Date: June 3, 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 65 Posts: 569	quote: Originally posted by Ziroc: I was playing it for about 5 hours and my eyes began to feel odd--the feeling you get when you have 'traveling sickness'. I became nausious and threw up. I'm not joking.. I laughed my ass off afterwards.. a GAME made me ill.. That has never happened before.. But I gotta say, this game is SO fun.. I HOPE it was the food! Sad to say, I think its a symptom of growing old ( shock, horror ) I suffer from this problem too, at times, though I've never actually thrown up yet. Some games are worse than others ... Try these tricks, Ziroc - they should help, they work for me .... [img]graemlins/nicekitty.gif[/img] Look away from the screen every 5 minutes or so - focus on something as far away as possible for 10 seconds or so. Eat or drink anything with ginger in it - ginger beer especially. ( You can buy ginger tablets in health food shops ) Make sure the room is well ventilated. Put a fan on nearby, on a low setting .. If you start feeling ill, shut your eyes for a short time, or take a short break. How dare our bodies deny us the pleasure of the pastime/(obsession) we love so much !! __________________ Not enough time to care ....

11-19-2001, 06:13 AM	#4
Lady Avalon Emerald Dragon Join Date: March 2, 2001 Location: Tennessee, U.S.A. Age: 76 Posts: 996	Ziroc, take a little break every now and then and you should be ok. Just stop and get up and walk around for five minutes or so. This should help. __________________

11-19-2001, 06:25 PM	#6
Lady Nightshade The Magister Join Date: May 25, 2001 Location: Menzoberranzan Posts: 132	omg ! me too! really bad with W&W and fairly bad with Wiz8 happened with Siege of Avalon as well __________________

11-20-2001, 11:05 PM	#9
vesselle Hathor Join Date: April 6, 2001 Location: the desert Posts: 2,296	LOL! i was happy when i found out that there really was an official ReStarters Clan, because i thot i was the only gamer in the world who restarted all her games a kajillion times..... and now, again, i see i'm not alone. i didn't notice it in the demo. oh wait, i'm trying to psyche myself out. ::hangs her head:: yes, i did see it in the demo. so now, i take dramamine an hour before playing. really! no eyes going flakey, no cold sweats, no feeling like i'm going to lose my dinner... i used to blame it on the mouse look or first person, now i know it's just the way my brain is wired. at least i'm in good company. ::gives a strained, queasy type smile:: V***V __________________ my best friend is a junkie. what does your best friend do?

11-18-2001, 11:30 PM	#2
Moni Guest Posts: n/a	Aw Man! I hope it was the food! Sorry you got sick! (At least it was over quick LOL, I have had a sinus & respiratory infection that's been kicking my butt since Thursday. ) Still, I'd rather not puke! I'm sorry Ziroc!

11-19-2001, 07:52 AM	#5
Wyvern Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Rural Paradise, MI Posts: 5,701	I've heard of people getting that feeling from W&W too but I haven't experienced it personally. I find that the movement was more fluid in W&W than in Wiz 8. Perhaps it is related to using the arrow keys for movement rather than the number pad but I find that I can't run around as smoothly and easily as I could in W&W. I'll not be playing this morning - have some W&W hacks to do for players which I've already had to delay due to time demands. Hopefully later today I will have a dozen Border Collie Xmas signs to paint up and be too busy to play then too! Wyv

11-19-2001, 06:54 PM	#7
Neb Account deleted by Request Join Date: May 17, 2001 Location: . Age: 39 Posts: 8,802	And I thought it was just coincidence that I had a bit of nausea when I played the demo.... Or maybe it was, not going to let it prevent me from buying Wizardry 8 though!

11-20-2001, 10:23 AM	#8
frostg1ant Dungeon Master Join Date: May 22, 2001 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 52	Hey Ziroc, I know what you are saying about the motion sickness. I haven't started Wiz8 yet as I am still trooping along in W&W and want to finish it first. W&W never has made me sick, but others (especially Half-Life) make me very ill. I could never play HL for more than 10 minutes without ending up on the couch in a cold sweat! Anyway, you are not alone. It seems to affect certain people this way. I just hope I don't have the same issue with Wiz8. Also, I think age may have something to do with it. I never used to be affected like this by games in my early 20s. Now that I am in my early 30s I seem to not be able to handle it! Ha! [img]smile.gif[/img] frosty

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