cybersickness

Etiology

• fully-immersive virtual reality

Pathology

• mismatch between visual, vestibular & proprioceptive senses superimposed upon user expectations

* changes in vestibular function with age may play an important role

Clinical manifestations

• oculomotor symptoms
  • eye strain, headache
• nausea, sweating
• disorientation
  • dizziness, vertigo

Management

• strategies to minimize cybersickness
  • decreasing duration & intensity of each intervention session
  • frequent breaks during the virtual reality intervention
  • increasing the sense of navigational control of virtual reality tasks

More general terms

• syndrome