I’m a journalist and am writing a feature about 3D films making people sick. Has this happened to anyone ?
JANE asked:
I’m looking for a case study of someone who has been made nauseous and has been sick from watching 3D films. It is for a health feature I’m writing for a national newspaper. I am posting this here because I’ve seen messages about 3D games making people sick, so am wondering if the films have had the same effect upon people who have had problems with games.
I’m looking for a case study of someone who has been made nauseous and has been sick from watching 3D films. It is for a health feature I’m writing for a national newspaper. I am posting this here because I’ve seen messages about 3D games making people sick, so am wondering if the films have had the same effect upon people who have had problems with games.
Tags: 3d Films, Health Feature, Journalist
Yeeah 3D movies make me dizzy and gives me headaches but i cant recall if i had any nauseous moments
Yes, it’s a horrible feeling like a throbbing in the back of the head that makes you nauseated. I can’t believe that’s so hard to find. Then again, I’m susceptible to seizures as well. You think that could be part of it?
I’ve been a stereo-photographer for many many years (see my avatar picture) I take the still variety though not films.
Eye strain, headaches and sometimes nausea have been a side effect of 3D movies from the word go and are almost certainly caused by the unnatural movements of the eye when watching these films.
Although my link is based mostly on recent space films, it does give as good an explanation as I’ve seen on the problem, despite advances in technology I fear some people will always be affected in this way.
Here’s one relevant paragraph for those who don’t want to read the entire article:-
“One potential explanation for the discomfort lies with the unnatural eye movements stereoscopy elicits from viewers. Outside of the 3-D movie theatre, our eyes move in two distinct ways when we see something move toward us: First, our eyeballs rotate inward towards the nose (the closer the target comes, the more cross-eyed we get); second, we squeeze the lenses in our eyes to change their shape and keep the target in focus (as you would with a camera). Those two eye movements—called “vergence” and “accommodation”—are automatic in everyday life, and they go hand-in-hand”.