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Flying in VR is not good for motion sickness.


As others have said, this is definitely not VR, it's like looking at a big screen strapped to your face. People in our group that have lots of trouble with VR have no problem with FPV.


Anectodal data point, if that helps, tested with 3 people

I own Quest and DJI FPV system (not the drone from the link, but custom built with DJI FPV googles)

- I can get dizzy in VR, but I won't in FPV unless I do a lot of crazy movement like spinning for a couple of seconds. Even when crashing which involves a lot of spin, it's fine - If I watch FPV while someone else is flying, I feel dizzy. It's not as fast as in VR, but still can happen

Friends who tried had the same feeling.

There's something in the connection between visual movement and your control of that movement via stick that helps alleviate dizzines.

Hope that helps in case you were wondering!


It's not VR it's just like a normal screen strapped to your face (it's a simple image not stereo like VR does).


Not sure why downvoted. But it’s true, it’s not for everyone. I love my oculus but I can only play games in which I am stationary (my character doesn’t move unless I move in the real world)

It’s a shame because this looks fantastic but I probably won’t be able to use it without getting motion sickness almost immediately.


It's not VR (no stereo image) it's just an easy portable way to have a big screen.


I think this would suit itself to a 'cockpit' style overlay - I play a lot of Elite Dangerous in VR and know others that do too. It seems almost a perfect use-case for VR IMO.




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