KC and playing video games

[james mckinlay]

this may be nothing to do with my k.c but ive been playing xbox and ps2 and pc games for years but now when i play any for a few minutes i get sore eyes and feel sick it may be nothing to do with having KC but if anyone else has had this problem or any advice please let me know

james

[jayuk]

I play the XBox2 occasionally and have only noticed that I cant look at the screen for long periods and I also need to sit a bit further from the screen than before.....or I get a headache

J

[GarethB]

James,

I have the same problem as you if I have no lenses in. It is the brightness of the screen and having to sit so close to do the games that does it.

With lenses and sunglasses on, that is another matter. So long as I take regular breaks to prevent my blink rate going down and so eye drying out I am OK.

It is definitly a KC related problem, but if the games are fast moving and you tend to orientate the concole in the direction you are moving in the game along with your head as many gamers do, it is possible to induce motion sickness.

[Andrew MacLean]

The motion sickness is due to your eye telling you that you are not moving (As Gareth says, you move the console so that it remains in the same position relative to your eye), while your ear tells you that you are moving.

Same as on a ship or even a car where you look at the box your are travelling in and it seems that you are sitting still, while your inner ear is giving a conflicting message.

Result, you feel giddy and even throw up.

Andrew

[james mckinlay]

thanks for the help i felt stupid really asking it but then again no such thing as a stupid question on here.

oh well looks like i need to sort what games i get on the xbox 360 then lol