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Cybersickness: The new 'illness' sweeping the nation
Up to 80 per cent up the population are experiencing headaches and nausea caused by "cybersickness", according to researchers at Coventry University
By Agency
6:59PM GMT 17 Nov 2015
Scrolling through a mobile phone can cause "cybersickness" with symptoms including a headache and nausea, experts have said.
The conditions is the digital version of motion sickness and affects up to 80 per cent up the population, it is said.
It is caused by seeing fast motion on a screen and covers anything from a car chase in a film to spending hours scrolling through web pages on your phone or computer.
"It?s a fundamental problem that?s kind of been swept under the carpet in the tech industry."
Cognitive psychologist Cyriel Diels
The more realistic the visual content is, the higher your chances of getting cybersickness...
Up to 80 per cent up the population are experiencing headaches and nausea caused by "cybersickness", according to researchers at Coventry University
By Agency
6:59PM GMT 17 Nov 2015
Scrolling through a mobile phone can cause "cybersickness" with symptoms including a headache and nausea, experts have said.
The conditions is the digital version of motion sickness and affects up to 80 per cent up the population, it is said.
It is caused by seeing fast motion on a screen and covers anything from a car chase in a film to spending hours scrolling through web pages on your phone or computer.
"It?s a fundamental problem that?s kind of been swept under the carpet in the tech industry."
Cognitive psychologist Cyriel Diels
The more realistic the visual content is, the higher your chances of getting cybersickness...