REAL LIFE NEWS: 3D MOVIES MAKE PEOPLE PUKE
by Hazed
There are lots of reasons to dislike 3D movies. The cost is the main one, as movie theatres use them as an excuse to boost box office takings. Another is the fact that splitting the feed into two, one for each eye, reduces the light levels and so makes the film a whole lot darker.
And now we learn that over half of people report that watching films in 3D gives them motion sickness.
497 adults were surveyed before and after seeing a 2D or a 3D movie, and were given a standard questionnaire to check for symptoms of motion sickness. Following the 2D movie just over 14% reported problems, but after the 3D film it was almost 55%.
The study concludes that “Seeing 3D movies can increase rating of symptoms of nausea, oculomotor and disorientation, especially in women with susceptible visual-vestibular system.”
I don’t suppose this will stop the studios from churning out more and more unwanted 3D content, of course.
Source: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=23831#.USeiUjuK4nL&_r=true
