Could the fast camera be causing my dizziness?

[NettoSaito]

Edit 2:

Thanks everyone for the ideas, still stuck to a daily limit... Anyway, I avoided the game yesterday, and after over 24 hours of not playing, I'm feeling quite a bit better. The feeling is almost completely gone. I'll see tonight if it fully leaves, and if it does, I think that pretty much confirms FF14 is causing it. Why else would it stop every time I stop playing the game?

Anyway, I'm wondering what I can all do to help this with the game. I was thinking about

1. Slowing the camera down to a nice smooth rotation (I use the controls where you left click to drag, and I typically drag fast as I said before)

2. Clearing up the HUD. When I first played it was overwhelming for me, but I got used to it. Doesn't mean it still might not strain my eyes/brain. There's only so much information our brains can process at once, and it might just be too much for me.

3. Making the HUD transparent. Figure it'll be easier on my eyes as well. I'd be able to see the entire screen rotating, and it wont be as hard to look at. As it stands now, random sections (where the hud) of the screen stands still, so that could be throwing me off as well.

4. I pushed my TV back about an inch. Can't go any farther, but I may be able to physically back up a bit.

5. I might take a 15 minute break from ALL screens every hour. No computer, phone, tablet, laptop, Vita, 3DS, etc.

6. I may zoom the camera out a bit more than usual. It may help, but it may not... Not sure...

And that's all I can think of doing. Any other settings you guys think I should change? Like, would lowering the contrast possibly help? I'm on the PS4 version so there's not much I can do with the graphics quality (I don't think)... What else would you recommend me trying? (And thanks for the help guys. I really like this game, and don't want to stop playing. Especially after some friends of mine have started as well.)

Edit:
Reached post cap for the day, so I can't respond to those on page 2(thanks for the suggestions btw) but here's some extra information in regards to questions.

1. I'm playing the PS4 version with a mouse/keyboard so its running at 1080p 30 fps
2. My TV does have a mode where I can run the game at its default resolution which would be smaller than my TV's size.
3. I normally play with the light on since I play at night.
4. TV is at eye level, but only about 4 feet away
5. Forgot to mention, I use the controls where left click controls the cam; so I have to constantly turn the cam to face forward. Sensitivity is so high that moving the mouse less than half an inch does a full 360d rotation.
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For about two weeks now I've been feeling semi dizzy. It's not spinning or moving dizzy, but my head just feels a bit strange, kind of like how when I spin the camera around in game--which has lead me to believe it is what is causing it.

Currently I am playing on a 40" LED tv, with camera sensitivity set to max. Thing spins crazy fast, and I'm constantly moving it and jerking it around, and if I remember correctly it did this to me about a month ago when I first resubbed as well. When I first got the game though, I didn't feel this way, and things were different.

Originally I was playing on a 27" and I was using a controller with a fixed camera speed.

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[NettoSaito]

Now let me say this. I am a huge gamer and I play thousands of games. I buy just about everything that comes out, and this has never happened to me before. But I've also never played a game with a mouse on a 40" either. My PC screen is only 23". Also other games I play on the 40" are fine as well. Battlefield 4 is fine, Destiny was fine, other rpgs (including ones such as Nier and Final Fantasy XIII) are fine, and so on.

The reason I'm thinking it is this game though is because when the signs started.

[NettoSaito]

Friday, 8/1 was when me and my friend started playing. Spent all night playing it, and spent most of sat and sun playing it.(I don't notice the feeling when playing)Sun afternoon was when it first started, and it seemed to leave when I started playing again sunday night(like I said,I don't notice it while playing).Monday,feeling was still there, and I played the game monday night.Tuesday,same thing.Same feeling,and I played it again that night. Wed, felt the same,but I didnt play it, and same goes for the next Thursday.After the two day break, I felt better on Friday.Slightly noticed it,but hardly at all,and when I got home from work I was fine.Didn't play Friday night.Sat,once again I felt fine and I didn't play it.Sun morning,I felt fine, but sunday night I jumped back in

Monday of this week came,feeling is back.I keep picturing that camera turning in game,and I feel funny

[MageBlack]

Maybe you are developing a tumor...

Could be mild epilepsy...

Could be so many different factors. Go back to some of the games you mentioned after your dizzy spells start and see if they go away. I would bring this to your doctor, not the internet forums.

I play on my 47" TV with no problems. Just my 2 gil.

[UltimateAoe2]

You probably need to stop and rest, yo.
I get motion sick from games like this too, but I always stop for around a couple hours to a day.

Rest is important!

[Sadana]

I get motion sick if the camera is in too close. I usually have to zoom out quite a bit to be okay. Also, make sure you aren't too close to the tv. You may need to be farther back from it since it is a bigger screen.

Also, you can 'edit' you original post to bypass the character limit.

[NettoSaito]

That's good to know (what's with the limit?) Anyway, like I said, it has only happened with this game and I have been to the doctor. Pretty much nothing wrong with me, but they gave me meds for a sinus infection I have. Thought that could have also been causing it, but nope.

I've basically limited it down to this game. Like I said, a month ago it happened as well. I just sort of forgot about it... That's when I stopped playing and was fine.

[Ryuko]

Just curious, have you tried doing either of the Leviathan fights yet? I get mild motion sickness, but I am usually okay with special effects in games (unless they are 3d simulations, like with those special glasses). However, the Leviathan special effects (simulating the platform going up and down as Leviathan slams down or waves crashing on the boat when he uses certain abilities) make me feel motion sick. I have to specifically tune out those effects (not look at them) or I feel very sick. A few months back, I made a post simply asking for an option to disable those certain effects (I don't think it would be game breaking) but I received no replies... so I just deal with it. But the real test on if you are affected by motion sickness regarding this game would be to test that fight, I think.

[NettoSaito]

No haven't done that yet, but typically special effects don't bother me either. It's just this after effect of the constant rapid movements are getting to me. If I go by what happened a week ago, it takes a day and a half before it stops completely and I feel like I'm back to normal. I don't feel motion sick in the actual game though, or at least, not anymore. When I first played it was a bit much, then I got used to it... Although maybe getting used to the fast movements is what is causing this. Also I will say sometimes the hud is overwhelming; especially when a lot is on screen.

But yeah, when I get there I'll keep that in mind. I plan on changing the camera sensitivity really low when I get home though. See if that helps.

Oh also, I'm pretty sure it isn't a growth or anything causing this. Had an x-ray done not too long ago because of impacted wisdomteeth, to see if that was causing the problems I had back then (pain). It was my teeth and have since been taken care of. Anything else would have shown up on that as well, since it was pretty much a full scan.

[MageBlack]

If the fast camers is the culprit, you can adjust the sensitivity in your options menu. Try playing around with your settings to see if it helps.