Triggers and Responses to Simulator Sickness in Videogame Players

NCT02122354 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: UP-14-00222
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of this research is the accumulation of gameplay data and simulator sickness background surveys for trend analysis, and individual simulator sickness trigger factor analysis for the test subjects involved. Rather than isolating specific variables for hypothesis formulation, this study will be attempting to collect an array of data that is a) both qualitative and quantitative, and b) observational and test subject-reported. The final results will consist of a list of possible trigger factors to avoid for individual subjects, and metrics showing the directional tendencies of players depending on the severity of their symptoms at the time. The overall goal of this research is to better understand factors that contribute to simulator sickness, both in who it affects and why some gameplay experiences may cause it more than others. Operating from the basic assumption that the way a player moves through an environment affects how quickly that player gets sick, we will primarily be gathering data on how the player moves through the digital space and whether that behavior changes once they begin to feel sick.

Conditions

Simulator Sickness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Survey of triggers to simulator sickness in videogame players (global)

  One-time questionnaire collecting demographic data, types of games participants play and any symptoms game players may have experienced in the past from up to 100 participants. This is a multiple choice tool created by the investigator.

  Baseline

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Survey of responses to simulator sickness in videogame players (global)

  Baseline

• Real-time player responses to simulator sickness

  During intervention

Other Outcomes (1)

• Post-play simulator sickness rating

  Post-exposure to intervention

Study Arms (1)

Survey + videogame

EXPERIMENTAL

"Hide and Seek" videogame

Behavioral: "Hide and Seek" videogame

Interventions

"Hide and Seek" videogame BEHAVIORAL

Survey + videogame

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Survey participants should have some experience with playing videogames or similar interactive simulations on 2D displays.
• At least one-half of research participants should have experienced simulator sickness at some point in recent memory (within the past year) in response to a simulated experience.

You may not qualify if:

• Players under 18 will be excluded from participating in the experimental portion of the project.
• manual dexterity deficit or inability to use the gameplay interface
• Non-English speakers
• Acute state of illness.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Southern California: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California, 90089, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Michael Lin, MFA

  University of Southern California

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Marientina Gotsis, MFA

  University of Southern California

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 17, 2014
• First Posted: April 24, 2014
• Study Start: April 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2014
• Study Completion: June 1, 2014
• Last Updated: April 6, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-04

Locations

US (1)