Comments on: Another first.... http://www.coffeechick.com/main/2009/01/another-first A Blog Without A Tagline. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:38:50 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Gremlin http://www.coffeechick.com/main/2009/01/another-first/comment-page-1#comment-26118 Gremlin Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:07:30 +0000 http://www.coffeechick.com/main/?p=962#comment-26118 Cybermotion? That may be a misnomer in enough ways to doublenegative the thing into making sense. Between 'cyber' meaning 'helm', and helms pretty much by definition being in motion, and the condition predating Pong.... It hasn't happened to me in decades. But I used to get that transitional weirdness after watching a film in a cinema for a couple hours when standing up to leave and trying to walk out to the lobby with more light than the singlepoint screen. I suppose that's changed now that cinemas never get that dark anymore, and it's functionally impossible to see a film in public without the public cackling dryly five seconds after something wasn't funny every couple minutes; and of course I used to see more colours than shades of grey. All I notice these days is when someone who shouldn't be allowed to use 3DS [not that anyone should be allowed to use 3DS] hasn't done the math to matchmove everything correctly, letting the CG elements drift weirdly around the screen; that can't happen in a videogame unless someone really, really sucks. Though there was that time a few years ago when I had to drive to the store to get more soda after playing GrandTheftAuto for twenty-eight hours. On the bright side, I learned that my car can survive averaging 130mph while powersliding around corners. Cybermotion? That may be a misnomer in enough ways to doublenegative the thing into making sense. Between 'cyber' meaning 'helm', and helms pretty much by definition being in motion, and the condition predating Pong....

It hasn't happened to me in decades. But I used to get that transitional weirdness after watching a film in a cinema for a couple hours when standing up to leave and trying to walk out to the lobby with more light than the singlepoint screen. I suppose that's changed now that cinemas never get that dark anymore, and it's functionally impossible to see a film in public without the public cackling dryly five seconds after something wasn't funny every couple minutes; and of course I used to see more colours than shades of grey. All I notice these days is when someone who shouldn't be allowed to use 3DS [not that anyone should be allowed to use 3DS] hasn't done the math to matchmove everything correctly, letting the CG elements drift weirdly around the screen; that can't happen in a videogame unless someone really, really sucks.

Though there was that time a few years ago when I had to drive to the store to get more soda after playing GrandTheftAuto for twenty-eight hours. On the bright side, I learned that my car can survive averaging 130mph while powersliding around corners.

]]> By: Nobiwan http://www.coffeechick.com/main/2009/01/another-first/comment-page-1#comment-26117 Nobiwan Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:13:58 +0000 http://www.coffeechick.com/main/?p=962#comment-26117 So I asked Chris what that sickness is caused that we talked about in chat. Cybermotion transition syndrome. You get used to the weird motion of the video game and then when you return to reality it messes with you. The only way I really know to deal with it is to lie down somewhere dark and quiet with your eyes closed for 15 to 20 minutes. Anyway, there's a whole new illness for you to learn about, yay! So I asked Chris what that sickness is caused that we talked about in chat. Cybermotion transition syndrome. You get used to the weird motion of the video game and then when you return to reality it messes with you. The only way I really know to deal with it is to lie down somewhere dark and quiet with your eyes closed for 15 to 20 minutes. Anyway, there's a whole new illness for you to learn about, yay!

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