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For some reason I only get that way when I play on the computer. I'll play the same game on console and I won't feel sick. I thought it was my mouse (it would wobble a lot) but I replaced it with a limited edition neon genesis evangelion computer mouse and I still feel sick.

Could it be proximity to the screen?

DespondentDeity posted...

Could it be proximity to the screen?

Hmm maybe? Would that happen if I'm too close to the monitor? I don't really know how I would solve that since my desk is only so wide

If you eat Ginger, it helps.
Also, it might be frame-rate, and screen-tearing, Motion-blur can also cause it, there's a lot, here's a list:
https://nicolas.busseneau.fr/en/blog/2020/09/alleviating-motion-sickness-in-first-person-video-games

If it's too close to screen, the easy answer is to get a smaller screen, so you see more of the outside and aren't just drawn to the screen -- but you say you don't have it on your Television, try and simulate the Television layout, and amount of border of reality.

Probably proximity to your screen. If you're playing on console there's a chance you're seated far enough away from it to not have your peripherals obscured; the reason it happens is because your brain is interpreting motion that isn't actually happening, creating a middle ear imbalance -- so you need something to tell your brain "no, there is no motion happening here stupid"

I get motion sickness driving, on buses and trains if I can't see out a window.

Also check if theres a FOV setting. Toying with that can help.