Members of the Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory, directed by Thomas Stoffregen, PhD and housed in the School of Kinesiology, published an article titled “Postural precursors of motion sickness in head-mounted displays: drivers and passengers, women and men,” on August 24, 2020. Publishing authors are lab members and School of Kinesiology doctoral students Christopher Curry, Nicolette Peterson, together with Dr. Ruixuan Li, and Stoffregen, a School of Kinesiology professor. 

The article was published in Ergonomics, and examined postural sway before participants were exposed to a virtual vehicle presented via a Head-Mounted Display. Typically, drivers are less likely to become sick than passengers, and men are less likely to become sick than women. The researchers showed that postural precursors of motion sickness were influenced by both of these factors, simultaneously; a novel finding. 

This publication continues the Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory’s work in researching cybersickness in head-mounted displays. This research is specifically tied to virtual reality, a rapidly advancing field with numerous emerging applications in training, education, rehabilitation, healthcare, social communications, and entertainment.

In this study, Christopher Curry was supported by the National Science Foundation [NRT-1734815]. Dr. Stoffregen was supported by the National Science Foundation [CHS-1901423]