Apple, users caught by seasickness: "iOS7 causes dizziness" - The Messenger

That the new iPhone operating system, with its animated graphics and zoom effects, might result in “seasickness”, as denounced by some users on the Internet according to a report in the “Guardian” , it seems perhaps excessive.
But, in fact, “in subjects with particular sensitivity there may be disturbances such as nausea or dizziness, but they are not different from those that you feel when you look intently at a moving object.” This is what explains the ANSA Paludetti Gaetano, director of the Department of Surgical Sciences of the head and neck of Gemini and the Institute of Otolaryngology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart.

The iOS7 has a whole new range of graphic animations with fake zoom, parallax, slips and other screens, compared to the previous version, which makes it particularly “attractive” and distinguish it from other operating systems.

In fact reactions “unwanted” 3d effects on the screens are nothing new, especially for those with vision problems or disorders related to balance. “But it is excessive in this case talk about motion sickness, or motion sickness or seasickness – supports Paludetti – because this is a disorder that you feel when you are moving, for example in the swing, on a carousel, or trip on a boat, in a car or on a plane. And it is still a disorder that affects people who have individual susceptibility.

It is true that the use of a smartphone with moving effects of this type can theoretically cause the onset of nausea or dizziness in sensitive people, because of the conflict between the visual and the vestibular system, especially in the presence of the vestibulo-oculomotor problems, namely the connection that exists between the eyes and the apparatus that is the center of our sense of balance and spatial depth. “

Some on the internet complaining about a lack of sensitivity towards Apple users with vision problems. But it is also true, as experts note, that this type of sensitivity can vary greatly from person to person. Meanwhile, Apple still provides a partial solution in the settings dell’iOs7 fact, there is the option “Reduce Motion” that allows you to limit the animations but only disables the parallax effect but not that of the zoom or delayed.