Motion Sickness and Simulator Sickness: A Hand-Held Computerized Prediction Tool

In travel, for those affected by it, motion sickness is a syndrome with adverse implications for performance and reduced quality of life. In addition to space motion sickness, simulator and Virtual Reality (cyber) sickness are modern forms of the malady that have become a great concern for those that use simulators for training and for the theme-park industry that uses like devices for entertainment. Thus, being able to identify those who are susceptible to motion sickness and under which circumstances, and predicting the occurrence and severity of motion sickness episodes would be of great societal benefit. Using the extensive data collections and assessment tools developed by us, and combining them with modern, on-line, and real-time analysis software, a hand-held screening tool will be created for researchers, practitioners and industrial applications.