Simulator sickness: a comparison between static and dynamic motion platforms in immersive driving simulators

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https://doi.org/10.58922/transportes.v33.e2744

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Simulator sickness. Driving simulator. Virtual reality. Immersive environment. Motion platforms.

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This paper aims to evaluate and compare drivers’ sickness sensation on simulated driving for static and dynamic immersive simulators. For this, the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ) was applied to 36 volunteers (18 men and 18 women) of three age groups (19 to 30; 31 to 60; and over 60 years old) who underwent the driving experience simulated. The severity of sickness symptoms in simulated conduction for SSQ and its virtual reality version – Virtual Reality Sickness Questionnaire, VRSQ – was obtained, allowing the comparison of both approaches. Analysis of the results using ANOVA indicates that static simulators cause greater sickness severity than dynamic ones. While the application of SSQ allowed the analysis of drivers’ oculomotor symptoms through the two types of platform, the application of VRSQ allowed the analysis of oculomotor and disorientation symptoms.

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Batistela Torres, T., Braga Kappler, L. ., Framarim, C. ., Tessele Nodari, C. ., & Larranaga Uriarte, A. M. (2025). Simulator sickness: a comparison between static and dynamic motion platforms in immersive driving simulators. Transportes, 33, e2744. https://doi.org/10.58922/transportes.v33.e2744

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