Do you ever feel like the light of your computer screen is burrowing into your eyes and making your head pulse? Or feel dizzy or nauseous after looking at your phone? While you might think these sensations are just eye strain or fatigue from looking at your screen for too long, they’re actually symptoms of a condition called cybersickness.
These issues may seem like a necessary evil with the rise of work from home, remote learning, and days spent endlessly scrolling online. But I can assure you as a researcher in human-computer interaction specializing in cybersickness that there are ways to anticipate and avoid feeling sick from your screens.
