Paralives Developers Add Curtains to Ease Paramaker Motion Sickness in Early Access
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Updated · Rock Paper Shotgun · May 27
Paralives Developers Add Curtains to Ease Paramaker Motion Sickness in Early Access
8 articles · Updated · Rock Paper Shotgun · May 27
Steam known-issues notes say Paralives' Paramaker has made some players feel sick during character creation, prompting the team to plan a visual fix.
Trees and bushes sliding past the train window behind the avatar appear to be the trigger, with the first tutorial creator sequence set aboard a moving train.
Developers Alex Massé and team said the remedy is simple: add curtains to block the moving background rather than overhaul the character creator itself.
The issue surfaced just as Paralives entered early access with a free-content roadmap, adding an unusual snag to an otherwise warm launch for the life sim.
As virtual worlds get more realistic, how can developers prevent them from causing real-world illness?
Is a simple 'curtain' fix enough, or does it expose a deeper accessibility flaw in gaming?