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You are NOT an isolated case, I cannot go into an Omnimax.  I once  
found myself in the unenviable situation of sitting in a dome between  
a director and a VP for development, and wondering, "gee, if I get  
sick, which way should I face?"  Don't know about the research, but  
people have told me that if you sit up high or next to the projector,  
it's better.
Beryl

On Jun 28, 2007, at 2:18 PM, John Bowditch wrote:

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> Hi Martin,
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> My personal experience is that I almost always get nauseous when  
> viewing I_Max films. It's something to do with the slight flicker,  
> the wide angle views and somewhat the motion. I don't know what you  
> can really do about this problem. I've never actually thrown up but  
> it was definitely unpleasant and I avoid these venues now.
>
> Am I an isolated case? I don't know, but I thought this might be of  
> use.
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> John Bowditch
> Exhibits Director
> Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
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> Nauticus is getting ready to world premier a brand new giant-screen  
> movie "Gateway to the World" about port operations, Virginia's  
> ports, shipping-land connections, and technology. Quite a bit of  
> the movie is shown high-speed. Just in case there are any issues  
> with dizziness or motion sickness...
>
> 1. Do any of you have specific, exact, refined wording - probably  
> from unfortunate experience when your visitors complained or were  
> sick in your theaters - that you can share warning viewers about  
> possible motion sickness?
>
> 2. Do you have or know of any research, not opinion or hearsay,  
> about where is the best location to sit in a theater to minimize  
> motion sickness?
>
>
> Thanks!
> Martin (not Weiss)
>
>
> Martin S. Fisher
> Director of Education & Exhibits
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