VR / Simulator Sickness Evaluation

Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ)

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Standard 16-symptom assessment (Kennedy et al., 1993) computing Nausea, Oculomotor, Disorientation, and Total Sickness scores.

Instrument version, scoring, and data handling

Version: 16-item Simulator Sickness Questionnaire with four severity levels.

Scoring: Uses the published Nausea, Oculomotor, Disorientation, and Total Severity weighting procedure.

Data handling: CSV mode creates a file only on this device; the portfolio server does not receive the response. Google Sheets mode sends the participant ID, condition, item responses, calculated scores, tool name, sheet/tab name, and timestamp to the Google Apps Script /exec URL entered by the researcher. Nothing is sent until the final save action. Completion is shown only when that script returns JSON with success: true (or ok: true) after appending the row.

Session Details

Data Save Option

This URL is remembered only in this browser on this device.

Symptom Severity Rating (16 Items)

Rate the current severity of each symptom experienced after using the system.

1.General discomfort
2.Fatigue
3.Headache
4.Eye strain
5.Difficulty focusing
6.Increased salivation
7.Sweating
8.Nausea
9.Difficulty concentrating
10.Fullness of head
11.Blurred vision
12.Dizzy (with eyes open)
13.Dizzy (with eyes closed)
14.Vertigo
15.Stomach awareness
16.Burping