sniper scope with zoom in animation= eyes health problems

The scope in this game has that zoom in effect.It is like in CSS and some other game.There is a problem with that kind of scope.
The problem is it will damage your eyes and can cause headache.
The human eyes dont work like that,they dont "zoom in" that is why it is very stressful for the eyes,a lot of people i know that snipe games with a scope like that,or with a scope animation like in COD games have headache but they dont realize that the scope causes that.

that is why the scope should be like in cs 1.6,it had nothing to do with the fact that you love or hate that game,i dont like cs 1.6 but the scope made like that is better,the scope with the zoom in effect will damage your eyes
At first scope like that can look better and it does look more realistic,like in COD games but i will chose health over realism any time
You can talk to any optometrist and he will tell you the same thing
Some people dont snipe,they snipe for 5,6 minutes so they dont notice that,or they have a headache and eyes problems but they dont realsie what is the couse

It is not the problem with this kind of scope if you like it or not but does it causes health problems or not
like i said you can talk with any optometrist(eye doctor) and ask him about that.
the human eyes dont zoom in,so when you constantly look at the scope like that it will damage your eyes and cause headache
So if you like to snipe something bad like this svcks

For people who use a sniper and think that this kind of scope does not have a bad effect on them,think again.
It is similar if not exactly like this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repetitive_strain_injury
why?because it does cause damage to the nervous system=headache.

It would be like someone here said that using a mouse and a keyboard is not bad for your health because he does not have problems.But the fact is it is bad for you,some people react worse but it has a bad effect on everyone,no doctor will tell "use a mouse and a keyboard it is good for you"

The more you use mouse and keyboard the more you are damaging your health.You can be fine now but with time as you damage your body more and more it will have an effect on you.
The same things goes for this kind of scope,you can be fine now but longer you use it will damage your eyes more and more



iron sights,red dots,acog,sniper scope=all that should be instant,i know it loks good the way it is but it will damage your eyes and that damage could be permanet

And how does this apply to Brink?

I like to snipe in games and I don't have any eye damage or headaches from doing that- nor do I see anywhere in the wiki article you showed (which itself is suspect due to it's nature) that use of scopes will cause eyestrain.

And how does nervious system damage cause headaches? Where did you hear that? What about people who suffer migranes? Do they suffer nervous system damage due to, say, looking at a bright light which causes the migrane?

Hell, you haven't even linked any kind of proof that the zoom animations cause damage- only that an improper position for long periods of time will cause strain.

it applays to brinf because you have iron sghts and you can attach a scope
look,you dont get a headache the moment you start to play
you do have aheadache soemtimes dont you?how do you know it is not because of the scope animation?!

what nature of the wiki article is suspicious to you?you dont belive in RSI?! you an talk to any doctor about that

look a human eye cant zoom in,and also if the scope animation is like in cod it causes your eye to adjust=it will damage your eyes
whn you get a headache stop playing fps game with iron sights and sniper with zoom in animation and when you dont have a headache no more start to play again and you will notice that the day after that you will have a headache if you play for more then 3 hours
i can play games whole day without problems if the sniper and other weapons dot have animation like that

if you dont belive me talk to some eye doctor,i am serious he will confirm this to you,well first you need to explai to him what a fps game is and all that

There's someone on a couple Blops forums that followed the exact same pattern 3 weeks ago. Joined the forum, complained a ton for around a dozen posts, then posted this exact same thread.

A quick bit of research says that any video game can cause eye strain, but no reports of scopes causing any increase of problems. The only reason i can think of scopes being more of a problem is that people tend to focus on scopes a lot more than when they are playing other parts of the game. A big part of video game eye strain is the fact that when people start focusing on the game too much, they start forgetting to blink.

The fact that you include iron sights makes it even more suspect, since iron sights don't zoom in, which was your explanation of the problem.

blops forum?i did post this in another forum but i never heard of that one can you link it?

i aint talking about standard eye strain,there even was a study that shows how playing fps games improve the eye sight
the scope is not the problem,you can focus all you want,the problem is the zoom in animation that causes damage to the eyes,like i said the eyes cant zoom in so whn you constantly see that it will cause problems
another style of scoping like in cod games is also problematic because of the scope animation that causes the eye to make a minor adjustment that over time causes dmage

a lot of people who play new fps games with iron sights or older one like css with zoom in animation have a probelm with headache,they just dont realise what is the cause for that

hay blops=black ops forum lol i just realized that
yes i posted there also

I'm not saying RSI isn't real, I'm saying that YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY EVIDENCE THAT SCOPE ANIMATION CAUSE EYESTRAIN! And any links directly linking to Wikipedia is suspect for offering proof because of how easily it can be seeded with misinformation; links to medical journal articles are better for this.

And if we're using the argument that "Sometimes you have a headache, how do you know it's not because of the scope?", then we might as well ban Ice Cream seeing as Ice Cream sales goes up, so do deaths by drowning.

Look i aint a doctor i cant give you medical proof,but like i said you can talk to a eye doctor about that
so you want to wait for medical journal article that proves i am right?
it takes a long time for that,just look at your screen,do you use a tft screen?did you hear that screen radiets less then crt screen?

Then you have no purpose discussing this, since you're not knowledgable about what causes eyestrain, nor do you want to track down medical journals to justify what you say. All I'm asking for is proof, and you don't want to give it for some strange reason.

Also, lookat what I found on the Black Ops forum... http://www.blackopsforum.com/showthread.php?t=16993

Word-for-word, your first post.

Best lines from that thread?

Eye damage can be caused by staring at a overly bright screen in a dark room for extended periods of time. Trying to say that it is because of an animation is just plain idiotic. Until you have some proof and links to studies, I think you're crazy.

lol kid,look if you want proof then talk to some eye doctor,i dont need to go to a medical school just so i can say that something is bad for health
it would be like i were to say it is bad not to sleep and you said to me "you are wrong because you are not a doctor"
there is no starnge reason,ig you want prof continue to play and you will have it

and yes it is my post on that forum,i already said that,what is the problem with that?iforgive me for trying to tell this to people and make sure they dont damage the eyes

and you chose his answer?!

"its from looking at a screen for a long period of time. you get it from anything from using a computer for an extended time to gaming. usually happens when you aren't accustomed to doing so. after your used to it it will stop giving you headaches. "
"I'd just like to say that I've been sniping in games since Goldeneye 64 and have yet to experience a single headache from even playing games in general, let alone zooming in on [censored]."
"I said that the scope does not properly simulate a real-life scope, and thus does not have the same affects. Even in real life, you would have to look through the scope for hours upon hours to even feel anything."
"How come microscopes and telescopes don't give biologists, pharmacists, and astronomers health problems? And they use those instruments every day?"

that kid says that does not have an effect on eyes because it is not real but virtual reality?!
kid i oped you were smarter that that
when you look at your monitor it has an effect ion your eyes because that is what you are using to look,the monitor and picture on it it is not virtual it is a real picture,but it is a virtual world -)
also he is lying,he said he does not have a headache
find me one pearson that never had a headache in his life and i can tell you that person is lying

if i play that game or some other with a scope like that i dont get a headache right away but later on or the next day
if i dont play games like that but some other fps games i never have a headache so he cant be sure that those games dont cause a headache

and that about astronomers and all that...lol it is not like they quickscope all the time -)

Show me some proof and link to official medical studies that proves what you are saying is true that staring at a overly bright screen in a dark room for extended periods of time can cause eye damage until you do that i will think you are crazy too

do you have some cod game? make a server,take a sniper and just open and close your scope for 10 min and see how your eyes feel
you sure want feel good

if you do the same with a instant scope like in red dead redemption,cs 1.6 ... there want be a problem what more proof do you want?

No you don't need medical training to say whats good or bad for someone's health but no one will take you seriously if you don't. Honestly this topic is ignorant. You have no proof other than your word and you have no experience to even begin to convince us this is true.

I hope a moderator locks this. This will be my last reply.



I'm NOT contradicting myself. And i'm not a kid, stop talking down to people. I said you can SAY, keyword "S-A-Y", whether something is good for your health or not. Anyone can "say" whats good and whats not about anything but that doesn't make it true.



Ignorant means lack of knowledge and your grammar only strengthens my argument.



And no I don't. On the same token, I don't have proof that you are right either. Your the one trying to prove something to us and your the one that needs facts to do so. You can tell me chickens can fly 50 feet in the air in Antarctica but until you prove it I won't take it as fact.

P.S. Stop trolling our forums and go back to playing Call Of Duty.

Well, this thread sure didn't go well.