Talk:Illusions of self-motion

aita
Am I the only one who gets "skate legs"? After skating for a few hours, when I take my skates off I still feel like I have them on. I assume this occurs with skateboards, rollerblades, etc. 134.193.139.3 (talk) 21:35, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Rhythm Video Games
I and some of my friends have noticed similar effects when playing rhythm games such as Guitar Hero or Rock band. After a stage is completed and the screen stops scrolling, the player feels a sinking feeling or feels that they see the world around them growing taller or stretching. The effects generally last approximately thirty seconds to two minutes, by my own research. I wonder if anyone could find any medical evidence supporting this, as this observation would surely fall into personal observation and would surely not be allowed in the article. Drax89 (talk) 17:58, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Intro confusing
I think the intro is really confusing, and needs to be rewritten. → Aza Toth 21:10, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

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When trying to learn physical movement I do it all backwards. Which makes it very frustrating to learn. 174.215.151.183 (talk) 16:11, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

Linear vection
The article says "linear vection, where an observer views a field that either approaches or recedes;"

Okay. It's talking about the field that's doing the apparent moving.

Then the article says,

"During linear vection, the observer feels like they have moved forwards or backwards and the stimulus has stayed stationary."

Now it's talking about the person doing the apparent moving, and the field staying put.

In fact the entire title of this page "", is all about the person doing the moving and the other things staying put.

Okay, let's take the case of a person sitting on a train looking out the window. Let's say their body is pointed forward so they see the scenery coming at them, at an angle, yes, because they're looking out a side window and not sitting in the conductor's cabin.

Okay. Now the train finally pulls to a stop somewhere. Now the scenery appears to be receding! Yes, ever so slightly.

So if it was coming at you for a long time and then when it finally stops it seems to recede.

So the article needs to be adjusted, to also include the case of the person feeling they are sitting still and in fact they are. But the scenery appearing to be moving, when in fact it also isn't either. Thank you. Jidanni (talk) 03:15, 13 February 2024 (UTC)