Question

When you are watching an imax movie, you often feel like you are moving. the fact that your eyes are dominating your perception, despite counter information from your vestibular sense is an example of ___________________________?

Answer 1

The correct answer is vection.

Vection is the feeling of movement of the body in space generated only by visual stimulation. It creates the illusory sense of self-motion when someone is not, in fact moving. It occurs when viewing surround cinema (IMAX) and virtual reality displays, which fill much of the visual field.