VIMS2026, the 9th Symposium on

Visually Induced Motion Sensations

Wednesday to Friday, March 25-27, 2026

the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands

With a keynote of Dutch astronaut André Kuipers: VIMS in space.

Venue and booklet with final programme and abstracts.

Important deadlines

  • Abstract Submission: Sunday, January 18, 2026 (23:59 hour CET)

  • Abstract Decision: Friday, January 30, 2026

  • Early Bird Registration: Sunday, January 18, 2026

Group photo taken beneath the VIMS2026 symposium hall ‘The Egg’, with keynote speaker André Kuipers in the centre (with a gray jacket).

About

  • VIMS here stands for Visually Induced Motion Sensations. Previous VIMS symposia also referred to Visually Induced Motion Sickness and Visual IMage Safety. The, about bi-annual, VIMS symposia were initiated by the Pokémon Incident, in which over 600 people were taken to hospital in Japan after viewing an episode of the Pokémon animated film, broadcast in 1997, due to epileptic seizures. This event resulted in the 3rd ISO International Workshop Agreement in 2005, in which guidelines were presented to not only prevent epileptic seizures, but also visually induced motion sickness and visual fatigue. Virtual reality and VR goggles in particular have caused a shift of interest and are currently a major driver for the symposium.

  • The VIMS symposia bring together researchers from all around the world. They focus on all types of visually induced motion sensations, with or without physical self-motion, including:

    • real and virtual images

    • self- and object-motion perception and illusions

    • immersion and presence

    • all types of motion sickness in which vision plays a role (VR sickness cybersickness, simulator sickness)

    • health(care), safety, performance and comfort

    • individual factors

    • visual-vestibular interactions

    • theory and modelling

    • science, technology, and application

    1. 2007, Dec 10-11 Hong Kong.

      • Host: Richard So

    2. 2009, Jun 11-12 Utrecht, Netherlands (part of the NLGD Festival of Games).

      • Host: Jelte Bos

    3. 2011, Sep 22-23 Las Vegas, USA (part of the HFES annual meeting).

      • Host: Eric Muth

    4. 2013, Sep 3-4 Stratford Upon Avon, UK.

      • Host: Peter Howarth

    5. 2015, Sep 15-17 Tokyo, Japan.

      • Host: Hiroyasu Ujike

    6. 2017, Nov 16-17 Toronto, Canada.

      • Host: Behrang Keshavarz

    7. 2020, Dec 14-16 Hong Kong - online meeting (corona).

      • Host: Richard So

    8. 2024, Nov 20-22 Toronto.

      • Host: Behrang Keshavarz

Local organisers

Jeroen Smeets, VU Amsterdam

Jelte Bos, VU Amsterdam and TNO Helmond

Kasper de Vries, VU Amsterdam

Anna Reuten, TNO Soesterberg

Scientific Commitee

Jelte Bos, Netherlands
Richard So, Hong Kong
Hiroyasu Ujike, Japan
Behrang Keshavarz, Canada

Jan van Erp, Netherlands

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