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Prezi Motion Sickness and Dizzy Audience
- Status
- Workaround available
- platforms:
- All
- updated:
- November 15, 2026
- reports:
- 4
- Method
- how we research
RUNBOOK · prezi/motion-sickness3 FIXES
// quick answer
Motion sickness comes from large zooms, rotation and long pans. Use smaller zooms, no rotated text and fewer path steps.
Most likely fix: Redesign the canvas
How to fix it
// try these in order, the most common fix is first
FIX 1Redesign the canvas
- 01Keep related topics close together
- 02Remove rotated text and objects
- 03Limit zoom levels to two or three
Did this fix it?FIX 2Simplify the path
- 01Delete unnecessary path steps
- 02Use fade or section frames where possible
- 03Rehearse and watch the full run on a large screen
Did this fix it?FIX 3Switch format if needed
- 01Use a conventional slide layout in PowerPoint, Google Slides or Keynote for long talks
Did this fix it?
Symptoms
Viewers report headaches or nausea, the zoom feels disorienting or hard to follow.
Why it happens
- C-01Large distances between items
- C-02Rotated text and elements
- C-03Default path settings that over-zoom
- C-04No control over pan speed
- C-05Too many zoom steps
// this guide also covers
- prezi motion sickness
- prezi dizzy
- prezi makes me sick
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