Skip to main content
Logo for Advil Head Settings.

FIGHT GAMING HEADACHES

Today, games can transport us to other worlds with advanced on-screen action and stimulus. Which is awesome if you love gaming, but it also means more is required from our bodies and brains, giving rise to sensitivities that cause gaming headaches. The good news? Many of those sensitivities can be softened with some tweaks to your in-game settings.

Advil has partnered with cognitive scientist Dr. Séamas Weech, and gamer @mtashed (Michael Tash) to develop Advil Head Settings: 7 genre-based guides that you can use in your favourite PC games to help reduce the triggers that can lead to headaches from gaming.

CHECK OUT HOW WE MADE THEM

ADVIL

head-settings-bg

VIEW & DOWNLOAD BY GENRE BELOW

  • Optimal gaming settings to prevent headaches for Action Role-playing games.

    download icon

    DOWNLOAD SETTING:

    ACTION RPG

  • Optimal gaming settings to prevent headaches for First-Person Shooter games.

    download icon

    DOWNLOAD SETTING:

    FIRST-PERSON SHOOTER

  • Optimal gaming settings to prevent headaches for Sports games.

    download icon

    DOWNLOAD SETTING:

    SPORTS

  • Optimal gaming settings to prevent headaches for Multiplayer Online Battle Arena games.

    download icon

    DOWNLOAD SETTING:

    MOBA

  • Optimal gaming settings to prevent headaches for Racing games.

    download icon

    DOWNLOAD SETTING:

    RACING

  • Optimal gaming settings to prevent headaches for Role-playing games.

    download icon

    DOWNLOAD SETTING:

    RPG

  • Optimal gaming settings to prevent headaches for Third-Person Shooter games.

    download icon

    DOWNLOAD SETTING:

    THIRD-PERSON SHOOTER

DOWNLOAD ALL

bg-mage

  • Play games in a well-lit room.
  • Keep the center of the PC display 4-5 inches below eye level and 20-28 inches from the eye.

  • Ensure your PC hardware is capable of driving sufficiently high refresh rates to avoid flickering and uneven frame pacing.
  • Equip your computer with a good graphics card and a recent processor.

  • Find a comfortable chair that allows you to keep an ergonomic posture, allowing your neck muscles to stay relaxed.

  • Every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break and focus your eyes on something at least 20 feet away.
  • Take a break to drink some water to help avoid dehydration.
Mobile image gaming tips

    • Play games in a well-lit room.
    • Keep the PC display at least 60 cm away.
    • If the display is close to you (< 1 meter), keep it slightly below eye level so that you are looking down at it.

    • Ensure your PC hardware is capable of driving sufficiently high refresh rates to avoid flickering and uneven frame pacing.

    • Find a comfortable chair that allows you to keep an ergonomic posture, allowing your neck muscles to stay relaxed.

    • Take breaks intermittently to give your eyes a break.
    • Stay hydrated.
Human wearing headphones and experiencing a gaming headache.

STRUGGLING WITH A GAMING HEADACHE? WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED.

Packages of Advil medicine.
Packages of Advil medicine.

SHOP NOW

MEET THE

players-img
Headshot of Dr. Séamas Weech, a cognitive scientist.
Dr. Séamas Weech Gaming Science Expert

Séamas is a cognitive scientist who has dedicated over a decade to exploring the intricate interactions between the brain and body in complex sensory contexts. Holding a PhD from Queen’s University, Dr. Weech's research journey has led him to roles at McGill University's Faculty of Medicine, with the support of NSERC, and the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Waterloo, funded by Oculus Research. His main focus has been to leverage his research findings to reduce associated side effects in applied game settings.

Headshot of Michael Tash, a video game streamer.
@mtashed Michael Tash | Streamer

Michael Tash is a Canadian social media star who has gained popularity through his YouTube channel, Mtashed. In 2013, he started out making comedy skits but transitioned into gaming, eventually branching out from YouTube into Twitch streaming. With over 940k subscribers on YouTube and over 390k on Twitch, Mtashed is known for his gaming guides, commentary and highlights. He has extensively streamed games like Destiny, Diablo 4 and Honkai: Star Rail, and has grown into one of the biggest Genshin Impact content creators.

Brain-img

MEET THE

PLAYERS

Headshot of Dr. Séamas Weech, a cognitive scientist.
Dr. Séamas Weech Gaming Science Expert

Séamas is a cognitive scientist who has dedicated over a decade to exploring the intricate interactions between the brain and body in complex sensory contexts. Holding a PhD from Queen’s University, Dr. Weech's research journey has led him to roles at McGill University's Faculty of Medicine, with the support of NSERC, and the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Waterloo, funded by Oculus Research. His main focus has been to leverage his research findings to reduce associated side effects in applied game settings.

Headshot of Michael Tash, a video game streamer.
@mtashed Michael Tash | Streamer

Michael Tash is a Canadian social media star who has gained popularity through his YouTube channel, Mtashed. In 2013, he started out making comedy skits but transitioned into gaming, eventually branching out from YouTube into Twitch streaming. With over 940k subscribers on YouTube and over 390k on Twitch, Mtashed is known for his gaming guides, commentary and highlights. He has extensively streamed games like Destiny, Diablo 4 and Honkai: Star Rail, and has grown into one of the biggest Genshin Impact content creators.

Brain-img

CHECK OUT OUR DISCORD SERVER

JOIN NOW

CONTACT

FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES:

mediacanada@haleon.com

FOR PRODUCT INQUIRIES:

mystory.ca@haleon.com

1-888-788-8181

Monday-Friday: 08:00 – 18:00 EST

Saturday-Sunday & Holidays: Closed

Advil Head Settings are a set of suggested visual settings across a variety of video games & genres intended to reduce triggers that may lead to headaches. Results may vary per person.