The host believes that input latency does not just add to reaction time linearly but can have a compounding effect on performance.

“I assumed that the more input latency I added would linearly add to the reaction time score, but it seemed like it kind of compounds. When you added like 50, it would increase by 100 ms.”

The participant claims that high input latency feels like moving through mud.

“This one like you're moving and you're not even moving. Like I want to move, but it's like it's like I'm dragging through mud [music] type of movement.”

The participant claims that while some simple gaming tasks are unaffected by latency, others become impossible with increased input delay.

“You can't really tell on this one though cuz this one's just easy. Like I could be on like 20 Hz type of thing and it'll be fine. It's not that it's not that hard. It's too easy over here. Okay, this one is crazy. This one like you're moving and you're not even moving.”

The participant notes that they could perceive when latency was added to the gaming setup.

“I feel like there's got to be Yeah, there's latency on this one already.”