VR games adjusted for sight dysfunctions

[loppantorkel]

Wearing glasses inside the headsets seems to be a bad idea. People can switch to contact lenses or have laser surgery to improve nearsightedness or similar.

Shouldn't some smart tech guy be able to alter the software or hardware to adjust for the individual's sight dysfunction? It seems like it to me, but I'm not a smart tech guy. ..just smart.

[Tucu]

You can use contact lenses, wear most glasses or get a pair add-on lenses from http://vr-lens-lab.com/
And if you are far-sighted you probably can use them without any corrective lense.

[loppantorkel]

But the thing is - if you're nearsighted, you have trouble seeing things far away. The screen is just on top of your nose, not far away. If the vision is blurry, it should be fixable within the software, shouldn't it?

[Mr Crisp]

Software can't change how light enters and focuses onto the retina- thats the job of your lenses.

If your own lenses aren't able to focus on an object around 1.3 metres or greater to your eyes, you need correction- specs, contacts or laser eye surgery- as thats the approximate focal distance of the VR HMD screens.

[Mr Crisp]

Originally posted by loppantorkel:

But the thing is - if you're nearsighted, you have trouble seeing things far away. The screen is just on top of your nose, not far away. If the vision is blurry, it should be fixable within the software, shouldn't it?

No. How does software change focal lengths? These are done via lenses and corrective prescriptions. This is why even digital cameras still need a `lense` to focus the image- same with your eyes and same with VR HMDs.

[WarMachine]

The headsets where design for glasses as well. You have to look no further then youtube to see people being so.

[Spyderborg]

Something gives me the feeling that glasses would make it even more immersive...when wearing glasses you don't have any peripheral vision that's worth half a damn (depending on how bad your eyesight is), so the limited FOV of the Vive won't really be an issue

[loppantorkel]

Originally posted by Mr Crisp:

Originally posted by loppantorkel:

But the thing is - if you're nearsighted, you have trouble seeing things far away. The screen is just on top of your nose, not far away. If the vision is blurry, it should be fixable within the software, shouldn't it?

No. How does software change focal lengths? These are done via lenses and corrective prescriptions. This is why even digital cameras still need a `lense` to focus the image- same with your eyes and same with VR HMDs.

You're convincing. I retract the 'smart' thing in the OP :-/

[Mr Crisp]

Originally posted by loppantorkel:

Originally posted by Mr Crisp:

No. How does software change focal lengths? These are done via lenses and corrective prescriptions. This is why even digital cameras still need a `lense` to focus the image- same with your eyes and same with VR HMDs.

You're convincing. I retract the 'smart' thing in the OP :-/

I'm sure you are smart- its just that expectations have to be met. In the dev kits for Oculus Rift they actually threw in a couple of lenses, one set for long sighted peeps and one set for short sighted peeps.

I use the B cup lenses, for short sighted blind bats like myself and I don't use glasses in the DK2 Rift as I get `free` anti-aliasing and makes it more difficult to see the `screen door effect` and `pixels`.

Not sure what my eyesight will be like in Vive and Rift consumers- but it is suggested to wear corrective lenses whilst using them- i'm hoping I can `just` get away without wearing them and still get my `free` `anti-aliasing`.

[Litva]

Originally posted by loppantorkel:

Wearing glasses inside the headsets seems to be a bad idea. People can switch to contact lenses or have laser surgery to improve nearsightedness or similar.

Shouldn't some smart tech guy be able to alter the software or hardware to adjust for the individual's sight dysfunction? It seems like it to me, but I'm not a smart tech guy. ..just smart.

Just get your eyes done with laser, quick painless and cheap. and no more worries

[Mr Crisp]

Originally posted by Litva:

Originally posted by loppantorkel:

Wearing glasses inside the headsets seems to be a bad idea. People can switch to contact lenses or have laser surgery to improve nearsightedness or similar.

Shouldn't some smart tech guy be able to alter the software or hardware to adjust for the individual's sight dysfunction? It seems like it to me, but I'm not a smart tech guy. ..just smart.

Just get your eyes done with laser, quick painless and cheap. and no more worries

Actually, it is widely known that if you are short sighted and need glasses, after laser eye surgery they tend to `over correct` the lens slightly which can lead to a lot of cases where people then require glasses for reading- so theres that. LOL

[Tucu]

Originally posted by Mr Crisp:

Originally posted by Litva:

Just get your eyes done with laser, quick painless and cheap. and no more worries

Actually, it is widely known that if you are short sighted and need glasses, after laser eye surgery they tend to `over correct` the lens slightly which can lead to a lot of cases where people then require glasses for reading- so theres that. LOL

There is also the halo and glare when it is dark that is caused by the eye surgery.

[WarMachine]

Originally posted by Mr Crisp:

Originally posted by Litva:

Just get your eyes done with laser, quick painless and cheap. and no more worries

Actually, it is widely known that if you are short sighted and need glasses, after laser eye surgery they tend to `over correct` the lens slightly which can lead to a lot of cases where people then require glasses for reading- so theres that. LOL

Short sighted is a planning issue, near sighted is a eye issue. Had to clear that up.

But you are correct on the Lasix, any why I could never be a F16 pilot....