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Um, since the thing is already sitting on one's face, why can't they do adaptible optics so that the there's no need for glasses/contacts? (or any need to peel
by lstodd 10y ago
Um, since the thing is already sitting on one's face, why can't they do adaptible optics so that the there's no need for glasses/contacts? (or any need to peel out the contacts)?
It's a problem solved long ago for binoculars after all.
- munchbunny 10y agoI'm guessing it's a cost and complexity thing. More moving parts = more potential problems. Separately, the HTC Vive sits over your glasses pretty easily, so it hasn't been a big issue. The Rift though... I have to bring out the contacts for it.
- lstodd 10y agoMoving parts are too expensive, I agree. But nowadays one can just 3D-print a set of lenses that will match one's vision perfectly, and making it possible to just snap them in and out might be easier to implement than any alternative.
- simooooo 10y agoYou can't get anywhere close to 3D printing lenses
- arijun 10y agoBut there is a good point there--Zeni optical probably pays under $4 per pair of lenses it sells. If you had a slot to insert a lens it wouldn't be very expensive.
- moron4hire 10y agoNot as 100% of the process, but you can print a blob that is 90% of the shape of your lens and grind the rest of the material away as you would have to with normal lenses. I've seen people do it. It's labor intensive, but less so than starting with a regular lens blank.
- hatsunearu 10y agoBack when I still had glasses, I tried 3D printing a small structure that takes in lenses from an online glasses shop. It didn't quite work, and I abandoned it because my Vive is pretty decent with glasses.
- taneq 10y agoMy cheap tacky Google Cardboard-esque phone based headset has a fair amount of accomodation, around +/- 3 diopters I'd guess. If they can do it in a $30 plastic fantastic, there's no reason for an $800 headset not to.