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I mentioned this in another comment below, but it likely applies here as well. We tune the interpupillary distance (IPD) software setting down a bit to accommod
by jgennis 3y ago
I mentioned this in another comment below, but it likely applies here as well. We tune the interpupillary distance (IPD) software setting down a bit to accommodate a wider variety of face shapes. If the IPD is set to a distance greater than the physical distance between their eyes, then the effect is very uncomfortable to look at as their brain has trouble "unifying" the two images each eye is seeing. If the IPD is set to a distance less than the physical distance between their eyes, then the effect is perfectly comfortable, but there is reduced depth perceived from the images.
We err on the side of comfortable but "flatter" for our default setting and for trade shows and conventions, but adjusting the setting to be appropriate for your face is just a slider in our control panel. We also have a calibration app in our latest public beta drivers for people to find their IPD if they don't know it.
I hadn't heard people complaining about this at trade shows before, but it makes a lot of sense. We should probably incorporate a quick calibration at the start of our demos. Thanks for the feedback!
- mustacheemperor 3y agoAha, this makes sense - especially because I have a relatively narrow IPD! We also weren’t using the mat with the tilted sides, as I recall, which probably makes an impact. Thank you for the explanation, and good luck with the platform! It was really exciting to finally use the tech after watching it develop for so long and I do expect it’ll be part of our tabletop group one day. I mentioned it elsewhere, but if you folks could license some of those complicated, mini-heavy board games like big trouble in little china, it would be a dream. Finally play the complex games without the complex setup. Our company started building AR software around the time of the Tilt5 kickstarter and seeing your team’s efforts was really inspirational to us. Congrats on all your success so far, I look forward to giving it another try…and calibrating my eyeballs first.