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The Display Resolution of Head-mounted Displays

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What is the real, physical, display resolution of my VR headset? I have written a long article about the optical properties of (then-)current head-mounted displays , one about projection and distortion in wide-FoV HMDs , and another one about measuring the effective resolution of head-mounted displays , but in neither one of those have I looked into the actual display resolution, in terms of hard pixels, of those headsets.

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Accommodation and Vergence in Head-mounted Displays

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These are another two (relates ones) of those frequently-asked questions about VR and head-mounted displays (HMDs) that I promised to address a while back. Figure 4: A pair of eyes looking at a virtual object in a head-mounted display. Why do virtual objects close to my face appear blurry when wearing a VR headset? My vision is fine! And why does the real world look strange immediately after a long VR session?

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Head-mounted Displays and Lenses

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” The popularity of Google Cardboard , and the upcoming commercial releases of the Oculus Rift , HTC Vive , and other modern head-mounted displays (HMDs) have raised interest in virtual reality and VR devices in parts of the population who have never been exposed to, or had reason to care about, VR before. What this means is that, for most people, it would be impossible to focus on the screens of HMDs (unless the display is ridiculously large ( source )).

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Measuring the Effective Resolution of Head-mounted Displays

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So, why do current-generation head-mounted displays appear so low-resolution? What counts is not the total number of pixels, and especially not the display’s resolution in pixels per inch , but the resolution of the projected virtual image in pixels per degree , as measured from the viewer’s eyes. It’s a good idea on paper, but the tricky bit is that it tries to measure not what a display objectively displays, but what a viewer subjectively sees.

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Nintendo Files Patent For New Labo VR Headset

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Discovered first by Let’s Go Digital , the patent—entitled ‘3D image display system and 3D image display device,’ features concept art of a head-mounted display similar to that of the Labo VR Goggles. Like the original cardboard goggles, this new rendition would not include a head strap, instead requiring users to hold the goggles up to their faces by grasping either the goggles themselves or the Joycon controllers.

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Acer and Starbreeze Announce First Shipment of StarVR Head-Mounted Displays

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Acer and Starbreeze AB today announced at a global press conference in Berlin that they have started to ship StarVR® Virtual Reality (VR) Head-Mounted Displays (HMD) to IMAX Corporation in preparation for the highly anticipated opening of the IMAX VR® Center in Los Angeles, expected later this year, and others in the near future.

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Vintage VR-4 Head Mounted Display Teardown

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Here’s a much more detailed tear down of the Virtual Research VR-4 Head Mounted Display, done by one of the engineers at VR sometime in 1994. The post Vintage VR-4 Head Mounted Display Teardown appeared first on V-Rtifacts. Head Mounted Displays How-To; Teardowns; Tutorials 1994 Helmet HMD How-To Virtual Research VR-4

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Microsoft's Mixed-Reality Dreams Are Fading

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One of the most outspoken proponents of the metaverse is struggling to find its place in this hypothetical virtual world.

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Apple's Mixed Reality Headset Might Forgo Controllers for Eye Tracking and Iris Recognition

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Kuo: Apple's AR Headset Will Be Its 'Most Complicated Product' Ever—And It's Coming Soon

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Qualcomm's New AR Headset Design Might Make Smart Glasses More of a Thing

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You Might Have to Wait a Little Longer for Apple's AR Headset

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Apple's Mixed Reality Headset Might Be Light AF

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Apple's Super-Fast AR/VR Headset Is Expected Late Next Year

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The Latest Oculus Quest 2 Update Packs Some Big Upgrades for Work and Gaming

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HTC Hopes Its Long-Awaited 5K Vive Pro 2 Headset Won't Make You Sick

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We haven’t seen a new HTC Vive virtual reality headset in a minute, but today, the company announced two new devices, including the Vive Pro 2. Read more.

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Apple's Rumored VR Headset Might Have 8K Displays and Cost How Much??

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Set-up Instructions for Vrui with HTC Vive Head-mounted Display

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” It is typically started when you begin a VR session, around the same time you turn on your Vive’s display, and keeps running until you end your session and turn the Vive’s display off again. For initial testing, look for messages similar to the following (all serial numbers refer to my devices, and will be different for yours): OpenVRHost: Activating newly-added head-mounted display with serial number LHR-CCB9BBDB.

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Augmented reality’s half-decade of stagnation

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The headlining feature of the device is its expanded field-of-view which now nearly doubles the visual area inside the glasses where digital content can be displayed. Hello readers, and welcome back to Week in Review !

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Will Apple, Facebook or Microsoft be the future of augmented reality?

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Augmented Reality Column Hardware Venture Capital Apple Facebook Google head-mounted displays Magic Leap Microsoft mixed reality Samsung smartglasses smartphone smartphones Snap Snapchat Virtual realityTim Merel. Contributor. Tim Merel is managing director of Digi-Capital.

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Snagging Pearson’s AR assets and $1 million in cash, GIGXR is ready for its close up

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TC augmented reality Australia computing head-mounted displays hololens 2 Los Angeles Microsoft Microsoft HoloLens mixed reality reality serial entrepreneur Streaming Media technology entrepreneurs United Kingdom United States venture capital Virtual reality vycloneMeet GIGXR , the new owner of all of the assets of Pearson Immersive Learning Group , a subsidiary of the education and media publishing giant, Pearson.

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HTC Files Trademark For ‘Vive Cosmos’

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Details include a ‘head mounted display for computer simulated reality.’. While the description itself doesn’t explicitly state that the trademark is related to VR, phrases such as “head mounted display for computer simulated reality” and “optical devices,” indicate that immersive technology is more than likely involved.

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New Apple patent describes optical system for VR headsets

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The patent describes an “Optical System for Head-mounted Display” intended to make VR headgear more comfortable. VR devices typically use microdisplays, requiring high magnification of visual content and thus thicker lenses between the display and the wearer’s eyes. Apple Virtual Reality (VR) VR World Wearables Apple patent catadiotropic fresnel lens Head mounted display optical system optics virtual reality vr headset VR Headset Displays

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The State Of Consumer VR

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And All That Hype Around the World Head Mounted Displays Helmet HMD Hype motion sickness Simulator SicknessTwo milkshakes make the whole issue of virtual reality motion sickness moot. There’s not much more commentary to add here… The post The State Of Consumer VR appeared first on V-Rtifacts.

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The 6th Stage of Grief

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Head Mounted Displays Psychology VR Companies VR Now Godwin's Law Helmet HMD Oculus ParodyParody! – In under four minutes all 5100 /r/oculus posts are neatly summed up. Godwin’s law kicks in big time! The post The 6th Stage of Grief appeared first on V-Rtifacts.

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Oculus DK2 Lens – Characteristics

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However, since the display emits moderately narrow bands red, green and blue, we perceive good chromatic aberration correction. AMOLED spectral curves are narrower than produced by IPS LCDs (used in Apple retina displays), but the width of the frequency range for each primary is not a single frequency. Head Mounted Displays How-To; Teardowns; Tutorials acrylic lens Oculus DK2 Oculus DK2 lens polycarbonate lens

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iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, HMD: Time to save up for 2022

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This is a head-mounted display (HMD), and there’s a decent chance it’ll be the next sort of device that’ll be above-and-beyond desirable by the average consumer. In the year 2022 is expected that Apple, Sony, and Meta will launch significant HMD devices.

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Virtual Reality (1991) – “Many Believe It Will Revolutionize The Way We Live”

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And All That Hype Game Systems Head Mounted Displays In the Movies On TV VR Companies Where Are They Now? ABC Primetime covers the VR scene in Sept. Although this news report conflates computer animation footage with Virtual Reality, it also features interviews with Jon Waldern, Fred Brooks, Howard Rheingold, Mike McGreevey, and C L Dodgson (virtually, of course.)

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W-Industries Unscripted

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Around the World Game Systems Head Mounted Displays How-To; Teardowns; Tutorials VR Companies 1992 Virtuality W IndustriesW-Industries (Virtuality) always seemed to have a PR person riding herd on any video material that was released about the company or products. Everything the public saw was tightly scripted and edited. But… here’s a 1992 video from inside the factory that’s more of a home movie cum operations tutorial.

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Valve papers tease eye tracking VR headset potential

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In a patent application made public today, Valve showed drawings and descriptions of a new sort of VR headset.

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This AR Helmet Lets Helicopter Pilots ‘Own The Sky’

VRScout

The platform is built around three primary components: an AR head-mounted display (HMD), an AI-powered mission computer, and an array of sensor systems, including the Xplore radar and BrightNite multispectral payload, which includes day and Infra-Red cameras for thermal vision.

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Why Sell Out? Oculus -> Facebook

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Palmer and company produced two mainstream marketed development kit head mounted displays which became darlings of the grassroots VR/Gamer community. Oculus developed technically well conceived and implemented head mounted displays. The VR displays are/were wildly popular with a community of up to 75,000, doubtless enhanced by the ultra-low $300 price tag.

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Google Reportedly Working On Its Own Mixed Reality Glasses

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In 2014, the company released the first iteration of Google Carboard , a cost-effective head-mounted display designed specifically for mobile VR. Insiders claim the device resembles a pair of ski goggles and will launch in 2024.

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Digital VR Rehab

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Head Mounted Displays Psychology VR Publications Addition rehab Helmet HMD SimulatorFor years, therapists would attempt to treat smokers and alcoholics using real-life triggers. Let addicts see a lighter or an empty bottle, or even a photo of something smoking or drinking related, to trigger cravings, then teach them coping strategies.

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Platypus Headsets?

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And All That Hype Head Mounted Displays In the Movies Stereoscopic 3D Where Are They Now? The Science Channel interviews Jaron Lanier who shows off some wide field of view headsets from the late 80’s. Jaron feels like a platypus when wearing one of these JumboTrons. The narrator’s conclusion (and Jaron’s as well): The state of the art in VR hasn’t progressed too much further. . (A

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The Cart Before The Horse, Once Again – Project Glass

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Google has been tearing through the bandwidth over at the Patent Office in defense of Project Glass , April’s much touted announcement of Google’s entry into the world of augmented reality and head mounted displays. Google’s prototype heads-up display glasses do not have the Terminator-style graphics shown in the concept video. And All That Hype Head Mounted Displays Augmented Reality Google Hype Marketing Project Glass

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Seeing the Eye in a New Light

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Head Mounted Displays How-To; Teardowns; Tutorials 3D eye anatomy Helmet HMD How-To StereoscopicThere’s been an enormous resurgence of DIY HMDs in the VR hacker community recently, some quite impressive. Understanding how the eye works is the key to these inventions. I found a really instructive 70 year old nugget which gives HMD designers the real lowdown.