On: What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every we...

[ketzo]

Yeah, but again, that's an issue that is shared with physical computer screens as well.

It's obviously easier to look up from a physical screen and look around to change up your focal distance, but frankly, this is something that people already forget to do -- and it's just as easy to do in VR if you've got something in the far distance to look at.

[Retric → ketzo]

Looking at something “far away” in VR doesn’t change your eyes physical focal distance. You need to physically remove the headset to rest your eyes.

[ketzo → Retric]

Huh, okay, after some very cursory googling it looks like you're right. I was misunderstanding how VR focal distance worked.

Then your point definitely stands: taking off a headset in order to mix up your focal distance does sound like a pain.

[taylorius → Retric]

There are lightfield displays that can synthesise arbitrary focal planes, but they're still experimental afaik.

[Filligree → taylorius]

There are consistent rumors they'll appear in the Quest 3.

I rather doubt it, but if we're lucky it's something they're working on. A generation or two after, maybe?