The complex optics involved with putting a screen an inch away from the eye in VR headsets could make for smartglasses that correct for vision problems. These prototype “autofocals” from Stanford researchers use depth sensing and gaze tracking to bring the world into focus when someone lacks the ability to do it on their own. I talked with lead researcher Nitish Padmanaban at SIGGRAPH in Vancouver, where he and the others on his team were showing off the latest version of the system.
Vr Optics Could Help Old Folks Keep The World In Focus
Devin Coldewey, TechCrunch
Wed, 08/15/2018 - 2:57pm
Topics: stanford nitish padmanaban that s robert konrad gordon wetzstein even padmanaban padmanaban siggraph vr autofocals optics world focus user glasses lenses gaze objects prototype depth eyes rest vision person problem adjust real bring system people long inches view showing doesn room takes team time automatically table early eye correction basically feet paper object change process published
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