What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week

Re:What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week by drumttocs8 on Monday September 27, 2021 @09:49PM (#28678391)

"...experience less eye strain than I ever did with a bunch of desk-bound LCDs."

Is this really true? As someone who has never used VR, I assumed that an issue would be higher eye strain.

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Re:What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week by ptom on Monday September 27, 2021 @10:24PM (#28678604)

Hi! OP here. The screens are physically close, but the lenses give it an effective focal range of about 1.3m / 4'2", further than most monitors are placed. It feels a lot further, though.

As other posters have shared, the bigger issue is that the focal plane is static, at least until the varifocal technology matures. Getting good eye exercise outside of VR is important, just like it is with all-day computer work.

Cheers!

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Re:What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week by titzer on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @12:31AM (#28679370)

Exposure to UV light (not blue light) is also really important for eyes. Get good eye exercise outside...literally. Outdoors.

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