My mother talked about it. She told me not to sit too close to the TV or I would go blind.
Big difference,
They didn’t go into it, but I suspect the detection for iOS/iPadOS actually came about from the research that was put in to the Vision project.
Hmm, are you sure about that? I'm not convinced. Surely your eyes are focused on the screens in front of them. If you look at a picture of a mountain on your laptop your eyes are focused on the laptop screen, not the hypothetical mountain. And same for the vision pro - it's not real pass through - you're just seeing a display of what the the cameras at the front are showing.
Sure. But I found it pretty odd that they talked about it for iPad, and are actively doing something about it, but didn't even mention it for vision pro.
No, the focus field is probably about 5' to 10' or more away. The displays are going to be an inch or so away from your eyes. Hold something up to your eyes that close and you will see that it is impossible to focus that close.
I think eye health is a minor concern when it comes to being glued to a screen. Before Tim Cook mentioned it I think the last time I heard this was from my mother decades ago. People are killing each other by operating motor vehicles while using portable screens. There’s all kind of mental health problems linked to screens. Sure it might’ve been kind of ironic that he mentioned this before the headset but it’s not like technology is it going to stop because there is a risk factor. The solution is don’t wear the goggles eight hours a day. I’m sure there will be some sort of reminder telling you, hey you worn it for 12 hours so maybe it’s time to take a break 🤣
Second this. The problem is also where the eyes are exposed to the (blinking) light, very close, surrounding the eyes and in long continuous duration.
So how VR/AR headsets work is that the project slightly different angles to both eyes, which results in stereoscopic field of view as you would get with your naked eyes. Because of this and the lens array for each eye, you're actually focusing further in front of you than the screens physically are.
Personally I noticed this and found it pretty ironic (and humorous to me at least). ”It’s important not to have screens too close to your eyes. Now, here’s a new device that puts screens even closer to your eyes!” 😂
Because they are Apple apologists who think Tim Cook can do no wrong. These are the same people who, as soon as Face ID was introduced with the iPhone X, criticized, belittled, and ridiculed people who raised concerns that having hundreds or thousands of laser dots shined into the eyes several times per day might cause damage long-term. Even if Face ID someday is proven to not cause long-term damage, those Apple apologists defend such things as safe from day one when there is obviously no evidence to prove long-term safety.
If that were the case then you wouldn't need correction lenses / wear your contacts in VR headsets. Your eyes are definitely focussing on something further away. This sounds weird because you know those screens are right in front of your eyes, but it's definitely the case.
Tens of millions of people use VR headsets. I have not heard extensive complaints about eyestrain in any of the VR related forums I've frequented.
This is stupid. The only thing that holding it off-axis does is reduce the light reaching your eyes by a small amount, because most displays have some amount of falloff in brightness off-axis. If you want that, you're better off just turning down the brightness of the display.
