A thought just came to my mind as i was dreaming about HMD's . Suppose an awesome HMD was produced with very wide FOV , say 100 degrees+ and massive resolution . If your playing a FPS , and the drivers change the screen ratio (normally 4:3) to that of your own vision , would you have less of an advantage in seeing other players in like a competitive MP if they were on your periferal vision? Or would this be better ? Just wondering , cos i was playing cs:s the other day and this thought came to my mind .
(off topic) p.s. can we get a smilie with 3d glasses or a hmd on , i think this would be a cool edition ... /geek.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':geek:' /> this is the closest we have .
A thought just came to my mind as i was dreaming about HMD's . Suppose an awesome HMD was produced with very wide FOV , say 100 degrees+ and massive resolution . If your playing a FPS , and the drivers change the screen ratio (normally 4:3) to that of your own vision , would you have less of an advantage in seeing other players in like a competitive MP if they were on your periferal vision? Or would this be better ? Just wondering , cos i was playing cs:s the other day and this thought came to my mind .
(off topic) p.s. can we get a smilie with 3d glasses or a hmd on , i think this would be a cool edition ... /geek.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':geek:' /> this is the closest we have .
I don't think you can compare the ratio of the eye so much with the ratio of the screen, given that an eye is round and a screen is rectangular, and it is probably possible to percieve motion at very large angles, but the chances are probably very low. Also the resolution of the eye, changes dependant on what we are focusing on, like if we focus on something far away we can get tunnel vision where our perceptial field of view gets narrow. But there probably is an average ratio to which most people focus up down to left and right.
I think if your HMD gives you a wide field of view, and you change the in game field of view to match, you would have the advantage of not only your peripheral vision but the fact that you can always turn your eye balls to look at the edge of the screen :D .
I don't think you can compare the ratio of the eye so much with the ratio of the screen, given that an eye is round and a screen is rectangular, and it is probably possible to percieve motion at very large angles, but the chances are probably very low. Also the resolution of the eye, changes dependant on what we are focusing on, like if we focus on something far away we can get tunnel vision where our perceptial field of view gets narrow. But there probably is an average ratio to which most people focus up down to left and right.
I think if your HMD gives you a wide field of view, and you change the in game field of view to match, you would have the advantage of not only your peripheral vision but the fact that you can always turn your eye balls to look at the edge of the screen :D .
On the other hand, if the in game field of view was not changed to match the HMD, you would be at a disadvantage (like for example if you were to place your face very close to your monitor). I guess it's safe to assume that you get an advantage if the in-game field of view is larger then your displays field of view. This is only to an extent that you can still see the center of the screen, increased fields of view in games shrinks everything down as it shows you more, meaning you have to get closer to see it which increases your field of view. So there is a balance some where in there.
On the other hand, if the in game field of view was not changed to match the HMD, you would be at a disadvantage (like for example if you were to place your face very close to your monitor). I guess it's safe to assume that you get an advantage if the in-game field of view is larger then your displays field of view. This is only to an extent that you can still see the center of the screen, increased fields of view in games shrinks everything down as it shows you more, meaning you have to get closer to see it which increases your field of view. So there is a balance some where in there.
I was leaning more towards if you playing say Cs:s , and theres an awper on your periferals , it doesnt really matter where he is on your monitor , you will still see him cos its in a relatively centred area of your vision . But if you have the HMd on , then he will be on your periferals , and if he stays still , theres no real way to see him unless u turn more that way towards him . Therefore a non HMD user may have an advantage of not having the screen in his periferals .
Feel free to put forward more ideas like this , we need more discussions on this forum to kickstart it a bit . Oh i found a good smilie too for shutter glasses B) , i was looking for a good one , not like the nerdy glasses one /geek.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':geek:' /> .
I was leaning more towards if you playing say Cs:s , and theres an awper on your periferals , it doesnt really matter where he is on your monitor , you will still see him cos its in a relatively centred area of your vision . But if you have the HMd on , then he will be on your periferals , and if he stays still , theres no real way to see him unless u turn more that way towards him . Therefore a non HMD user may have an advantage of not having the screen in his periferals .
Feel free to put forward more ideas like this , we need more discussions on this forum to kickstart it a bit . Oh i found a good smilie too for shutter glasses B) , i was looking for a good one , not like the nerdy glasses one /geek.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':geek:' /> .
(off topic) p.s. can we get a smilie with 3d glasses or a hmd on , i think this would be a cool edition ...
(off topic) p.s. can we get a smilie with 3d glasses or a hmd on , i think this would be a cool edition ...
I think if your HMD gives you a wide field of view, and you change the in game field of view to match, you would have the advantage of not only your peripheral vision but the fact that you can always turn your eye balls to look at the edge of the screen :D .
I think if your HMD gives you a wide field of view, and you change the in game field of view to match, you would have the advantage of not only your peripheral vision but the fact that you can always turn your eye balls to look at the edge of the screen :D .
Feel free to put forward more ideas like this , we need more discussions on this forum to kickstart it a bit . Oh i found a good smilie too for shutter glasses B) , i was looking for a good one , not like the nerdy glasses one
Feel free to put forward more ideas like this , we need more discussions on this forum to kickstart it a bit . Oh i found a good smilie too for shutter glasses B) , i was looking for a good one , not like the nerdy glasses one