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Can you still enjoy VR with poor eyesight? (self.Blind)
submitted by BeardedJerry
I'm looking for all kinds of variety here.

There has been talk that certain VR headsets fit better with glasses than others. But I'm wondering to what extent we as blind/visually impaired people can enjoy VR games. Obviously I don't think you'll even care to try them if you are almost completely blind but maybe you have anyways. I want to hear/read about your experiences.

The headsets in question are in order of price

PlayStation VR,
Oculus Rift,
HTC Vive

If you've had a chance to try any or all of these. How was the experience? Did you have any vision related troubles not present in ordinary games? And were normal gaming struggles more or less pronounced in VR? What games did you try?

I've been interested for a while but they're not cheap and I haven't found anywhere in my city to try them.

ktwounds 5 points 5y ago
I would like to know this as well, right eye blind left eye good enough to game
refrigagator 3 points 5y ago
I can’t remember exactly (sorry for the half assed comment/reply) but I remember reading it use to be a problem for one eye visioned but the new tech has corrected this so it should still work. I have slight iv in my right eye that could get worse so I was curious also.
ACJDunny 2 points 5y ago
I'm not blind, but I do own a PSVR, so I just booted up Skyrim VR and played with one eye closed for a bit. The graphics understandably suffered a bit in that the loss of some depth perception made objects like grass and bushes to appear more like 2D images than 3D objects, but I imagine that issue is not that dissimilar to real life. In the real world shadowing probably helps our brains process depth. One consequence of VR games' low graphics (to save on processing due to hardware constraints) is shadowing is reduced to basic detail, so you're not going to get a ton of help in that regard. That said, the games are definitely still playable. I can't think of any VR game where you explicitly need the use of both eyes. It's not like any games are drawing one set of images on one eye screen and a different set on the other, that would be a recipe for instant nausea. You'll just have to rotate your head further to see your entire field of view. In all honesty, stereoscopic vision does enhance the VR experience by helping to form a more immersive environment, but VR still has tons to offer and is a gaming experience unlike any other available at this point.
itsme2417 1 points 5y ago
The issue is that the psvr has too low of a resolution to actually test that kind of thing
BeardedJerry [OP] 1 points 5y ago
That's an interesting one. I know that having vision in only one eye robs you of most or all of your depth perception but that's all I know. It would be really cool if some of the blind organizations around the world would make a study of this and other types of conditions.
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liquidDinner 4 points 5y ago
I have a degenerative disorder in both of my eyes, and I'm also nearsighted. Playing games on a TV can be difficult. Playing on a VR headset is amazing. The screen is close to my eyes without feeling like I'm about to hug the screen and I get the best visual acuity possible.
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