Last night I was up playing perhaps a bit too late, and I noticed that things started getting blurry. Not the normal blurry that is usually fixed with a headset readjustment, but a "I cant really focus on anything at a distance" and "is that English or Chinese" blurry. I had to take the Rift off and play on my monitor. Anyone else experience something similar? Or am I just getting old?
Anyone else have trouble when your eyes get tired?
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Yes, have had the same time to quit when that happens.
This is a side effect of the way that 3D works with flatscreen when compared against the real world unfortunately - your eyes will get tired because they are doing something that evolution hasn't prepared them for.
Two things happen when you focus: your eyes converge on the object you're looking at (so they both look directly), and the muscles in the eye pull on the lens to give it an optimal focus distance for the image on the back of the retina. These two different muscle groups working together use consistent distance information, and the brain processes the feedback from this (and the two retinal images) accordingly.
With an Occulus (or a 3d movie at the theatre) you're only exercising one of those groups of muscles as the screen is a fixed distance and only needs one focus setting. That means the brain has to work a bit harder at processing and the body is using the convergence muscles only. When you get tired it tries to return to the usual practice of moving all muscle groups together, and your brain also struggles to interpret the image (in an 'English or Chinese' blurry kind of way I guess as the OP described it).
Yes, definitely listen to your eyes. If you feel they need rest, go rest them. Don't keep playing on a monitor. Go look at something far away (20ft+) in real life for a few minutes, as this will allow all the muscles in your eyes to relax. Also, if you feel thirsty, drink water. Not energy drinks, soda, tea or coffee as so many do. All of these will only dehydrate you further. That may sound off-topic, but staying hydrated is crucial to proper function in all your body's cells. My eyes get tired MUCH more quickly when I'm a bit dehydrated (from exercising or from alcohol the previous night, etc). Stay healthy (within reason), CMDR's!
just rub mustard in your eyes. you'll be good for another 10+ hrs..