Earlier in the event, Apple showed off a new feature for iPhone and iPad designed to encourage users to move their screens a bit further from their faces to reduce eye strain and the risk of developing nearsightedness — but those concerns appeared to have disappeared by the time the Vision Pro and its two screens directly in front of users’ eyes took the (virtual) stage.
VR and AR headsets use lenses that make the viewing distance equivalent to about 1m.
That’s not what the article is claiming though is it. The article is conflating putting a phone display 6in from your face and putting a vr headset on. These are not comparable.
Sure, there’s a difference here, but the underlying concern is still there. This also seems pretty nitpicky to me given that this isn’t really the core point the article is making.
VR and AR headsets use lenses that make the viewing distance equivalent to about 1m.
having used vr headsets, I can definitively say there’s undeniable eye strain
That’s not what the article is claiming though is it. The article is conflating putting a phone display 6in from your face and putting a vr headset on. These are not comparable.
Sure, there’s a difference here, but the underlying concern is still there. This also seems pretty nitpicky to me given that this isn’t really the core point the article is making.