Future gamers could have screens right in front of
their eyes. Image: Patent Bolt
Tech manufacturers are toying with all sorts of new ways we can interact with
hardware, software and the real world. And now, according to a recently surfaced
Microsoft patent, the company could be looking into reinvigorating the gaming
space with displays built into eyewear and helmets.
Microsoft’s system, a virtual
image projector, could be built into helmets, goggles, and other types of
eyewear. It would involve two different images, one projected in front of each
eye, providing a stereoscopic 3D experience.
The projectors would be partially transparent, so you could play a game while
still seeing a semblance of your natural environment. Alternately, a game could
merge the real world with a virtual world beamed in front of your retinas.
There’s one fundamental problem of having a display projected so close to
your eye, though: The human eye can’t focus on images less than an inch or two
away. Microsoft’s patent solves this problem by projecting the image as if it’s
viewed at arm’s length. Projected scenes appear to be 21 inches in diagonal with
a 16:9 aspect ratio.
Such “wearables”
are commonly regarded as the next frontier of tech. Google has reportedly been
working on a sunglasses-like
heads-up display (HUD) unit that could go on sale before the end of the
year. Apple has also dabbled
in eye-worn displays, if past patents are any indicator. Other types of
wearable technology could be built into clothing, or even be embedded
in your flesh.
As for the helmet, the more awkward potential implementation of this
projector technology, Microsoft envisions it could be used in aviation
applications in addition to gaming.
via Patent
Bolt
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