hobosullivan

I wouldn't buy one for myself (I don't have that kinda money lying around), but if somebody let me borrow theirs, I'd try it out. Based on previous experience, for me it'd probably just be like having two separate computer screens strapped to my face with no real 3D effect.

I can, however, imagine specific software that adjusted the viewpoint for each Oculus screen to fool my eyes into thinking they were looking at the same object. That might be handy for vision therapy, if I ever got around to it.

I do get that question a lot, but it's a question worth answering.

I deal with traffic the same way I deal with all issues of navigating 3D space with 2D vision: my brain's learned to adapt. I was born like this, so I'm used to it. I can judge depth very approximately by the size of objects and depth cues like parallax and the obvious fact that, if the car is behind the stop sign, it's farther away than the stop sign.

I can drive about as well as anybody else (better than some people around here, I daresay). I did have to get a special note from my eye doctor when I was taking driver's ed, though.

I imagine for someone who, say, lost an eye at 25, driving would be really difficult, but since I've never been able to use both eyes together, I grew up in a flat world and my brain uses different math to get to the same 3D geometry.

That's actually something I might look into in the future. Because all my visual pathways are still intact (I'm not blind in one eye, etc.), it may be possible for me to "learn" stereo-vision. An Oculus Rift training program and some eye exercises could help with that.

It's funny you should mention that, because I'm actually nearsighted in one eye and farsighted in the other, as well.

Proof: my glasses.

And I have trouble reaching for things, too. The paint around my car's doorhandle is all scratched up because I always miss the keyhole, and I have an irritating tendency to knock coffee cups over if I reach for them without paying attention. So I empathize.

When I walked in, I walked into the bar. When I left after a few Jack and Cokes, I walked into the bar.