A common problem with many of the best virtual reality (VR) games is glare on the lenses. The one that occurs at any time due to the brightness settings and images in the display behind them. As a consequence, the eye may get irritation or swell. However, a recently unearthed Sony patent suggests that the PSVR 2 may contain a function. One that removes god ray effects (or crepuscular rays).
‘Fresnel lens and manufacturing process for Fresnel lens,’ according to RoadtoVR, is the name of the patent submitted in May 2020 for Sony’s planned PS5 head-mounted display. However, Sony’s intention was to include a Fresnel lens into PSVR 2. It is what matters most here, not the technical intricacies of the patent itself.
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Patented Sony Fresnel lenses are capable of “suppressing an imаge visible through the Fresnel lens to extend toward the lens’s centre,” says the patent. In addition, because light beams are direct at an angle other than the plаyer’s eye, crepusculаr rays are not beaming straight into the eye.
Light dimming in PSVR 2
As shown in the patent, the lenses have a “light absorption portion,” which helps Sony achieve this goal. Even though the patent specifies many locations for this light-absorbing section of the lens, the idea is to absorb bright light rather than scatter it throughout the whole lens.
Though it seems to be a promising technological achievement in the VR space, a pаtent, the invention is simply that: a dream. For better or worse, patents are not guaranteeing to get include in the final product but rather reflect ownership of an idea. Even still, we’re hoping Sony will put the technology to the test with PSVR 2 if it hasn’t already.
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VR may cause significant eye strain even after brief bursts of usage. Virtual reality has a substantial barrier to entry because of one factor alone. When high brightness settings meet brilliantly illuminated situations in-game, powerful crepusculаr rays might cause discomfort, as previously stated.
