SIGGRAPH 2019 Emerging Technology Best in Show Award: Kim, Stengel, Wu, Boudaoud, Spjut, et al. …
Awardee(s):
- Jonghyun Kim
- Michael Stengel
- Jui-Yi Wu
- Ben Boudaoud
- Josef Spjut
- Kaan Akşit
- Rachel Albert
- Youngmo Jeong
- Trey Greer
- Ward Lopes
- Zander Majercik
- Peter Shirley
- Morgan McGuire
- David P. Luebke
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Experience Description:
Inspired by human visual perception, we demonstrate two novel wearable augmented reality displays. The first, “Prescription AR,” integrates prescription correction in a 5 millimeter-thick image combiner. The second, “Foveated AR,” adapts to user gaze by adjusting the resolution and focal depth.
An increasingly important part of usuable near-eye displays to allow use by users who use vision correction such as that provided by glasses and contact lenses. Recent research indicates that over 20% of world population is myopic, and this percentage is increasing [Holden et al. 2016]. Commercial prototypes have offered an additional prescription lens pair or a glasses-compatible design, but both of these approaches increase the size and weight of the device. Ideally, a user’s prescription should be considered from the optical design stage for the smallest form factor.
