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Thursday, April 7, 2016

Can You Wear Your Eyeglasses With Oculus Rift Or HTC Vive?

How to Wear an Oculus Rift and HTC Vive with Glasses

It's not impossible, but it can be tricky.

Sarah Mitroff | April 5, 2016



The Oculus Rift and HTC Vive can transport you to a whole new world, but first you've got to get the headsets on. If you wear glasses, that might be easier said than done.
I tested the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on myself and several other CNET staffers who wear glasses and found that for the most part, you can make the headset work. Here are a few tips for wearing the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive with glasses.

I can slip on the headset and it fits without issue. The few glasses-wearing people I've asked to try the Gear VR report no issues, either. Source: http://www.slashgear.com/virtual-reality-headsets-and-glasses-when-things-get-tricky-11422243/

<more at http://www.cnet.com/uk/how-to/how-to-wear-an-oculus-rift-and-htc-vive-with-glasses/; related links: http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/21/10806568/gear-vr-lenses-kickstarter (Wearing glasses with Gear VR can be the pits, this Kickstarter wants to fix it. It's the first question many people ask about VR, this company has an answer. January 21, 2016) and http://www.slashgear.com/virtual-reality-headsets-and-glasses-when-things-get-tricky-11422243/ (Virtual reality headsets and glasses: when things get tricky. January 11, 2016)>


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