VR headset can give you 360-degree vision like an owl

Technology

A virtual reality system and a head-mounted 360-degree camera make it possible to look directly behind you without twisting your entire body

By Matthew Sparkes

The ‘owl vision’ VR system lets you see directly behind you by turning your head 90 degrees

Ganesh Gowrishankar/UM-CNRS Laboratoire d’Informatique, de Robotique et de Microélectronique de Montpellier

Humans can gain the ability to turn their gaze 360 degrees like an owl with a virtual reality headset and specialist software. Researchers say the technique could help fighter pilots during dogfights.

Normally, humans only have a 180-degree range of vision by turning our heads from side to side. This increases to 240 degrees if we move our eyes and 360 degrees if we rotate our abdomen too. But this isn’t always comfortable task…

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