I made a wearable monocular myself long ago based on a toshiba e755 usb host pda, it's only a part of the in my case left eye field. Because I also have my right eye active the brain merges both visual fields so perceived blockage is negligible. I saw a virtual transparent 640x480 screen slightly bigger then a laptop screen floating in my left front.
This merging also works in favor of VR perceived sharpness. When I tinkered with a 800x600 z800 hmd long ago I noticed that because of stereoscopy I experienced it as more like 1024x768.
As to why, the computing becomes more a part of your mind and body, augmenting or modifying you. So I could have a live feed of tweets news or cryptocurrency values. So when you have that on your mind all the time, you know why you want or don't want these. Perhaps biofeedback or a text adventure or an AR game or lichess.
One of the main takeaways was that I vastly preferred an bidirectional audio interface when mobile as when you walk around you are more dependent on the visual field and don't want computing interference at the same time. An audio desktop.
I have tried to get into this a few times as a sighted person. The thought of walking around with a discreet input device and an earpiece with the internal representation in my head sounds wicked. I haven’t found the right setup or the time to practice.
This sounds incredible. If you can share more information, pictures, how you made it, powered it, etc. that would be a real joy to read! Thanks in advance!
Thanks for posting this. I hope my original comment didn't seem to hate-y. It's a genuine "I don't get it". But your comment really clarifies things. It also highlights one of my concerns- addiction to information.
As to why, the computing becomes more a part of your mind and body, augmenting or modifying you. So I could have a live feed of tweets news or cryptocurrency values. So when you have that on your mind all the time, you know why you want or don't want these. Perhaps biofeedback or a text adventure or an AR game or lichess. One of the main takeaways was that I vastly preferred an bidirectional audio interface when mobile as when you walk around you are more dependent on the visual field and don't want computing interference at the same time. An audio desktop.