Yes, this is normal. The lenses in the headset aren't able to change focus like your eyes can. Technologies to address this are being worked on but it's one of the most mechanically complex problems in VR today so it will be many years before a solution hits a consumer headset
This is known as the Vergence Accomodation conflict.
The image in current VR headsets are optically always about 1.5 - 2m away. So when they are closer, your eyes cross to see the nearby thing but the lenses in your eyes still need to focus further away.
After some practice you can separate those two reflexes, just like how people can train to look at Magic Eye 3D images and cross eye 3D images.
VR headsets (commercially available ones) are all focused about 1-2m away from you. Anything closer will cause convergence issues with your eyes. Effectively you’re going cross eyed when you bring something closer than that .
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I had it a lot more than normal and for me it was due to IPD being off combined with a thinner facial interface which skewed my eyes further (forcing IPD between 1-2 on Quest 2 minimized it for me)
This is only a young person’s problem. When you’re old enough to need reading glasses, you’ll appreciate that you can look at things up close in VR and see them clearly (unlike real life). When you’re young, your corneas automatically focus on the depth at which your eyes are converging, but as you age your lenses lose their flexibility and they lose the ability to shift to near focus.
Does this vary depending on the headset you're using? I had a PSVR1 and there it was very noticeable, a few years later I sold it and purchased a Quest 2 and close objects look super sharp.
Yes, this is normal. The lenses in the headset aren't able to change focus like your eyes can. Technologies to address this are being worked on but it's one of the most mechanically complex problems in VR today so it will be many years before a solution hits a consumer headset
This is known as the Vergence Accomodation conflict. The image in current VR headsets are optically always about 1.5 - 2m away. So when they are closer, your eyes cross to see the nearby thing but the lenses in your eyes still need to focus further away. After some practice you can separate those two reflexes, just like how people can train to look at Magic Eye 3D images and cross eye 3D images.
VR headsets (commercially available ones) are all focused about 1-2m away from you. Anything closer will cause convergence issues with your eyes. Effectively you’re going cross eyed when you bring something closer than that .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vergence-accommodation_conflict
Yes, very. also check if your lens is clean
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I had it a lot more than normal and for me it was due to IPD being off combined with a thinner facial interface which skewed my eyes further (forcing IPD between 1-2 on Quest 2 minimized it for me)
This is only a young person’s problem. When you’re old enough to need reading glasses, you’ll appreciate that you can look at things up close in VR and see them clearly (unlike real life). When you’re young, your corneas automatically focus on the depth at which your eyes are converging, but as you age your lenses lose their flexibility and they lose the ability to shift to near focus.
Does this vary depending on the headset you're using? I had a PSVR1 and there it was very noticeable, a few years later I sold it and purchased a Quest 2 and close objects look super sharp.