Gamer Glasses Claim to Make You a Better Player

[Dfskelleton]

I guess the inventors... *puts on glasses* ...didn't see the light.

YEEEAHHHHHHH!!!

... CURSE YOU, NINJA!!!
[h4]CURSE YOU!!![/h4]

OT: I wonder if anyone will actually buy these.

 

[SnowyGamester]

They stop you from getting eye fatigue because they are layered with the natural chemical in your eye that reduces glare from light, it has nothing to do with "yellow light" especially since the light coming from the sun is white

Spoiler: ThinkGeek Gunnar Page Says

You see, high-efficiency fluorescent lighting and computer monitors in our offices are highly shifted towards the blue-end of the spectrum. The problem is, blue light focuses differently on the retina than the rest of the spectrum. Ever look at a blue LED and noticed a halo around the light? Staring at it gives you a headache, doesn't it? Guess why! Your eyes are straining to try and bring that fuzzy spot into focus, and it just can't!

What you need is a way to filter out some of those blues that give your eyes so much trouble. Our new Gunnar Computer Glasses shift that light to the warmer end of the spectrum, giving your tired eyes a chance to recover. Not only do they filter blue light, they also reduce glare, helping with eye strain even more.

Perhaps its a bit of both...regardless of the colour of light coming from the sun, the concentrated bit we see when we look up is yellow, and thats good enough for me!

 

[PurpleSky]

Americans will buy anything....

 

[Lacsapix]

Well if those glasses in the glasses where fit for my eyes I would trow my old glasses away and buy those.
they are pretty.

 

[helldragonX]

I'll believe it when I see it. *Puts on glasses* Oh my god.....their sunglasses.

 

[Krion_Vark]

So um yeah this could potentially help me do a Cosplay as a member of the Shimon Family from Hitman Reborn!
Aoba Koyo

 

[JaredXE]

So they're glasses.

"works with the properties of the human eye" to provide a "visual advantage"

Huh, just like glasses.
*Looks out the window without his glasses* Yep, eyestrain.
*Puts glasses on* Wow, I don't have to strain anymore!

 

[Cowabungaa]

Ha.

I'll just file this under LED light therapy and astrology.

Actually no, glasses can indeed alter your vision and it's easy to see why. Here's a little explanation:

Lens tints also can be a factor in the performance of shooting glasses. Many shooters are comfortable in lenses that are yellow or orange. Lenses in these hues block haze and blue light and enhance the orange color of the target. The brighter yellow the lens color is, the better it is for use in low contrast and near-dark conditions.

Alternatively, a light purple color, which actually is a combination of a neutral gray and a vermilion, is good for enhancing the orange of a target against a background of tall trees.

Vermilion itself is useful to highlight conditions where there is poor background, such as trees, and to enhance the target against the background. Gray is a neutral, or "true," color that lets you see all colors as they are. Gray shooting lenses do not enhance the target, but they reduce glare in bright sunlight.

Polarized shooting lenses can be made in almost any color. Polarized lenses reduce glare caused by light reflecting off water and other flat surfaces, so outdoor vision is enhanced.

[sub]Source. [http://www.allaboutvision.com/sports/shooting.htm][/sub]

It's basically just a light filter. You'll see plenty of marksmen using tinted glasses, it ain't astrology-like bullshit, it's rather simple optics.

Now as for gaming I doubt it really matters that much, and not even nearly enough to justify the 100 bucks pricetag. I bet a 10 bucks yellow tinted pair of sunglasses will do just the same.

 

[Rayansaki]

Prescription lenses are shaped glass, custom-ground to the individual. Gunnar, like most *sunglasses* manufacturers, just produces scratch-proof plastic.

And, of course, they've completely missed the majority of their target market, which wears prescription lenses/contacts.

Not really, if you wear lenses there's nothing stopping you from using those glasses.

 

[Funkysandwich]

I've had a pair of gunnar glasses for a few months and they really seem to get the job done. They make the colours warmer so they are easier to focus on (eyes focus on yellow light easiest due to living under the sun for so long) and stop my eyes from getting sore and tired (I've never had that happen while wearing them). They're also supposed to reduce glare and etc however my lair is perfectly darkened so I wouldn't know.

...if only I could remember to wear them every time I'm looking at a screen

Can't you just adjust the colour tone of your screen?

It is a lot cheaper. I'm not trying to be a smartarse, I just thought I'd put it out there.

Still, glare reduction sounds good. But I still don't see these taking off. I'd only buy them if I needed glasses.

 

[Snotnarok]

Yeah I remember these cheap pieces of shit when they were called AOL HD Glasses or something of the sort sold all over for 5 bucks or so on racks near the register.

They just attached better frames and a respectable company behind it.

 

[ImprovizoR]

The glasses actually look pretty cool. But I don't spent as much time on PC as I do studying. I don't even wear glasses for that and I swear in the last couple of years since I started going to university I don't see far objects as good as I used to.

 

[Something Amyss]

Ha.

I'll just file this under LED light therapy and astrology.

that's probably too kind. At least someone put some thought into astrology. >.>

 

[SniperMacFox]

Isn't it obvious why they make you a better gamer? They're exactly the same as the glasses that the Sniper wears in Team Fortress 2. I mean, compared to the other classes he's arguably the best shot, right?

 

[Sneaklemming]

If they fit with headsets, and stop your eyes from bleeding after a 36 hour counterstrike tournament, then theyre worth the 99$

 

[C95J]

I want to buy a pair simply because i wear glasses and these look really cool.

yep, they do look pretty good, but for 99.99? No thanks, maybe later.

I do like the idea though...

 

[halfeclipse]

So just because:
http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/06/gunnar-optiks-edge-glasses-review.html
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/reviews/2009/10/leveling-up-your-eyesight-with-gaming-glasses-ars-explores.ars

Both sites noticed that the glasses do, in fact, reduce eye strain and help make colors pop a bit more on your screens. The glasses aren't a joke, but whether they're worth a hundred bucks depends entirely on how much you like to spend like a drunken sailor.

So it does the same thing as f.lux then, expect f.lux is free and you don't need to wear glasses for it to work.

 

[ahiddenfigure]

Wait, is the $100US for just the frames, or is that lenses too? If it's for both (and the price for prescription lenses), that's damn cheap compared to what I paid for my last pair of glasses. I've seen just frames for >$200AU, they're a veritable bargain.

Plus if it actually reduces eye strain, that's a really sound investment for me. I wonder if they deliver internationally.

 

[ryo02]

SNKK GHUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAARHHAAAHHAARRGH *cough* ahem sorry

to be fair my dad did wear yellow tinted "fog" glasses to help when driving in fog still I dont buy it. (also waaaaaaay over priced)

 

[RvLeshrac]

Ha.

I'll just file this under LED light therapy and astrology.

that's probably too kind. At least someone put some thought into astrology. >.>

But these actually *DO* something.

Prescription lenses are shaped glass, custom-ground to the individual. Gunnar, like most *sunglasses* manufacturers, just produces scratch-proof plastic.

And, of course, they've completely missed the majority of their target market, which wears prescription lenses/contacts.

Not really, if you wear lenses there's nothing stopping you from using those glasses.

Sure, I don't need to be able to read, or even see, to use my PC.

Not being able to focus on anything is probably not going to help relieve eye-strain.