Calibrating the device
The first time someone puts on the device, it should be calibrated. Calibration means that the screens need to be aligned to the center of the wearer's pupils. Obviously, each person has a different number for this; this number is called the interpupillary distance (IPD). Mine, for instance, is 66.831 millimeters, meaning that my pupils are almost 67 millimeters apart. This is important since this determines how effective the three dimensional effect is. A lot of people skip this step or do it only once for the initial user, but that is a big mistake. If this number is not correctly set, you will have a slightly offset image that just doesn't feel right.
The calibration is done with the calibration tool, one of the ...
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