Your IPD (Interpupillary Distance) is a measurement of the distance between your pupils when looking straight ahead. Virtual reality headsets need this information to present the best experience, but you’ll need to measure your IPD first before adjusting the setting.
There are two main reasons that IPD matters in VR. Most VR headsets offer some way to adjust the lenses of the headset to suit different IPD. The lenses can either be moved closer together or further apart, or a software adjustment
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