Design Considerations to Future Wearable Technology Developers; a Visual Field Analysis of Google Glass

Google Glass is the first major launch of headborne wearable technology. The frame is larger over the right temple and the prismatic viewer screen is in front o the right eye's superior temporal field. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect wearing Google Glass has on the normal human visual field (peripheral vision). With wearable technology becoming more readily available it is in important to thoroughly investigate its effects on the human body and its function. We hypothesize that the rigid and relatively bulky frame and prismatic screen of Google Glass will cause visual field restrictions that could be detrimental to driving tasks, and therefore, is contraindicated when behind the wheel.