Abstract: A field of view of a virtual environment is visually presented via a near-eye display from a first perspective. A begin-adjustment command is received. A peripheral region of the field of view that surrounds a wearer's gaze target is dimmed, via the near-eye display, based on the begin-adjustment command. A navigation command is received. The field of view of the virtual environment is adjusted from the first perspective to a second perspective based on the navigation command. An end-adjustment command is received. The peripheral region of the field of view is brightened, via the near-eye display, based on the end-adjustment command. The field of view of the virtual environment is visually presented, via the near-eye display, from the second perspective.

Abstract: A method for rendering wind data includes receiving wind data representing real or simulated wind conditions of a wind source environment. The wind data is mapped to a plurality of locations within a virtual environment displayed by a virtual reality computing device to a user. A position and a gaze vector of the user are determined. Based on the position and gaze vector, wind diversity locations within the virtual environment are identified where parameters of wind data mapped to the wind diversity locations differ from parameters of wind data mapped to other locations in the virtual environment by more than a threshold. The wind data is rendered within the virtual environment as a plurality of visible wind representations, such that a differential wind effect is applied to visible wind representations rendered at the wind diversity locations.

Abstract: A field of view of a virtual environment is visually presented via a near-eye display from a first perspective. A begin-adjustment command is received. A peripheral region of the field of view that surrounds a wearer's gaze target is dimmed, via the near-eye display, based on the begin-adjustment command. A navigation command is received. The field of view of the virtual environment is adjusted from the first perspective to a second perspective based on the navigation command. An end-adjustment command is received. The peripheral region of the field of view is brightened, via the near-eye display, based on the end-adjustment command. The field of view of the virtual environment is visually presented, via the near-eye display, from the second perspective.