reasonable field of view?

[Keith W. <kw...@cs...>]

What is the generic field of view of all the various first-person computer
games?  My own sloppy experimentation suggests that my binocular field
(bounded by the bridge of my nose) is around 70 degrees, give or take,
(periferal, with one eye only, is much greater of course, around 170), but
I've found references online that say human bincular field is 140 degrees.
I'm not sure what I'm missing here, or what a good value is for a typical
game.

It's also possible this is the wrong forum to ask this question, but most
people don't even think about this kind of stuff.  I thought maybe you
guys would at least understand the question.

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Keith Wiley                                kw...@cs...
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                                           --  Edwin A. Abbott, Flatland
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