Publication/Creation Date

1980

Creators/Contributors

Saphira (creator)

Description

Eyewear has long been used to shape human perception in interesting, and sometimes unexpected, ways. These unique glasses were designed to reduce the peripheral vision of pilots, so as to simulate nighttime or low-visibility flying conditions during daytime flights. The provenance of this specific pair is unknown, though it was likely used by a recreational pilot to obtain a “night rating” qualification from Canada’s transportation authority.

Made in Germany.

Augments

Seeing, Blocking, Flying, Focusing, Gazing, Ignoring, Instructing, Interacting, Learning, Looking, Limiting, Navigating, Perceiving, Practicing, Preventing, Replicating, Seeing, Shielding, Simulating, Steering, Teaching, Training, Viewing, Working

Technology Keywords

Glasses, Eyewear Devices

Keywords

History, Museum, Pilots, Immersive, Work

Source

https://ingeniumcanada.org/ingenium/collection-research/collection-item.php?id=1996.0728.001