Their FlyViz helmet combines a panoramic (omnidirectional) camera, which is located on the head of users, HMD (Head-Mounted Display) screens and laptops. The omnidirectional camera captures a 360-degree picture and the computer transforms the captured material to perfectly match the HMD screens in real time with no dead angles. To top that off there is only an 83 millisecond delay in the transfer.

This system ultimately allows the user to literally see all around him; it brings a whole new perspective to human visual perception. In the middle of the HMD screen is the image you see in front of you and what's on your left and right, in a perspective that allows us a natural visual system. On the left and right part of the screen displays an image of the space to the side of user and behind. The system displays the picture from the HMD in the form of one smoothly connected image; it acts as if you get a few pairs of eyes on the side and back of the head.

Scientists say that the system can be drastically reduced and one day might come in the form of camera-equipped caps and transparent HMD screen in the form of the visor. This extension to human visual capacity could bring many benefits in various fields, such as surveillance, security and entertainment, while the prototype will be used for the study of neuroscience.

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