There are various accessories in the gaming sector that are supposed to make you better at gaming. But are gaming glasses also one of them?
The market for gaming peripherals is huge. There are gaming mice, gaming keyboards, gaming gloves, gaming monitors and even gaming glasses. While mice, keyboards, monitors and gloves can deliver a noticeable difference, most wonder, “Can gaming glasses really make me better?”
We take a look at gaming glasses and what’s behind them.
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What are gaming glasses?
Gaming glasses protect the eye from too much strain on the screen. Gamers:inside sit in front of the screen for a long time and due to the high focus they blink much less often. These are various factors that pose a challenge to the eyes. The glasses cannot take over the blinking, but they can filter out the strong blue light, which is particularly hard on the eyes.
What does the blue light do? It glows blue. What’s more, blue light is one of the short-wave colours that causes particular strain on our eyes. So if you stare at a screen for a long time and always get eye pain afterwards, you should consider buying one.
Gaming glasses just for gaming?
It’s fair to say that the term gaming glasses is largely marketing. After all, the glasses are for anyone who has to sit at a computer for long periods of time, hang out on a mobile phone or stare at another screen at close range for hours on end.
Call of Duty star Scump promotes Oakley
As with any product, the faces behind it matter. That’s why sports eyewear manufacturer Oakley has brought CoD legend Scump on board. Seth “Scump” Abner is a professional Call-of-Duty player and currently signed with OpTic Gaming Chicago. A two-time xGames gold medalist and world champion, he is one of the best and most well-known CoD athletes in the world.
Super excited to announce that I am the first EVER professional gamer to be sponsored by Oakley!!! LETS GOOO!!!! #oakley pic.twitter.com/SuHPriU2tV
— OpTic Scump (@scump) March 3, 2021
The choice is a matter of taste
In the end, it’s a matter of taste. Just like with reading glasses or sunglasses, you decide for yourself which “gaming glasses” you like best. Gunnar’s glasses will cost you up to 80 euros. If you want to spend less, take a look at Horus-X and Duco. There you can also get glasses with the appropriate filter for less money and therefore do not go wrong.
