All About Quoits
What are Quoits?
Many questions have been asked about the Quoits exercises in Equal-Eyes, so I'll make an effort to explain what has worked for me.
I prefer using the Quoits attached to the Brock String as they are most effective for me. In the Brock String, there's a mode where you can activate a single bead along with a quoit on its Axis by pressing the A Button repeatedly until the scene appears.
I've designated the Left Eye as weaker and the Right Eye as dominant in case one eye is weaker than the other. To achieve a balanced image, use the X & Y Buttons on the Left Hand Controller to adjust the brightness of the dominant eye.
After achieving balance in your eyes, you can decrease the size of the Quoits by pressing the Right Trigger with your forefinger.
Adjust its size to make it notably smaller than the distance between your two eyes.
If you've properly calibrated your eyes' geometry using the Setup Scene, everything should be balanced as shown in the image, with the Brock String passing through the green bead.
If you find it challenging to achieve the above, consider adjusting the bead's distance from your nose by using the Right-Hand Thumb stick. I managed to bring the quoit reasonably close, as shown below.
The Quoit comprises two ropes, with one visible exclusively in the Left Eye and the other visible solely in the Right Eye. At this stage, you should observe only one rope, aligning with what we'll term your converged or middle eye.
While keeping your focus on the Green Bead, delicately pull on the Left Grip using your middle finger.
The Left Grip shifts the Left Quoit to the right, towards your nose (Adduction). Additionally, it moves the Right Quoit inward by shifting it left, towards an imaginary center plane extending from your nose to the horizon. Get accustomed to this movement by closing each eye one at a time while squeezing the grip.
Conversely, the Right Grip moves the Quoits outward (Abduction), away from your nose. Similarly, acquaint yourself with this movement by having only one eye open at a time.
Presently, with both eyes open, focused, and converged on the Green Bead, bring the quoits together toward your nose by gently squeezing the left grip.
This is where the excitement and confusion emerge. Your brain might make it seem like the quoit can only move either left or right.
If it appears to be moving right, identify which eye sees it going in that direction by keeping one eye open at a time. Is it the Left Eye? If so, the left eye might be too bright or the right eye too dim. Adjust the brightness accordingly.
By making these brightness adjustments, you'll eventually reach a point where the Quoits separate equally. This is the Amplitude Sweet Spot, the balance of brightness that offers the most benefit for this exercise.
Remember your goal: to stay focused on the Green Bead.
While gently pressing the left grip with your forefinger, try to envision the Quoit moving closer to you and diminishing in size.
Conversely, while gently pressing the right-hand grip with your forefinger, try to imagine the Quoit moving away from you and growing larger as you grip the finger.
In essence, you're instructing your brain what it should perceive.
Conclusion
In my own experience, it didn't happen immediately; then, one day, it suddenly did. The quoit traversed the rope as a single entity instead of just splitting into two quoits. It was an incredible moment, and I genuinely hope this happens for you as it has for others.
Mark Boyce
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