Summary: The Veil concept is basically an outward facing screen that covers the operators face. In order to see, the operator will have a stereoscopic screen (similar to VR headset) with a feed of the outside world. The initial hope was reusing the screen and optics from an existing used VR headset for this function to cut down on cost and complexity.
Problem: How to build a mixed reality platform on the cheap.
Solution: Scavenge parts from a Meta Quest 2 headset (lenses and view screen)
Approach: Used Quest 2 headsets have crashed in value. Widely available for $30 – $40 on ebay in used/acceptable condition.
Challenge: After disassembly, discovered that Quest 2 screen has proprietary connector. The only resuable parts are the mechanical view port and Fresnel lenses.
Commentary: Quest 2 is just eWaste if you don’t want to run Zuckerberg’s spyware!