Facial interface assemblies for head-mounted displays and related systems and methods

A facial interface assembly for a head-mounted display system, comprising:

• a rigid support frame element dimensioned to physically support a display of the head-mounted display system;
• and
• a flexible facial interface frame element configured to interface with a face of a user,
• wherein:
• the flexible facial interface frame element comprises at least one rigid support element that couples the flexible facial interface frame element to the rigid support frame element,
• the at least one rigid support element is positioned in a laterally central region of the flexible facial interface frame element,
• the flexible facial interface frame element comprises a laterally outer peripheral region, laterally outside of the at least one rigid support element,
• the laterally outer peripheral region of the flexible facial interface frame element is configured to independently flex relative to a laterally outer peripheral region of the rigid support frame element, and includes a part configured to conform to the user's facial features located between an eye of the user and an ear of the user, and
• at least a portion of the part configured to conform to the user's facial features located between the eye of the user and the ear of the user is decoupled from the rigid support frame element.