Peripheral treatment for head-mounted displays

A head-mounted display apparatus for a user, comprising:

• a first display operable to project a first image viewable only by a first eye of the user;
• a first peripheral light element positioned to emit light of one or more colors in close proximity to the periphery of the first display;
• a second display operable to project a second image viewable only by a second eye of the user independent of the first image viewed by the first eye of the user;
• a second peripheral light element positioned to emit light of one or more colors in close proximity to the periphery of the second display;
• and
• a processor operable to:
• receive data representing a source image;
• divide the source image into a left image and a right image;
• determine periphery colors for the left image and periphery colors for the right image;
• combine the left image and the determined periphery colors for the left image by directing the first peripheral light element to display the determined left image periphery colors only in a peripheral region of the first image;
• combine the right image and the determined periphery colors for the right image by directing the second peripheral light element to display the determined right image periphery colors only in a peripheral region of the second image;
• and
• project the combined left image only to the first display and the combined right image only to the second display to create an enhanced viewing experience for the user.