Human-Eye Resolution Display
Varjo's Bionic Display technology combines a high-resolution gaze-tracked foveal display with a wider peripheral display, delivering photorealistic visual clarity in the area the eye is focused on.
About Varjo XR-4 SeriesAll Varjo products
What it is, and why teams use it.
What Varjo XR-4 Series is
Human-eye-resolution XR. The professional standard for simulation, training and design review. Exclusive to Storm FX in ANZ.
Varjo XR-4 is the most visually advanced XR headset commercially available, the only device delivering what Varjo calls 'human-eye resolution' in the central field of view. Built for work where visual fidelity genuinely matters (flight simulation, surgical training, design review, defence applications), Varjo XR-4 delivers a level of realism that lower-resolution headsets simply cannot match.
Why teams choose it
The Secure Edition is TAA-approved for government and defence procurement, with enhanced cybersecurity designed for sensitive operational environments. Storm FX brought Varjo to ANZ over six years ago and remains the exclusive commercial and education partner.
Where it fits
Storm FX supplies Varjo XR-4 Series to training and simulation, defence, manufacturing and design review, and AEC & archviz teams across Australia and New Zealand. We'll talk through licensing, hardware and pipeline fit before you commit.
Key features
What Varjo XR-4 Series brings.
Mixed Reality Passthrough
The XR-4's high-quality colour video passthrough seamlessly blends real and virtual environments, enabling mixed reality training, design overlay, and collaborative review scenarios.
Eye Tracking & Foveated Rendering
Precise eye tracking enables foveated rendering, putting computational resources where the eye is looking. Visual quality goes up without a matching increase in GPU load.
Varjo Reality Cloud
Cloud streaming platform for deploying and managing XR content and experiences across enterprise headset fleets without local hardware constraints.
Three models in the series
XR-4 Fixed Focus, XR-4 Focal Edition with autofocus passthrough cameras for close-up mixed reality work, and XR-4 Focal Edition Secure, the TAA-certified variant with hardened firmware and government-grade data protection for classified and sensitive defence environments.
Professional Software Ecosystem
Native support for Varjo Base (fleet management), Unity XR SDK, Unreal Engine, SteamVR and OpenXR. That covers integration with virtually any professional simulation or training application.
Use cases
How it plays out in practice.
Flight Simulation & Pilot Training
Aviation organisations globally use Varjo XR-4 for pilot training simulations where the visual fidelity of instrument panels, runway markings, and environmental conditions must be indistinguishable from reality.
Design Review
Amongst the heaviest users of Varjo are the automotive manufacturers and their design teams, reviewing full-scale vehicle models in mixed reality and judging proportion, material and ergonomics without building physical clay models. The same workflow suits other manufacturing, digital twins and construction projects, wherever a design decision is cheaper to make in the headset than on site.
Surgical & Medical Training
Medical institutions use Varjo's human-eye resolution for surgical simulation, where the ability to distinguish fine anatomical structures in VR is as important as in a real operating theatre.
Across industries
Where Varjo XR-4 Series earns its keep.
AEC & Archviz
BIM-ready workflows and client-ready visualisation.
View industryManufacturing & Design Review
Review the product in mixed reality before anyone cuts metal.
View industryTraining & Simulation
Realistic simulation that transfers to the real job.
View industryDefence
Secure simulation and mission rehearsal environments.
View industryIn production
Varjo XR-4 Series at work.
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