Apparatus, systems, and methods for foveated display

Systems and methods of foveated light modulation may take advantage of the eye's exponential reduction in acuity/resolution as it moves outward from the center of gaze by providing a plurality of display zones (Zone 0, 1, 2, ... N). Particularly, the system may include a processor that couples to receive image data relating to an image and foveation zones to generate a foveated image frame having header packet data, which identifies two or more zones of differing resolution. Each zone may be defined by a plurality of macropixels, having a corresponding macropixel ratio. The system may further include a driver controller circuit that couples to receive the foveated image frame to generate modulation planes. One or more modulation devices may couple to receive the modulation planes to generate an expanded dataset based upon the corresponding macropixel ratio, such that the foveated image is output to a display.